BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 35, 13 February 1901, Page 3

BOER WAR.

DRIVING THE BOERS NORTHWARDS. ATTEMPTED LANDING OF CONTRABAND GOODS. (P2R PRESS ASSOCIATIOK). (Received 12, 4.3 p.m.) London. February 11. Major Ha'g, commanding a strong mixed force, is driving the midland commando northwards pw>t Aberdeen, The Bo*r invasion cf Portuguese territory is intended to facilitate the hading of an Austrian cargo of contrabwe goods at Kosi Bay. British and Portuguese vessels aie on the alert.

KRUGER STILL MISLEADING THE BOERS. STRINGENT MEASURES AGAINST REBELS. COLONEL CUNNINGHAM WATCHING DE LAREY. DISLOYALIST SEVERELY PUNISHED. Received 12, 4.39 p.m. j Losdos, February 11. "Kruger is still premising Botha Europeans interference. Major Brereton, commanding at Steynsburg, has called in all male farmers and others from 16 to 40 years of age lest the enemy commandeer them. If they disobey the order and join the commandoes commandeer, d or if feund in the ranks of the enemy they are deemed guilty of high treasin. Colonel Cunningham is watching De Larey's two thousand Boars neir Krugersdorp. A disloyalist at Kirabarley was sentenced to twelve months imprisonment and a fine of £3OO for uttering insults against the late Qjeen and disfiguring her portrait. ANOTHER DJBATH FROM FEVER.

Boceived 12, 10.33 p.m. London, February 12.

Captain D. H. McLean, of the Imperial Yeomanry, an Australian who rowed in Oxford boat Unmr-sity races in the eighties, died of fever at Johannesburg.

SHARP FIGHT AT KLIPBAAL. Received 13,12.23 am. Loniioit, February 12. Corporal C»nipbeU Parkinson, of the New Zealand Bough Riders, died of enteric at Pretoria. In a sharp fight at Klipraal Junction Krnitzinger's comman'lo killed six South African Light Hoisa ard Seventh Dragoon Guard?, woundad eight othere, and c*p f u'ed fiftesn.