THE WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 96, 11 May 1900, Page 2

THE WAR.

FIELD-MARSHAL ROBERTBB ADVANCE MANY OF THE ENEMY ARE SURRENDERING. BOERS CONCENTRATING NEAR KROONSTAD. [Br Eleotbio TiH,BoiuPH.-CoprßiaHr.] (PUB PRESS ASSOCIATION.! (Received 10, 9.10 « « ) London, May 9. General Hutton's force has reached Welgelegen, between Smaldeel and Kroonstad. General Hamilton's troop* hays reached a point ten miles north of Winburg! Router's correspondent believe* that the Smaldeel Boers are leaving the Zand River and retreating towards the Vaal. Other reports allege that they are concentrating at Boschrand (near Kroonstad). Many of the enemy are surrendering horses and Mausers.

The engineers are constructing a deviation railway bridge across the Yet River to replace the one destroyed by the Boerg.

A practicable ford acrou the river enabled Lord Roberts's convoy to crossi The Boers at Fourteen Streams fled precipitately, abandoning though their trenches were equal to those at Magersfonteinj COLONIAL CASUALTIES. Reoeived 11, 1.26 a.m. London, May 10. The following Colonials were wounded at Brandfort: —Queenslanders: Lleyd, Seymour, and Braithwaite. New Zealand : L. E. Smith. New South Wales: | Campbell and Jones. ON THE NATAL BIDE. BULLEU'S PREPARATIONS FOB AN ADVANCE. Reoeived 10,9.10 am. London, May 9, General Buller is rapidly completing his transport arrangements. A VICTORIAN PRAISED. (Received 11,1.26 a.m.) London, May 10. The Right Hon. G. J. Goschen, Chancellor of the Exchequer, at the Conservative Club dinner, referred to the energy and resourcefulness displayed by Commander Colquhoun, of the Victorian forces, at the front. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMB. (Received 10, 9.5 a.m.) London, May 9. Dutch colonial friends of the Boer prisoners subscribed £9OOO to provide comforts for the prisoners. The Bushmen's horses travelled from Beira to Rhodesia specially protected in the region where the tsetse if abounds.

The gunner who was sentenoed to death for deserting to the Boem from the Natal force, and whom the Boers expelled from their ranks for insubordination, has had his sentence commuted by General Buller to imprisonment far life.

The British Government has decided to send no more prisoners to St. Helena!

A NEW ZEALANDER WOUNDED. Wellington, May 10. Sir Alfred Milner, High Commissioner, cables as follows to the Premier, under date Bth May:—" Regret to report that Private L. E. Smith, of the New Zealand Mounted Infantry, was wounded on the sth May." NEW ZEALAND REMOUNTB. V' Ellington, May 10. In reply to enquiries as to which port steamers carrying remounts should call, Lord Roberts wires from the Zand-*—-' River camp:—" Welgelegen, May 9. Steamers with remounts should call at Kast London."