THE WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 196, 20 September 1900, Page 3

THE WAR.

s ♦ J OPERATIONS IN THE TRANSVAAL. i THE BOHWEIZBRSBVENEK GARRISON STILL HOLDING OUT. THB BOER ARMY A RABBLE. . MIOHAEL DAVTTT DISILLUSIONED. • DEVASTATION BY FOREIGN • MERCENARIES, f - THE BOERS CONQUERED BUT NOT , SUBDUED. , (PKR PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Received 19, 8.50 a.m. \ • London, September 18. The British garrison at Schweizersevenek, on the Harts River, some 40 miles south-east of Yryburg, has been surrounded for a fortnight, and is still resisting. It is well provisioned, and a force has left Yryburg to relieve it, All the Boers' heavy ordnance is at KomatiPeort. Their army is a broken disorganised rabble. Mr. Michael Davitt has declared that his visit to South Africa disillusioned him. He describes the selfishness and greed of the Boers, and states that many foreign officers are homeward bound in a penniles condition. He says Mr, Kruger prolonged the struggle for the purpose of holding the gold. Four trains of refugees have arrived atDslagoa, Foreign mercenaries destroyed several bridges on the Delagoa Railway and looted Komati Poort. Mr. Bennett-Burleigh sought an interview with Mr. Kruger, who deputed Mr. Berdell, Transvaal Commissioner of Police, to reply. Mr. Burleigh says that Kruger's beard is white, and that he is suffering from an affection of the eyes. He looked shrivelled and pitiable. Within Mr. Kruger's hearing Mr. Berdell stated that Mr, Kruger had left the Transvaal for an indefinite time. The burghers would be compelled to fight to the last or face being sent to St* ( Helena or Ceylon. Lord Roberts had fought fair and square, but it was a great injustice to expel Boer women from Pretoria. Time would prove that the Boers were not nearly beaten. They might possibly be conquered, but would never be subdued, OPPOSITION TO THE BRITISH ADVANCE. 60 HOKE LOCOMOTIVES CAPTURED. (Received 19,5.35 a,m.) London, September 18. Fifteen hundred Boers, with Steyn, are barring the advance of the British; General French, at Barberton, liberated Schoemann, fought at Colesburg. The Boers imprisoned him for refusing to break his parole. General French captured fifty more locomotives at Avoca. Major-General Pole-Carew is hurrying to Kaapmuiden, KAAPMUIDEN OCCUPIED. MORE ROLLING STOCK SECURED. (Received 19,10 p.m.) London, September 19, Major-General Pole-Carew occupied Kaapmuiden, between Barberton and the Delagoa railway, securing a great quantity of rolling stock and many locomotives, BOERS SUFFER HEAVY LOSS. 1 HEAVY FIGHTING AT KOMATIPOORT. 1 Received 19, 11.35 p.m. London, September 19. ! Delagoa reports state that at the battle between Kaapmuiden and Hec--1 torspruit the Boers sustained heavy \ loss. The wounded are arriving at Delagoa. \ The British have reached Komati- \ poort, where heavy fighting proceeded. - NEW ZEALAND CONTINGENTS. i r RETURNED INVALIDS. i Wbllwgtov, September 19. , The invalided soldiers who arrived , at Auckland by the Whakatane

reached Wellington by the Taka puna late last night. They wen generally welcomed this morning ii one of the Harbour Board's largi sheds, nhich contained a large an< enthusiastic crowd of spectators. Tin Premier, in a kindly speech, extend© a cordial welcome to the men, and, 01 behalf of the colony, thanked them fo: their services. The Mayor of Welling ton spoke to similar effect. Corpora McDowell, of Roberts's Horse, ex pressed the thanks of the party for tht kindly treatment they had receivec since they landed in New Z ■ aland. Tin crowd gave hearty cheers for the men the Premier, the M«yor, and foi Roberts's Horse. The n.en all spoke highly of the care and aMentioi bestowed on them while in Soutl African hospitals. 1 WiSHiNGiON, September 19. J The Commandant of the New Southj Wales forces wires to Colonel PolePenton that Privates Mitchell, Morris, and Wright, of New Zealand, leave by \ the MoKoia to-night. CHRISTCHURCH PATRIOTIC FUND. Ciiristchubch, September 19. At a meeting of tho .subscribers o the Patriots Fund, tlib Chairman <>;' the executive statod thai, a .-n,<i ' £I6OO was now in hand. Send i;;is;> had been relieved already, axt up ;n the present r.o .-ipplicytioii'.s had be<-ii refused, but many New Zealander.-; wo, f |still to return, and doubtless the c-xoc.i----tive would have mmv ca'ls on t. hail been sent to London. It was decided toauthoii.se t !, e Executive iCommit'ee to expend the funds now li, its hands in as-isting member* oi' N<;\\ Zealand Contingents, or those dependent on them, in sneli manner ru ithe Committee may think fit Th< ! total 'amount subscribed in Cauterbui) {ip the fund was;g4so6.

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