BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 36, 18 February 1901, Page 2

BOER WAR.

SEVER ? ENGAGEMENTS AT PHILIPSTOWN AND PETRUSVILLK. AUSTRALIAN BUSHMEN HARD PREBSEO. EXTRICATED BY COLONEL PLUMER. PURSUIT OF THE ENEMY. CAPTURE Off A MAXIM AND AMMUNITION TRAIN.

(Reoeivfid 16, 4.53 p.m.)

London, February 15.

Three hundred and fifty men of De Wet's commando occupied Philipßtown on Tuesday. Tbe small garrison of Yeomanry defended tho g»o', while Limtonant Heuoiker and rix f .y of th ■ Victoria Imperial llishm n tushed and occupied a kopjo coin manning the 'o" n Tho tiling continued nil day. Major Granville Sinitr. and two «|uadrons of Victorians under Major L'j Clu-k« arrived in the evening, whoa the liters i-dtiio.l I KtfCrfivoij i(j, 5.1 ii.m. I London, February IG. I Eaubrock ni»<l Wcnst, command u << 1 a portion of !)o NYot's fore, with wo ! hundred v«liicl-?t, crosso I tin X- -1;■ 1 ]!>!'• on tho r.ii.th. Th> v veto repaint;< ':.t I'hiHpstowo ii->d IV; u^vlle.

t Tho liyn - -!« in* 13th jw.iS bi isk. T'.f oivi. v ' a fi r t'on- | pounder ciptuiod fr.-ni ti>e Jinn*!', the jsiirapno! burstiri'; >'p o .diilly. ! yu k .s-([iien l )y CSlonnl Plnmer'N force |of Australian ifttskaiou ariivod with a ! pompom auc! fcxtri-'ntod two hundred Imperial ami S.mt.h African Tlorto, wLo wyra havd pressed by Hja.sUrock twenty mil as west of Coif sb:r <±. Tho British cnsualtiaa were light, the enemy's heavier. | Colonel Plum*r ia pursuing the j Boers westward. He cipturtd n Maxim (and a great portion of Du Wet's ammunition train. i I

\ CtINVAIJSSKNT OFFIOKKS.

j Ruceivois !(., 5 I p.m. Lonoon, Fcbiunry 15 j Mr Potts return; to D<s!.«i*oa Bay in in capacity. CiJon-h" Ayt->au, Qu..?wl<"J<l Bushj'ne'., ami ;•? Oni i'.-w S>u'h | WfJos Mounted*, 1m v« L'ron dii-ehp.rgad S' u «o (i-iMrijt),.' coil y:-s'4xa«-i dvt','.

MOVEMENTB OF~SB'TOAHD'"* STEYN. i FHENZIED'WELCOMR TO DB AT CALVINIA. AN ARMOURED TRAIN IN ACTION."* (llooeived 17, 0.12 p.m.) London, February 16." J'' .o l)aily Mail states that De Wet Hud S'oyn crossed tho railway bet wean < Qantkraal and Potfonteia, nerth of ' De Aar on the Ulh and destroyed two culverts. Colonel Crabbe is following De Wat. ffe cap'urod fourteen waggons and Home prifonors. Colonel Dj Lisle was given a frenzied welcome at, Calvinia where the Boer crue'ty, vindictive actions, and wanton i destruction recalled the worst scenes of the eavly campaign it} Norther* Natal. An armoured train with a Maxim killed niaetean Biers who were tryfag t« destroy tb« railway at Kdenburgk, south of BloemfonUio, daring tk« night,

DB WET'S CRUELTY ALIBNAWB DUTOH SYMPATHY.

LOYALISTS FLOGGED: NATIVE DRIVERB SHOT. Received 16, 5.14 p.m. l/iNDOH, February 15. De Wet's action in shooting peaos envoys, and that of the raiders in looting their friends at Cape Colony, ia having the effect of alienating Dutch sympathy fiom the Boer cava*. Before the Boers left Calvinia they flogged several officials for not farealinf arms. They flagged the magistrate, | Herr Buk, and shot native drivers. A. I number of native drivers werecaytared and shot elsewhere.

MOBILITY OF THE BOIES. CAPTURE OF BOTHA'S SECREIAKX. AMSTERDAM OCCUPIED. AUSTRALIAN'S CAPTURE SEVERAL OONVOYB, BOER WOMEN AS EXPERT DRIVERS*. Reoeired 17,5.12 p.m. Lo>doh, February 10, The Boers who lately ericuated Oal> yini were splendidly mounted, aad are travelling in the direotien of Kmkard at the rate of sixty milee dally. General French has captured a awn* ber of Boers, including Botha's secretary.

General Smith-Dorrin has aoonpied Amsterdam.

The Australian Bushraea performed most of the fighting durißg the march of Lord Metbuen's oalttmn between Kurem and the T. ansvaal border, cap 1 wing several convoys. They had i-.nc'i dilticulty in capturing one which bad ho u entrusted te expert womm dtimv.

SIXTH CONTINGENT. Received 17, 6.14 pm. Aliuhy, February 17. With the exception of Wednesday night when there was a heavy blew, and the horsos were knocked about a bit, tbe Cornwall had fine weather. Two horses died of paemonia, the rest being in fine condition. The troops came ashore, and the effioers wets entertained at the Oluh. Troopers Butt and McCu'cheon, invalided, were sent to the hospital.