CABLE NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 47, 9 March 1901, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

(By Slbotbio Telb»iap*. —Oernuan)

BOER WAR.' A BQILLFUL MANCEUYML POT PBBSa ASSOOIAIIO*. Received 8, 9.12 a.m. Losdok, March 7. Particnlars of the capture af thirty Boers by fifteen Victorian Bnibmm show that a Vic orian who waaattaohed to Colonel H#nniker's column reconnoitred a party of Boers who were trying to intercept. Neshitt's Horse at tha junction of the Zeekos and Orange Rivers. Captain Dallimere ab nightfall stamprded the Boers' horses and furrounriod the Boers, whom ha awakuned at dawn by firing a volley at close range. The Boers, realising they were without horses, took caver and jfeught for hulf an hour. Captain Dallimere threatened to use a big gun and the Boers surrendered, but they were greatly chagrined when they learned the fewness of their captow.

HOUGH WEATHER AND LACK OT FOKAGK. FIGHTING AT LIGHTEN BURG. OLEAIUNG THK OKANGB RIVfIB COLONY. Hticeired 8, 9.22 a.m. London, March 7. General French is expaiienciog Jarful weather, and is fiuding it difficult to fv.rwai d convoys. Th» troops are beiug largely delayed by want of foihgH.

! L ird Ki cbener repot ts that Oommaudant Da la lt*y is attaching Liohtenbuiy, where the gariison, number ing 500, i-s r< .sistir.g. Fighting con-ti.-iU'vs and rtiiiuro.-aieuta arc being so-ct.

A at concentration cf (dumps is pro-o-di-.'ii .;t Spnugri>LlfciD, propamio"j to Lord the

Eight companies of infantry ard Oycliit Volunteura are bang enrolled in Great Britain for service in South ftrica, A regiment of Metropolitan Mounted Rifles is being enrolled among London Volunteers. . ?f r " nr,eß » Attorney General of Cape Colony har, accepted the positun of Justice (if the TransraaL '

BOBRS RBPITjuSKD AT ABBRDUK. RABBTON O COUPIKD B7THB BNBlf?. AXISHT T o &CKAIL TRAIN. BOM UUSBKS TKBK3 07 BURBSHHR. SecfatoeiS, 10.40 a.m. London, March 7. * jcbeepei'a commando entered Aber4ca and forced the prisoners in the fad to join them. Hia Boers were ultimately repulsed with heavy lo?s. i Seven hundred of Kruitzingeris comttando with two guns occupied Peariston, overpowering the garrison nnmIbering 75. Commandant Malan's scouts tried -to derail a train at Baojespoort, but ■some Australian troops aboud the rtrain prevented tbem. The Boers at Pretoria freely state the leaders are willing to surrender with the balk of their commandos if they are assured o? a ppreonil amnesty, assisted to make a fre h start, and all rebels pardoned.

KRUHZIHGKR'S HAUL AT PEABBTON. THE TOWN RE-OCCUPIED, POSITION OF DE WET AND STBYN. SOTHA'S PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. Beoeived 8. 10.30 p.m. London, March 8. Kruitzinger captured sixty rilfs and twenty thousand cartridges at Pasr«ton. Colonel Qorringe reccoupied the tows, and blames the town guard for feebly defending (a impregnable parities. Kruits ; nger hu been driren across the railway. Da We t is hard pressed in the direction ef I? aresmith. He haa no guns. Pattiea ef JBoera 200 and 400 strong oocupy positions at Bonxville and Bushman's Kopje. Steya is atSmithfield. In the Home of Commons Ur. Balfour, replying to Bi r H. Campbell-Ban-uerman, ,caj> firmed the report that Botha wa4 in communication with Lord Kitcheii#r, Uut was unable at that time to make My statement on the nutter.

PURSUIT OF DK WET. I Received 9, 1.5 ajo. I London, March 8. The Daily Mail states that De Wet Is near/ Petrusburg. Cols. Bethnne ud are ketly pursuing.