THE BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 131, 28 June 1901, Page 3

THE BOER WAR.

GE-.EIUL, ITEMS. Ft'R PRB&S ASSOCIATION. London, June 26. ciptured a pi'rolof 25 mon at Paard-kop on the 16th, a' d d hem af or stripping them of tbe : r arms ind accoutrement- 1 . In 'he H use of C.rnmons the Hon. S k . John Brodrick st*t >d th it there are ►e'-weeu 1000 and 2000 of the enemy in Cape Co'ony. Several Unionist pipers applaud Mr. Sedden's crying " Shame " on the English s'ate?men whose utterances prolong the war. Lieu*ennnt J. Bai'er, a New Zeiland'r, h»s he n given a c >mmifsion in the Minder R-giment. TASMAWAN PRODUCE FOE SOUTH AFRICA. Received 27, 9.33p.m Hobart, June 27. The AgFnt-Ganeral has aTai g d a sale of 1,740,000 pounds of jam ard 123,000 bu'hels of oats t-> be deliveied iu S.uth Af. iea. KRUGER AT ROTTERDAM. Received 28, 0.1 fl a.m. The Hague, June 27. K'ugfr vi-iteJ E frardam, where ho received an ova'ion, girls strewing flowers in his pithway. GENERAL CAMPBELL'S COLUMN. BIG CLEARING MOVEMENT. (Received 28, 12.19 a.m.) Lo.vdon, Jim's 27. Maj lr-Genenl Campbell's olumn hisr-barrd the Harrismitt, Bethlehem and Spi'zkoop district*. He captured gre.t quantities of fomga anl grain, 2650 hers-p, 2300 cittk, and 22,000 she? p. NEW ZEALANDER KILLED. Ohristchurch, June 27. The following c.bla was received <onight by Mr. J. Ryan, of Sydenham, fa'her of the lite Lieu*'. Ryan : - "L : eutanant Ryan was killed ns r Wakkarstioom. His trcop went up a ravine to tafce some waggoDs that were flying tbe white fl ig, when the enemy treacherous'y fir. d. He ordered hu men to rct'w, and he rdtired last and fe' l . A gallant soldi- r mournt dby a'l. (Signed) Audr-w, Major and (ffljer commanding, Cpetiwn, 26 hj." [Wakkerstrrom is in the sou'h-ers-t of the Trantvaa'. The lato Lieutenant R>an left New Ze.hnd as No. 682 P.ivatff F. J. Ryan, Third New Zea land Rough Riders ] PRO-BOER ACLL'ATION. FOUNDED ON FALSE REPORTS. Received 28, 12.47 a.m. London, June 27. The Ridieals pr.:-80.-r agitauon is based on Emily Hobhouses sensatioral in referenco to Boer refugee camps made on behalf of the distres committee. • The Rev. Adiim Hofmey«-r, writing to the 'limes, s'ates he visited the same c*mpp, and alleges that Emily Pobhouse's Btatem n's display igaoiance of the real facts, and are bigh'y coloured. He adds: " The refuger-s edraittcd to him the officials were doing everything p->*sib!e.