CABLE NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 8, 10 January 1901, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

(By Elkctbic Telegraph.—Copyrichi)

BOER WAR. NATIVES OFFER TO ASSIST. A BOER PEACK COMMISSION. [PBR PBBB3 ASSOCIATION.] Received it, 8.50 a.m. London, January 8, Colonel Bariington has expelled Boers frem Witwaterarand. A deputation representing 100,000 natives ef the western provinces of Cape Colony assured Sir Alfred Milner that they are anxious to assist in repelling the raiders. Sir Alfred Milnor replied sympathetically, promising protection aid iudicating ways of assisting the British without recourse to arms, especially by affording information to the military. The Africander members of the Cape Parliament are sending Mr. J. X. Merriaun and J. U. Sauer, members of 11 r. Schreiner'i late cabinet, and Mr. Hofmeyer to England to represent the situation to the House of Commons. An influential Boer Peace Commission ia being formed at Bloemfonttin to explain to Cominandant Do Wet and Mr. Steyn the leniency of Lord Kitchener's terms of surrender.

BOKB CATTLE RAIDS.

PURSUIT OF DE LA BEY'S FORCE. Received 9,10.30 a.m. Lorooir, January 8. De la Bey's and Steenkamp's commandoes, aumlxriag five thousand, have anived at Boshoff after a successful cattle raid. They raided the Klipriversberg and Reitfenteia districts, and evaded General Clements' and General Paget's pursuit by retiring through the Magaliesberg range. ' Major-General Babingtan and llajorGeneral Gordon, with a force ef 1500 men, on the 6th attacked Commandant De la Bey, with 800 men, expelling them from an almost impregnable position at Kaauwpoort, between Reitfontein and Krngersderp. The mounted trope acted with the greatest gallantry, panning the enemy for fifteen miles. The Boers lost heavily. AKOTHKK- HOIK PBACB COMMIXriB. APPBAL TO 7$X OAA* DUTCH. -I, INVADERS WAITING FOB DE WET.

DUrCH IMPRESSED BY BRITISH PREPARATIONS.

(Beeeived 10, 0.11 a.m.) Lobdos, January 9. A central Peace Committee has been formed at Kraoostad, including W. D. De Wet, late amiitant to the Chief Commandant, three ex-membera of the Orange Free State, Yelksraad, two Justices of Peace. They have addressed an open letter to the Cape Dutch which states that the moment has arrived when thq inhabitants of the Orange River Colony should strive to avert further deeolation of the country as wilderness; that farmers and families

have taken refuge in the towns, and , that the rain is dne to a small obstinate minority. "We have done our best and fought to get Afrikanders on the flag, bat being beaten our dntj is to accept England's irNVMable terms. Meetings such as the recent Africander Bond Congress at Worcester do much harm in encouraging invasion, and it is un-

brotherly if you raise falce hopes. We •ppetl to yea te depatatianise Steyn only rfwfawUw to paaoe. Erugei ani^ B late Transvaal Government are twi 06 willing to accept the British tertnsf Btoyn's refusing te accept has encouraged the burghers to hope for intervention. It is your dnty to assist in ■bowing the hopelessness of this." (BeceWed 10, 0.25 a.m.) Beater's correspondent states that the invaders in the Colinia district are freely receiving horses, food, and good wishes. They profess themselves act ing as a big patrol preparatory to De Wet's appearance. If he comes to the district there is every likelihood •f the Dutch joining him provided he can supply a sufficiency ef arms and ■■munition. Only the more educated realise the hopelessness of the struggle. Other advices state that the British preparedness, and the significant arm. ng of the loyalists, ha? genuinely imfNtwd the Qptsb, lUFPBS3SION Of A NEWSPAPER. PRBPAMNG TO BBBIST INVADERS. BOISB MIAR SUTHERLAND AND JAMKSTOW*. TBI 2IBABTBB AT HELVETIA.

AraQANDIBS JOINIKG DEFENCE FOROE, DOTOH imtJtltS tUffiitfr PILLAGING

(ttetetad Id, 6J5 a.mO * LObdok, January 9. 1 * The nswspaper Advertiser, published 8 it Worcester, Cape Colony, has been •oppressed. Every preparation has been made at Piquetberg and Frieska to resist the invader*. 1 There are fifteen hundred Boers near ' Sutherland and others near Jamestown. .The 23 Garrison Artillery and 21 1 Hnenra reported missing when the ' Botrs surprised Helvetia ire still mia•Mf. 1 IThi Liverpool Regiment had 11 lUdat the Helvetia fight. H Timet' Capetown correspondent Hthat many Afrikanders are joinBi forces now enrolling fer the Hse ef Cape Colony. They declare Hheir plain dnty to repel the inBb Dateh settlers mu;h rctent the ■ttfiUaging. INDIAN TROOPS ON SERVICE. I Received 10, 0.40 an. ■. Lobdoj, January 9.. Be Imperial will shortly Hive native r#gitmn's of India »1,0 Huing on duty in isolated colonies, Hifreoiog the line tatlnlioi s and Hie five units to the effecdve Btk'of the Home Army, (Received 10, 0.40 ».■). H Bbisbase, January 9. Queensland proportion of the

I new iSoul.h African Contingent will be I threw hundred. | BIXTIi CONTINGENT. I Welling ton, J.mnnry i'. Qv.aiter-ni.isior Hor.<l".'c>on h.s I :on Rpp:.inlcd Paymaster to the Sixth Contingent. Pay bogies frsui the tiiac the mon are sworn in, over XIOO a day being lequimt. There are at present 450 men in camp, fit'tocs of whom hitve already s : ea active service in South Africa.