BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 129, 26 June 1901, Page 2

BOER WAR.

i KRUGER ADVIBED TO COME TO TKBMS PSA PRESS ASSOCIATION. Received 25, 9 a.m. London, June 24. , Sever .1 pro-Boer meetings have tan d in London, owing <o lessee* r fusing to let li'fo. 8 The Haodb, June 24. The Nethn lands Government fa lining pressure to try to induce Mr. Kruger to ocma to terms with Great Britain. , Receives 26, 032 a.m. Londov, June 25. Lieut. Colonel Pilcher ciptured 500 horses and a quantity of grain at Wee'orn Grang >. - further large captures. A BiliriSH PARTY SURPIUaiDReceived 26, 0.25 a.n. ' London, June 25. Private J. Ewart, of tbe Zealand Mounted, was aocidently wounded at Fitaidcplaits. Lord Kitchener reports an addition of 41 Boers killed and 27 wounded, 160 tßk*n prisoners, and 70 Mirrendewd, wliile 42,000 r unds small arms ammunition, 264 waggons and a large nuraber of horses and stcck we-e captured. A surpti.e of the Midland Mounted Rifl s at Waterkloof was carried out by Command «nt Kruitziuger at dayirnnk, just ng tlih Midlands were fctartng on a day's march. The fight lasted two hours and a-hslf. AN INTERESTING MEMENTO. Auckland, June 25, A Trnn'vnal flag, raptur. d by the Sixth Contingent on Eister Monday, has iiceu forw .rdad by Captain Nigel Markham to M . John Z \ (B Sfeiefnry and Manager of |, O Northern Clu •. In a covi ring ] e ter Captain Mnrkh>m etate->: " V\' 0 have ha<f a •<ie ry e-.1l p, but n >t. m.icb fightffng, our 'o sq< being t« o ollic rs and two m n killid. Give my kiod regards to a l friends, and te'l them I thought they woul i like t-. have a memento of tin war." Ti eRo r flag is four yards in ifliuth by two yards in width, and w.ll be ao interesting -memento for the Northern C üb. NKW ZEALiANDKR COMMISSIONED. Wellington, June 25. M r . Hairy G. a foq of Mr. Jas. B. Hey «ood, to the Treasury, who went to So jth Afriea as tiooper in the Second Contingent, h's bet>n appoint,pd "o a captaincy in the Duke of York'* Own R fl ,p, now in Cape Colony.