BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 97, 9 May 1901, Page 3

BOER WAR.

RELIEVING TROOPS NEEDED. DIFFICULTY IN PROTECTING KAILWAY. COMPENSATION CLAIMED. DEtSTRUCi'IVE RAIDERS. PER PTIESS ASSOCIATION. Received 8 9.7 a.m. London, Mav 7. Tlie Times s'a'es tlat many British soldiers iu fc'oath, Af ica, mora espeehlly nount d ii fantry, havo grown stale a-d r-qiirp a and fresh men sro indi pensile in ord r to flnith the war [by the end of Augu-t. Fifte n trocs nd troop", stationed ho'wo n Kcmati P. ort and Pretorip, find it difficult to protect the railway. ! Tie St. James' Gazette re-echoes I Tho Times' satement that England is I nifkii g iialequste efforts to end the ! *«r. The Pall Mall G zette expresses (a similar view. j Mr. Brcdrick st ted in the Hou6e of Commons that thee were slto£fth?T 396 claims, incluiipg 45 Frerehm<n, 42 Ru'sian, 36 Ann-cans, 273 Germans. Out of th<- to'al 150 claimed to be naturalised burghers. Scattered buds of Boer raiders are s L ill operating in the northern aid cental par's of Cape Cokny. K'uifzingjr ivrecked ard burted a supply train near Sto-mberg. Shortly afterwar s ihe raidois enroun'erod a Bi itish force at Drie r octe : n, and sustai"ed 'oss~p. The c-mmnndos? led ly Sche-p.rs and N'a'an having bren hus'led in the Mid'and diitruts lave retiea'edeastwar J. A MONTH'S CASUALTIES. BULLET PRuOF BLOCK HOUSES. RecaiveJ 8, 7.17 p.m London, May 7. The Bi'ish ca iei in South Africa'during April v.er :—Eightyfix kil'el in nc'i t, 44. di- il of wounif, 3J9 died of <iis a e, 36 died .is the ,r suit of nc-'d uts. 270 wi.re w.. undid, and 2313 ijva'ided Lome The II -yul En*h eu .<, ivder Colonel Ric-, have ir-c'cl billet proof b'osk lous<s tiii'.)ii{.h u', t,i o Mi'd'eburg disrict and els where ons sting of conugited iron ant stoi.es. FIRMNESS OK IMPERIAL I'OLIOY. Reeeiveilß, 10 32 p.m. Londok, May 8. Private K. Atkins-jo, of New Zealand Hough 11-' deis, h'ii been killed near Paardebe'g. | Capetown, May 8. I Sir A. Milno", <-pc..kin>« nt r. banquet 1 at Capetown, denied tho possibility cf ( weakening '■]>■! hr-v-- riulp.licv JnKcu'li! Africa, since B;\t;i'n w..; fiimly dete>mined to !v«ve m> room for recrudescence of Dutch ; bibi'.iuu. BOTHA PUBLISHES A MANIFESTO. Received 0. 0,27 -'.m. LoxjHiS, M;iy 8. Botha, after lli-s f,s-hiro of ihe peace negotiation.-, liiiblishul a in tie E'nielo I'uat urging th-: coDticii'ince of the war, and asserting that Britain desired to suppress t'":e Afrikanders. He declared tho voico of the peoplo would bt tofa'ly disregarded under <,he Council of Administration, the officials of which would be nominated by the members of the Council. Britain ought to accept and be re-

sponsible for the State debts of the tw Republics, instead of walking awa; with the assets. The tiansporfc Victoria with th Queensland Ooufißgeiit has arrived a Durban. ADDITIONAL CAPTURES. SIR A. MILNBH'S SPEECH. VALUABLE SEKVICES OF NEW I Z SAL ANDERS. Received 9, 0.27 a.m. Londos, May 8. Lcrd Kitchener r--ports eleven mort Boers kill d, seventy-tight taken prisoners, thirty one sut rendered, a twelvepounder, a nine-pounder, and a Maxim with 82,000 rounds of small arms and ammunition captured. Capetown, M«y 8. Sir A, Milner at the binquet declared he hft for a holiday far happier than he would hare dons s ; x months »go. The enemy's strength was slowly ebbing under Lord Kitchener's irou gra p. Itn first beginnings of orderly civil government and the resumption of industry were visible. He was confident he would find great progress made towards eet'lfm?nt when he returned. Sir A. Milner sailed by the Saxon. Received 9, 0.43 a.m. London, May 8. Lord Kitchener's despatch detailing Relations up to the beginning of March, mentions the valuable services rendered by Colonel Orad cV, Captains Crawshaw and '((Jhaytor, Surgeon Captain Godfrey, Lieut. Somerville, Sergt. Tudor, Quartermister-Sergt. Stepheneon, Troopers Hill, K. Wingate, H. HaHer, and J. Stevens, New Zcalanders. Received 9, 1.4 a.m. London, May 8. The New Zealander kil'edat Paardeberg was Pivate J. H. Atkinson, FOR BRABANT'S HORSE. NOT TO BE ALLOWED. Wellington, May 8. The Governor to day informed Lieut. P. B. Hughes, late of Brabant's Horse, that it was contrary to agreement existing between New Zealand and the Imperial authorities that there should be any enlistment of troops in the olony by any private individual. .Lord Ranfurly further expressed an opinion that any such practice would be illnpal and would not be tolerated by the Government, RETURNED TROO1 J 3. Dunedin, May 8. The troops reached Dunedin shortly before one o'clock and the tremendous crowds on the wharves gave them a ■cordial reception. An address was presented to Col. Ro t in tigned by 100 : officers of the Dunedin district. Unfortunately heavy rain began just as the processicn formed. It will greatjjf intarfere with the success of the proceedings. At the Town Hall a short service was held, concluding wi'h the National Anthem. The officers and m°n were then enVrtained at luncheon. The Mayor presided and was supported by the Premier, Cj). Robin, Major Jowsey. etc. After the loyal toasts three ringing cbfers were given for the returning o.en. The Premier proposed the health i f thn officers and unn ; Ci>l. Robin and Maj-r Jowsey rep'ied, The men were ontertained at a soeial and smoko coccert in the evening.