BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 48, 12 March 1901, Page 3

BOER WAR.

GBKKRA.L FRENCH DRIVING TKB BOBKB. WOMKH A»D OHILDRKN LIFT. AWARD OF A V.O. (PIK PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Reoeired 11, 8.55 a.m. Lokdoh, Maroh 10. The Basra who recently attacked Xiichteaebnrg numbered 1500. They •ccapied a portion of the town, but retired daring the night after meeting With a repulse. Private 0. J. Beck, of the New Zea land Artillery, was severely wounded daring the fighting. General Frenoh'a troops hart been folly rationed. The retirement of the enemy before General French is one continuons trek. Foreseeing their capture, tbe Boers abandoned their womea, children, and waggons to tbe care of tbe British •oldiers, who bnrned many of the waggons and removed the women and! children to the protection ef the camps, I Boer prisoners liberated en parole report that General De la Rey is irre- J OODcilable to the terms of sarrender. Colonel De Lisle is clearing the Boers eat of the Leenw River district. lieatenaat F. A. Maxewell, of the ladia staff, now aide-de-camp to Lord Kitchmer, has been awarded the Victoria Cress for conspicuous bravery at| Kooraspruit in Maroh last year, Sergeant Davidson, of the New South Wales Buhmen, died of enteric •t Pretoria,

Mblwubr, March 11. The Government is advised that tbe Fifth Contingent baa arrived at the Cape, a'l well,

RAIDERS MSAS PORT ELIZABETH. DE WETS POSITION. London, March 11. Oolone's De Lisle and Gorringe engaged Kruitzingtr's rearguard at Commadnggs, 62 miles north-east of Port Elizabeth. The Boers fled directly tbe artillery opened fire. It was BothemanV, not Froneman's as previously reported, and Steenkamen's commando which crossed the Madder River near Abraham's Kraal. De Wet, Steyn, snd Froneman, are between Springfoatein and Dewetsdorp.

B&PULBBD ATTAOKS ON BRITISH CAMPS. Receirtd 12, 0.32 a.m. Lohdos, March 11. The Boers attacked the entrenched aunps at Moselikatnenek and Dekpoort on Wednesday, but were repulsed. BKTXNTH CONTINGENT OFFICERS. Wellkoton, March 11. Officers have been allotted to the compiniea of the Seven Mi Centingent for the present as follow*: —Auckland Cempaoy, Captain A. E. Harrowe), Lieutenants Aitken Connel l , Grant, Oolledge, and itich&rdsOß. Wellington, Captain Johnnton, Lieutenants Drmry, Foisytb, Lestrangn, Cameron, and Emerson. Canterbury, Captain Oratts, Lieut»nantß Hamer, Overton, Wilsen, and Dickenson. Otago, Captain Rutherford, Lieutenants Steward, Qane, Wilkinson, and Oaulton. Nelson, Lieutemnts Browne, Tait, Wbitsley, Braithwaitc, and Joync*.

Weluwtos, March 11. The steamer Gray Tnran f », 3200 tons, char'er d to take the 7th Contingent to South Africa, is expected to arrive on the 27th iost.