BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 87, 2 May 1901, Page 3

BOER WAR.

DERAILING A TRAIN. OAPTURBS IN THE ORANGE COLONY. [per press association.] ■ Received 1, 9.31 a.m. London, April 30. The Bee"8 destroyed the railway line midway between Bisochrand and Geneva. The engine arid two carriages of an ambulance tr.in were derailed, but nobody was irjured. A force ef Victorians, undfr Major Henoiker, inflicted looses on Commandant Ma'an in the Cradook d strict.

Major du Moulin's column has reached Aliwal North after scouring the south-east po r tnn of the Orange Colony. They brought 30 prisoners, 60,000 sheep, 6000 cattle, 100 waggons, 300 horses, acd 800 refug. es. Received 1, 0.45 a.m. Sydney, May 1. Lieat. Colonel Robin, who if in charge of the troops on board the Tongariro, vxpreisad bis appreciation of the conduct ef a'l on With r-gard to the wrecking of the South African News office, he raid of course it was a hideous crime, but no one ceuld say that what was dore was not deterred. The details show that it was the work of a company of 35 of the 'steadiest men in the c»ntiogFnt. The editor got wind cf trouble and vacated his chair early. There woe only one person in the > uildiog when the avengers of Australian honour arrived. He left suddenly by a windew. The party, without haste or pasoion, destroyed copy and distributed fo r ms and paper*, but did sot damage the machinery or type. The paper c»mo oui in reduced siza with apologies fcr its smallness. Twenty pounds covere l all ths damage done. The Tergariro with the New Z>aland Contingent sails to n'gftt. The Hop. Geo. MiLaau visited Col. Robin aboard the fhip. FIGHT IN ZDLULAND. 25 BRITISH ATTACK 400 BOERS. Received 2. 0.22 a.m. London, May 1. Details of the fight at M dalatine, in ZulultLd, show that the Magistrate, Mr. O. A. Wheelwright, and twentysix Europeans, marched at night a mile and a-half to mtet 'Beyer's commacdo, numbering 400, and posted at Ukonganinck, commanding the whole range and & portion of Ulundi Plain. The enemy used expwdirg bullets and were driven at daybreak to the summit of the range. Tbe British extended along the Boer skirmishing line, each fightirg independently.

Most of the British casualties occurred whilst dislodging a party from ditches and trace at Nkongun hi 1. Five British chpckei the enemy's advance across the plain.

The B.ers were driven <o the Zululard border, carrying their dead.

Lord Kitehfner has asked the namsß of thoße who distinguished themsalve*. CASUALTIES. Received 2, 0.30 a.m. London, May 1. Deaths fiom entrric are : Priv.tes J. Percy Li res, N<-w Zealand Rough Rider.*, at J hinnesSurg; T. Angel, Westra'ian. Killed, Private Anderson, Queensland, at Olifact's river.

MORE SURRENDERS. (Iteceired 2, 0.55 a.ra.) London, May 1. Eight men belonging to Breitenbacks commtndo at Bethel have surrendered. They declared the whole commando, numbering three hundred, were anxious to surrender.

Revived 2, 1.7 a.m. Sydney, May 1. The Tongariro's and local troop* marched through the streets and were welcomed at the birracis. The Tongariro with le'uroid New Zealanders sailed at eleven to-aight.

Wkllikotok, May 1. Colonel Robin cables the Defence Department that the r.ui.ber of New Zealanders on the Tongariro is 15 officers and 296 men, who are all in gcod health.

An official from South Africa announces that 3787 Papham, is believed to be well and with his regi men*:; 2447 Ashby died of enteric at Krugersdorp on 27th April; 1380 Lunes, d;ed of. ente ic at Johannesburg on 28th April; 1077 Lamont died of en'eric a 1; PctcV e'strcom on March 21st,

CansTCHORCH, May 1. The steamer Nithsdale left to-night for Durbar, f r orders. She bts a cargo of 126,323 u-jhty prund bags of Oite, load.d bt Lyt.eltun and Timaru, for use of the British forces in South Africa.