BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 36, 16 February 1901, Page 3

BOER WAR.

EFFOBTB TO 84CCRK PBAOB. GBNBRAL BOTHA AMD THB AFBIKANDBBS. fra passe asmounox.] (Beceired 15, 8.65 ajo.) Londok, February 14. Mr. T. P. Theron, President of tbe Africander Bond, in proceeding to Capetown to consult Mr. Piet De Wet, whs desires that the Bond should arnd a deputation to intimate to Comsnandant Christian De Wet and Mr. Bteyn that the Afrikanders will afford no material help to raiders, and to per ■ suade the commandos to recron* t>*e Orange River and surrender. He i" confident that General Botha will • hen yield, as he is aware that Botha formerly farm stly advocated surrender General Botha is apparently seeking Tefuge in the Pocgola bush, South Swiizi'and, and in the extreme southeastern portion of the Transvaal. Ho has tens of thousands of cattle, ard bis convoy expends for miles. A commando crosged th e O&Rge River on tho 13' h in the Phillipsfriwii •di-trict, It is understood to be De Wot's corr mando.

The Qu?en (f Swaziland has injj formed Lord Ki'chener th-it shu de?ir h to prevent the Bae'B entering hrr territory.

The Boers raptured two trains near Belfast and robbed the [assonget p, thon started the trains so that they cam* into collision and the engines were sma«h*d,

Thirty thousand applications for rnlistment in General B 'den-Powell's constabulary were received in London, and 2600 have been accepted.

DRIVING'i HE BOERB. j Received 16, 0.1 a.m. ] LoNDOS, February 15. General French, driving a largn force in tha direction of Rwtreticf, prevented thtir breaking hack, The*. loniskilliogs charged, killing fiv»,' wounded six, and captured a large'; number of wagons and cittle. FIFTH CONTINGENT. Received 16, 0.1 a.m. Mklboubne, F«bruaryls. Tbe Fifth Conting*nt sal*d in the troopship Orieat. Tney marched through the principal streets, the large crowds profit evincing much enthueiisra. Two hundred and fifty volunteers for the Mnrquis of Tullebardine's Scottish Horsi, and 24 Dragoon Guard*, who go to pin their regiment in South Africa, also de-' parted by th n Orient. I