THE BOER WAR.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12043, 15 May 1901, Page 5

THE BOER WAR.

THE SIEGE OF HOOIVSTAD RAISED.

Plucky Defence of British and ISoet's. CAPTURE OK BOERS AND STOCK. Pi!i;s Association—By Tele^iaph—Copyright. LORD MKTIIUKX AXI) HIS MEN. LONDON, May 13. (Received May 14, at 9.9 a.m.) tlencral Methuen, when addressing the Imperial Yeomanry and a composite regiment of Australian liushmeii who are returning to England and Australia respective'.}-, declared that the men's courage was undeniable. IA the entire alisvnce of news from home they were ennient, and cheerfully faced the haulsiiips of a 2DOO miles trek. K.VD OF A SIX MONTHS' SIECIE. The British gairiwn a! ILopslad have been withdrawn after six mouths' almost incessant investment. The. men endured hardships greater than those cncouiitered bv the Mafcking ganison. BOER DEFEATS AND LOSSES. May 14. ißt'Cfived May 15, al 0.23 a.iii.) I.ord Kitchener reports that Oeueral (rrenfoil has occupicd the township of Lmvistrichardt. which six British and 40 lioi'r sinraiiicrers hul held fur us, Fillv ]!.%ts vviih rifle.-: were captured. Eight liners c'scwhrre were killed, SO wounded. 132 captured, while 34 surrendered, A machine gun with 6400 rounds of small arms ammunition, 150 waggons, and 870 hoi.-es were captured. QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT. May 14. (Received May 15, at 0.2S a.m.) In the House of Lords, in reply to a ■ question, the Marquis of Lanfdowne stated that the commission appointed to inquire 1 into the expulsion of foreigners from the | Transvaal and Orange River Colony would proceed to South Africa, to hear evidence and recommend a reasonable assessment. The losses sustained by subjects of friendly Powers would alone be considered. In the House of Commons, Mr l'rodrick said it was unnecessary to publish the report on Lieutenant-general Nil Frederick Carriugti.n's expedition from Beira to relieve Ma.fckiuo. thence to Ilie Transvaal. Lord Stanley announced that it was not intended to increase the forces in South Africa. i FIRE ON A TROOPSHIP. SPLENDID BKHAYIO'JIi OF TROOPS. SYDXEY, May 14. (Received May 14, at 9.56 a.m.) Letters from Capetown slate that a fire occurred on board the troopship Maple- ■ more, which took one of the Xew South ' Wales contingents and a large number of horns to South Africa, When 1500 miles from land a strong fire broke out in the after hoid amongst 1 lie foiage. After several hours' hard lighting the Haines were ■ subdued. During the progress of the (ire a'l jhc troop.-, weie marshalled 011 deck ami ijuictlv 1 stood at attention in readiness to assist. They behaved splendidly.