BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 100, 13 May 1901, Page 2

BOER WAR.

FURTHER OAPrURES. WAR IWJDALS. (PEB PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Received 11, 9.3 am. London, May 10. Lieut. Wynyard Jess, Qieenslaad Cycle Company, and ten men, while carryiog despatches to Erstefabriken, captured nine Boers several waggons. A municipility has been established at Johannesburg. I Three huodred thou, md South Afriican war madals are being struck, wbieh will require miles of ribbon. The British, destroyed H vibae fontein, and 153 women aod chi!d*eu belonging to Libenberg's commando were brought to Klerksdcip. . The column operating in the S andt-r-I ton district capt.ured Oommaiiilaut DeDaderikeen, the notorious Las been captured at Vhklaigte.

TASMANIANS SUCCESSFUL ENGAGEMENT. PRETORIOUS" FORCE SCATTERED. Received 11, 5.3 p.m. London, May 11. A detachment; of IVmanian Bush men under L'eut. Col. Wallock, engaged Sleeper's coruraatido at Gounasbock, when three Tasmaniana were wounded and one captured. They reattacked the next day, expelling the Boers from their position without lo«, Ojlonel Vialls captured twenty of Matthew Pietoiious' force, the remainder beiDg scattered, Cjlonel Vialls is putsuiog another commando. RECAPTURE OF BRITISH GUNS. Reoeived 11, 5.3 p.m. London, May 11. Heuter's correspondent stated Lord Methuen, in Bingfontein, recap'.ured the gun taken by the Boers at Ni'ral's Nek. Four were killed and several captured. L'eut. Grenfell also recaptured another Nitrals Nek gun and Genoial Babington unearthed a Krupp. Received 11, 3.46 p.m. Sypney, May 11. Advices havelren receivtd from the agents that the Gulf of Toronto, with I New Zealand troops, arrived at Durban ; all well. BOER LOSSES. Receive! 13,12 32 am. Londos, May 12. Lord Kitchener reports that t-iuce the 7th 28 Boers havo I'etn killed, six wounded, 130 tak n pMsouer. a , and 183 surrenderee!, Nine thousand touuda of small arms amamaitbn, 230 wagons, 1500 hordes, and large quantitis of grain and stock have been captured. RETURNED TROOPS. Wkllington, May 3. The.roturrod troopers lauded at 2.15 p.m to-day in a drenching raiu, and paraded in the wbaif shtd, while n bind played " S-i«, tbe uonqueiiug hero couies.' 1

; The Hons. 0. H. Mills, Jus. Curol', [ and W. Hill-Jones. Sr Arlhur Douglas ' Colonel's Newal arid Sjitun.iville, Major Owui and tho olliu< rtj of tbe gamson wtM present. Despite llio rain .-ouio throe or font tboiniiid pecple, inc'udiig a larg {number of hidies, assembled ou the | wharf and cheered the men hastily. The Preni'er at.d t ho Mayor delivei e 1 short addresses of welcmie, which were gr< e'ed with c'leers. The Premisr anthat he had extended lo tie Smen the piivilege of telegraphing frre ho their friends. Ue also s-id tho ( Blenheim, Kelson uvl West Const men .vould leivo here liy tbe T'.itan leu (oI norrow aftorr.oon ; the Gishomo and j Vatiiei' men would procooJl honi!? by a j:,!eaiiKrl''avifi£ on afternoon ''lVse from the Wert Coast of this | Island will go by special train on Moufday morning. The Auckland, New

Plymouth and Wangamii detachment* iroceed as far as New Plymouth by the mine train. The men were entertained at lunch suis afternoon, Wellington, May 12. The men who returned from South Africa were entertained at the drill she;) by the Government. The Premier presided, being supported on his left by the Ma/or and on bis "right by Major Crawthaw, the Hods. HallJones and Mills, Oapt. Ruasell and others being also present. The Premier's speech was on similar linea to his speeches at Christchurch and Dunedin. Captain Rubs. 11 said that so far as the Opposition were concerned all party squabblts had vanished the instant Parliament were brought fdee to face with the question of giving assistance to tho Mother Country in her' hour of i.e' d. He congratulated Colonel Ntwall on tho distinction of C.B. conferred upon him. Curistchhrch, May 12. The North Canterbury men had an enthusiastic reception at Rang ; oraon Saturday, being entertained at dinner, and subsequently at a social gathering at which each trooper was presented with a framed illuminated address. Dunkdin, May 12. The members of the Contingent* recently return d who be'onged to .Rowing Clabs were entertained last f veiling, Sergt. ScoSt, in the course of a speech, referred to the indignation felt a* the mis-statements m<tde con-* corning Colonel Robin. While surprised and indignant he could say there was not an atom of truth in them. Speaking for tho S cond Contingent, bo would say that if Colonel Cradock asked them to go back to-morrow they would go with him fir.it, but if he did not ask and Colonel Robin did they would willingly go with him. He could not find language to expreti bit indignation. Colonel RoSin treated them like m n and they had the greatest respect for him. Sergt. Wright endorsed Sergt. Scott's remirks, adding tha*i Colonel Robin was a strict disciplinarian, and if a man was guilty of pointing he would come down heavily upon him, which might account in some measures for the birth of the state* ment. Berg*. McDonald and Trooper Hnydon warmly endorsed their comrade's remarks.