THE BOER WAR.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12243, 6 January 1902, Page 5

THE BOER WAR.

— 4 BOTHA RELIES ON THE PROBOEKS BELIEVES NO MORE MONEY WILL BE VOTED. Libelling the British Army. THE CONTINEM'AL CAMPAIGN OP LIES. THE BRITISH LOSSES IN THE WAR. Press Association.—By Telfgraph—Copyright. HEAVY CANNONADING. LONDON, January 3. Heavy cannonading has been heard southwards of the Frankfort-Tafelkcp blockhouse line. De Wet was previously at Lecmvkop. FLOUR FOR SOUTH AFRICA. The War Oflice lias ordered from a Montreal firm a thousand tons of Miuiitoban Hour for South Africa. A REPRESENTATION TO PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT. Commandant Snyimin, formerly of De Wet's stall, in the course of an interview with President Roosevelt, declared that England would welcome Congress intervention to end. the war, and that the Boers were willing to make some concessions. THE CANADIAN CONTINGENT. LONDON, January 4. (Received Jan. 5, at 4.55 p.m.) Lord Kitchener has telegraphed to Lord Minto asking that trained troopers accompany the Canadian contingent. MAKING GOOD BOER LOSSES. Boer circles in Brussels deny the depletion of the Boer forces, and declare that the losses by deaths, captures, and surrenders are easily filled from the ranks of the Afrikanders. RESUMED PUBLICATION. The Johannesburg Star has resumed publication. Lord Milner, in starting the machinery, wished the paper a bril° liaut future. A MESSAGE FROM BOTHA. RELYING ON THE PRO-BOERS. LONDON, January 4. (Received Jan. 5, at 4.45 p.m.) General Botha lias forwarded a message to all commandants to continue fighting. He declares that the British Parliament will shortly be asked to grant more money to continue the war. The nation will refuse, and the troops will be withdrawn from South Africa. BLOCKHOUSES. De Wet has ordered his followers to retard the construction of blockhouses at all cost. THE TWEEFONTEIN FIGHT. Thirty Boers were killed and many wounded at Twoefontein. BRUCE HAMILTON'S OPERATIONS. Gener.d Bruce Hamilton captured a laager, with 22 Boers and 14 waggons, towards Swaziland. Lord Kitchener reports that General Bruce Hamilton, operating east of Ermelo, has captured, siuce December 29, 100 prisoners (including General Erasmus), much stock, and waggons. THE CAMPAIGN OF LIES. LIBELLING THIS BRITISH ARMY. LONDON, January 3. (Received Jan. i, at 9.U a.m.) Continental calumnies regarding the British army have been acutely revived, especially in the German newspapers,: They make the monstrous accusation that State soldiers and officers ravished one-third of tho Boev women, ami that children were also handed over to the Kaffirs. Tho statements are based on the authority of alleged eye-witnesses, mere is intense indignation in Britain. A REPLY BY IiORD ROBERTS. (Received Jan. 5, at 4.55 p.m.) Lord Roberts, replying to a German ladys statements in the newspaper Deutsche Blait and other publications with reference to the alleged violating of Boer women and girls and the removal to Pretoria of females above 12 years of age from the Irene Concentration Camp for immoral purposes, declares that the charges aro absolutely baseless. RETURNING FROM THE WAR. MELBOURNE, January 4. Jan. 4, at 9.45 a.m.) Ino steamer Fortunatus, from the Cape, brings over 100 returned soldiers, including Lieutenant M'Laine, a New Zealander. THE FEDERAL CONTINGENT. SYDNEY, January 4. (Received Jan. 4, at 9.45 a.m) Volunteers for the contingent are plentiful in all the States, and enrolment lias coimnenceil.