BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 78, 23 April 1901, Page 3

BOER WAR.

(Bt Electric Telegraph.— Copyright.)

BOERS LOOT A FORAGE IRAIN. HOKOURS FOR THE STAFF. [PBR PBBS3 ASSOCIATION.] Received 22, 8.57 a.m.

London, April 21. The of a party of the Ninth Lincers occurred near Krugersdorp. A cattfe, coal, and forage train was captured at night at ar Molteno, and looted aud burned. Thejcngine escaping without the tender reached Stormberg Junction and fetched troops, who on an iv.il found the Beers had vanished.

A train with passengers and English mails preceded the wrecked train. Received 22, 3.10 a.m. Luxoo;<, April 21. M -t of the Generals commanding in South Afriia bave be-.n made Coinmande's of toe Bath. They include L'Hit.-Gfineruls French, Pole-Carew, Hector MacDjcald, Methuen, and Uiabiut.

The following other honours sre g:izet!ed : - Majir - General BadenPowell and Colonel Woolls Sampson, *-Vm;'anio-JBofth« Bath; Sir Rsdvers BulUr, Lor: 5 . Ki'chener, Lieut.-General Foiesfrer-Walker, and Sir Gto. White, Knights Grand Cross of St. Micoael and St. George; Major-General Hutton, Knight Commander of S;. Micha-1 and St. George. L'eut. P. D. Fitzgerald, cf the 11th Hussars, has been awarded the Distinguish 1 Service Order Private Harold Force, of the Westralian Mounteds, has been awarded the distinguished service meJal. Cnptains Lord Loch, Grenadipr Guards, u- .1 the Hon. T. Brand, 10th Hussars, lave befn promoted to the rank of Major.

BOERg IK DIFFICULTIES. GENERAL FRENOH INDISPOSED. ;Receivea 22, 920 pm. London, April 22,

The Intelligence Department reports that a large portion of the Beers commandoes are without mountc.

General French is sufleringfrom indisposition, and has been recommended io taka a short !0;t.

CAPTURES BY THE BRITISH.

Received 22, 9.35 p.m.

Loxdon, April 22,

Colonel Blood, Brigadier - General Plume.-, Lord Kitchener and Colonel Bf-ns->n have tikea eighty-one prisoners, received surrenders of twenty other Bativ, and capture'! one hundred thousand rounds of small arms ammunition, I and two hundred horses, with numerous waggons and cattle.

RECRUITING FOR BRABANT'S HORSE.

Chrutciiurch, April 22,

Capt. F. B. Hughes, of Brabant's Horse, is hero on fui kugh and is invi'ing recruits fir that regiment. A goo i many bave already signed their tames; g willing to go. Capfc. Hughe* ,!eft for Wellington to-night for the purpose of enrolling further recruits.

DEATH OF A NKW ZEALAND ARTILLERYMAN,

Wellington, April 22,

Tho Piemier i-: udvircd tha'i Private M»ys r-f ilia .New Z-;a and Artillery, sm if Mi' O'ivrr MnyF, of Devonpo:t, Amkl'ind, died at Knk«mosr as the result of an arc : dtnt.