THE WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 170, 28 June 1900, Page 3

THE WAR.

[Bi Kliotmo Tbuksraph.—Copyright.] (PER PBBSS ASSOCIATION.) IN THE JRANSVAAL COLONIAL DIVISION HAVE A SKIRMISH. Received 27, 8.55 a.m. London, June 26. General Hutton, with the Canadian and Australian Mounted Infantry Brigade, led a successful skirmish with the Boers a little to the south-east of Pretoria. BOTHA'S ADVANCE GUARD. RETURN CLOSE TO PRETORIA. (Received 28, 1.50 a.m.) ! Capetown, June 27. Commandant Botha's advance guard has returned to the hills 18 miles from Pretoria. j The railway is open to Standerton.

IN THE ORANGE RIVER COLONY. THE ENEMY DRIVEN TO THE ZAND RIVER. (Received 27, 8.55 a.m.) London, June 26. It is officially announced that MajorGeneral Clements, while taking supplies and heavy guns from Lindley to Heilbron and Heidelberg, drove the Boers with loss to the north of the Zand River. THE HONINGSPRUIT FIGHT. RELEASED PRISONERS TAKE A HAND. SEVEN HOURS' FIGHTING, Received 28, 1.50 a.m. London, June 26. During the Honingspruit affair, 400 ex-prisoners who wire released from Waterval, under Colonel Bullock, of the Devonshire Regiment, who was captured at the battle of Tugela, arrived by train, armed with mausers. Seven hours' fighting ensued. Commandant De Wet's force of 800, with three guns, was held in check until the arrival of reinforcements from Kroonstad.

A BOER ATTACK REPULSED. THE ENEMY DRIVEN TO THE MAIN POSITION. Received 28,1.50 a.m. London, June 27. General Rundle's rearguard, near Senekal, repulsed a daring attack. They chased the Boers to their main position at Sifeloeig, kiliiug many and burning the forms where the Boers took refuge. The fight took place undf r the eyes of many who were watching the fight from the top of Safelberg,

THE REBELLION IN THE NORTH CAPE COLONY. CRUSHED BY GKNERAL WARREN'S FORCES. (Received 27, 8.56 a.m.) London, June 26. General Warrtn telegraphs that the rebellion in northern Cape Colony has been extinguished.

THE BRITISH PRISONERS, ARHIVAL AT MACHAPODORP, (Received 28, 12.45 a.m.) Capetown, June 26. Five hundred prisoners arrived at Machadodorp and saluted President Kruger, who raised his hat. The prisoners are well treated,

THE CAPE PARLIAMENT. DR. JAMESON ELECTED. Received 28,12.45 a.m. Capetown, June 26, Dr. Jameson has been elected for Rimberley in the Cape Assembly, unopposed.

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. FOREIGN ATTACHES RETURNING HOME. (Received 27, 8.65 a.m.) London, June 26. The foreign attaches now with Lord Roberts are returning home,

COLONIAL CASUALTIES, MORE DEATHS FROM FEVER. Recoived 27,8.55 am. London, June 26. The following deaths are reported : New Zealand Mounted Infantry, Private A. Molntyre, of enteric fever, at Elandsfontein, T. W. Poole, of enteric fever, at Kroonstad, and F. Saxton, of malaria, at Beira; also Piivate Hill, of the New South Wales Mounted Infantry, of enteric fever. Private Baxter, of the New South Wales Mounted jnfantry, is reported missing. " June 27. With respect to the cable reporting death of Trooper Mclntyre, the Government have received a sin«>'—■ message, but M there is no one of That name m any of the contingents they have cabled for further particulars Lhere is on the Third, Contingent roll Trooper E. Mclntyre, shepherd, of Little River, whose nearest of kin is given in the official list as Mr. A. Mclntyre, Sir Alfred Milner has cabled the Government that Private W. Anderson died at Pretoria on June 21st of enteric fever. He was a member of the Third Contingent, and a farmer, from Feilding. A NEW ZEALAND TROOPER RE- ■'■■'■•■ '- COVERED. Wellington, June 27. t Information has been received that 1 Trooper F. 0. Kimbley, of the Second Contingent, who w rapwted ill eome

LETTER FROM LORD ROBERTS. Auckland, June 27. Bishop (Jowie has received a letter from Lord Boberts, in which he refers to the terrible blow he sustained by the death of his only son, and proceeds: —"We have been most mercifully guided and protected, and I pray that the same kind Providence will watch over us until th.9 end of the war. You would be delighted with the soldiers ; they are quite splend id. Their conduct has quite surprised the good people here. Not a complaint has reached me, and although our number . amount to nearly 50,000, there is practically no crime."