BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 38, 20 February 1901, Page 3

BOER WAR.

CARNARVON OCCUPIED, [PBB PRESS ASSOCIATION.] (Received 19, 9.1 a.m.) London, February 18. Colonial Da Lislie has occupied Carnarvon. Reutar's correspondent states that when Hertzog's commando at C*lvinia heard of the death of Queen Victoria tbey trampled upon her portraits with riba'd filthy remarks. Mr. Holmarans, a peace envoy visiting Holland, says the Boers will accept nothing short of independence The proposals put forward by Sir Edward Clarke, one of the British proBoer leaders, would not bo accaptable if they contained a vestige of British control over the Boars. (Received 19, 9.6 a.m.) London, February 18.

j Mr. W, R. Oremer, member for the IHaggerston Division of Shoreditch, speaking at Peterborough, declared that Mr. Chamberlain grossly deceived :the Qieen respecting the war, thus causing her death.

Mr. Chamberlain aFserts that there is not a word of truth in the statement.

Dr. Leyds complains of the theft of his hand bag at Brussels, containing diplomatic documents. DE WET OUT GENERALISED. MOBILITY OF BRITISH TROOPS. . ' A SPLIT IN THE BOER GAMP. (Received 20,0 31 a.m.) London, February 19. Zanddrift is the only drift across the Orange River whore mines are not laid. De Wet was purpos3ly drawn thither, the country having been denuded of horses.

The mobility of the British exceeds that of the enemy. The Daily Mail states that De Wet was headed off between Sfcrydenbu g 40 miles northwest of Houtkraal and Hopetoun. Half the force in De Wet's camp met and protested against the indiscrimate flogging, chiefly of laggards, and resolved to fight independently,

MISCELLANEOUS. Received 19.10.51 p.m. Capetown, February 19. Two esses of plague are reported amongst the suspects ot Capetown, also a coolie employed at the docks. A portion of the nitives who struck at the docks have resumed work. Several Australian Bushmen were wounded in tho fighting at Grasffonseio, including Queeflslandtrs Sergt. Strong, fatally; Lieut. Killaway, severe l ?. At Riehwartz Kopje Corporal Buchanan was severely wouDded and Privates Rawson, Wilson, and Holmes were captured, all Queensland Bushmen.

SEVENTH CONTINGENT. Wellington, February 19. The Defencs D-ptrtment has been instructed to prf paro for the despatch i f 300 men to South Africa. They aro to be taken proportionately from each district. The date ©f departure is not yet fixed.