MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 13, 18 January 1900, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Received 17,9.20 a.m. 1 Capetown, January; H. An Eoglish doctor, who wa com* mandeerud by the Boers, aitemgted to desert, with the result that he htL bee* sentenced to four years' (Received 17, 9.80 a.m.) , / London, JaauaiJfrMr No lets than 31 mßmhom if tin j Stock Exchange and 81 brolceni'jclerka -• have volunteered for active servuse, A Gorman member, who is alio oon* nected with a leading Shipping jCom* ' pany, was mobbed by his ]|iitui oon* frores for not keeping barths ojfen for 1 these of their number who are prfoeed* 1 ing to South Africa. (Received 17, 9.40 a.m.) ~wf Duaban, January 10. :* The Dehgoa Customs officials fciied , a field-signalling apparatus consigned to Pretoris. T January 18, , Twenty-four'of the 'largest faotfls in . the French and Italian RirUnTof&l , accommodation to British wounded. , The War Office corrects the infor> . matioc that Victor " Jones, [ Queensland force, was killed ftt side. It was Arthur Jonee/o! Damper* , don, Victoria. > . ■" ' Received 17,1.13 p.m. London, ,Januw JO. fr , Major-GeneralSir I tonjias been ordered to South' Africa, " , , Adilaids, January 17, ' Dr. Napier, medical otßoer of ' the contingent, was thrown from hit l horse at the camp) and had his skoil j fractured. His condition is critical. : i ,. la. lilpja.m.) , ' : i/mfoy,'January 17. Three thousand Yeomanry Nlltty tjhf j beginning of February, MKt»ouasE, January 47.v 1 p A resident of Gippslaud has reotiveij K a cable from London asking blip t| 1 quip 25 bushmon aa soouts forsNS Ohftsham's fore?,