BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 85, 1 May 1901, Page 3

BOER WAR.

BOERS EXPLODE A RAILWAY. COLONEL BLOOrvs SUCCES&KS'AT MIDDLEBCBG. A LAAGER BURPRIBKD. [rn pubs association.] Received 30,9 2 ».dl Loudon, April 29. Affidavit signed at the Cape show that it was a renegade Englishman named. Biros, a leader of a section of Kruitzinger's raiders, who pUctd strychnine in food at Cradcck. A Maxim captured from Sohro:der was one of Dr. James n's guns. (Received 30,9.4 a.m.) London, April 29. The Boers exploded the railway line ib three places between Graspan and Belmont, and entered Belmont station in search of food, retiring to kopjes when tbey w«re unsuccessful, Colonel Blo:d'» movements in the Middhburg district have resulted in large cip.ures of s'ock and transport, and numerous surrenders. Commandand Shoeman, with a handful of followers, just escaped. Received 30, 10.11 a.m. London, Ap-il 29. Lord Kitchener's Scouts, under General Grenfell, surprise! and captured Yan Besburgh's laager at Kilpdam, kilin* 7 *nl capturing 37, together with 8000 rounds of ammunition, many waggon* and hones. The other column report the enemy susfained losses of thrse killed, 58 priFoners, an 1 67 surrendered ; and one quick-Brer was captured. Commandant Beyers occupying a strong position at Z«aartkopjrs, Water bury dis'rict, iate*cepted a commando intending to surrender to the British, and compelled it to join bis foices.

BOTHA AT ERMELO. BOERS 3UUHRNDRUING IN SMALL PAR I IBS. LARGE HAUL OF AMMUNITION AND MONEY. COLONEL im"G FIGHTING FIB WAY SOUTH.

Received 1,1.7 a.m. London, April 30. B itha is at Erme'o and Djrg ll'a columu is m.ving thitVe". The Boers are surrendering in email parties in all quarteis. G neral Gr-« f-11 has taken fuither pruon l ri and 38,500 c irtridges hive been discovered, a'so several officii document end a lirge numb r of bauk notes at R YB'nka&l.

001. Byng fight-ng son hwards of Wrpener kil ed five Bxm and captured two.

Twenty Bo » bave surrende ed at Lydenburg.

MARAUDING BOSRS. BUBNING AND LOOTING. A STAND. Received 1, 1.9 a.m. Lospon, April 30. Commandant Scheepers burnt the reaidet ce < f Dr. a Batch loyalist, at Zwage shoek. He lsote I Moatman'g stork and destroyed woil to the value of £3,000. The Magis'r<iW« s'aff, with twenty police, at Ma'al .tini, in Zululand, repulsed 400 fie s, Five of the defenders were killed, twj wou-.did, und t«o Boers were captured.

RECEPTION TO COLONEL ROBIN. Dunjdin, April 30. At a meeting of the reception committee, it «at intimated that: the Torgiriro, with C'olocel Robin ar.d the r turning members of the Contingent, would prol) -b'.y leave Sydney on Wednesday ord hi rive off 0 ago Heads on Monday Light. Tha Premier will be present, a'id L rd Rtpfurly hßs a'so been invi'id. After tbeieception at Poit OLa'mer , the men, if they come up by senior, will be mst by a proce=sicn tf ro ring and ofcber boats. On a r riv*', the officers will be mounted and the men p~<vided with drags. Tne proceiFion will st"p in front of th' Town Hill, where a 15 minute 3 thitik - givicg -erviie will be held, then an rejournment will be mado to the Agricultur 1 Hall for luncheon. In the evening a s cial will be he'd.