THE BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 143, 11 July 1901, Page 3

THE BOER WAR.

0 A WAB BLUB BOOK." A SH4BP ENCOUNTER. CAPTURES FOR JULY. (PEB PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Londox, July 9. A Blue Book has bean issued dealing with a number of captured documen's. One sbows tfat Botha in ail address on March 15 told tha burghers he informed Lord Ki'checet- they were fighting for what they would never surrender--their independence;, and also complaints about incomplete iestoration of Bjer independence in 1881. In Os'ober Botha, in order to prevent surrenders, threatened to confiscate the property of tha surrendercra, and bum .their h.uses. In. November it was that Fiance was ready to land troops in Swth Africa; also tha* the Caaadian-Austial'an troops were withdrawing. On May 10th Lord Kitchfii er, replying to Botha's r. qufst to facilitate the drspvtch of envoys to Kiuier, declirfd he recogcised only the Boer officersin the fi-14.

' THe Daily News reports a smart engagement. The British railway guard stationed southward of Kioomtad quitted the blockhouse to intercept a Beer convoy crossing tbe .railway. Other Boers occupied the Blockhouse, and got the British betweec two fires. The British took cover and defended the position until the arrival of an armoured train, which emptied the blockhouse. Six Beers were killei and 30 wounded, tbe remainder and the convoy being captured. The Kiag confers the South African medals on the Oity Corporation and city companies in recognition of their public frjririt in raising tbe I-mpvrial Volunteers.

Fouche's commando has returned to Barkly East district. Since July Ist 40 Boers have be9n killed, 27 wounded, 182 c&ptuied; 312 waggons, 7000 cartiidg-s, miny bones and rattle were also taken; atd 21 Boers surrendered.

Vikhna, Jaly 9,

Kapuechs, a pro-Bser' agititcr in Vienna, was sen'encad to five years for embezzling the funds subscribed by the sympathisers of the Boers.

BOBR BSOAPKK ARRKBTBD. THOSE CRAFTY DBLUDKR3 AGAIN. Bectived 10, U. 14 p.m. London, July 10. Daploy, a Boer esapae from the Burmadas, on landing from a tt amer at New York was detuned, on the greuad of bis being a pauper. Schalkberger and S'eyn have issued a fresh proclamation, promising the •venta.il intervention of the Powt ra.

A RATIONAL CLERGYMAN. Bectived 11, 0.16 p.m. Lohoon, July 10. R"V. Dupl 88is, a minuter of tbe Dutch Reformed Church at Lindley, has implored tbe Med era'or of the Synod of tho Transvaal and Oiange River Chorehes to send mediators between Loid Kitchener and the Boer leader*. j

FOURTH AND FIFTH CONTINGENTS. ARRIVAL AT DUNEDIN. A PATHETIC INCIDENT—A TROOPER COMES HOME TO DIB. Dokbdw, July 10. The Troopship Tagup, «ith members of the Fourth and Fifth Contingents returning from Sou'h Afiia>, arrived ou*<i'e the heads at 2 p.m. and anchored. The Government st amer' Tutanekai' went a'opgßid<\ "Dr. Bodges, Heal-h Officer, it formed the cvdtain of the Tagus that tbe vrss 1 wou'd be bearded, intp'cted, ard, if allj was wel\ admit'ed to pratique tomorrow af ernoon. It is intended to tranehip the Otigo 1 and Southland mrn to the Tutan-khi | acdTe Aran, and take th r m down to| tbe B'offi It wsß asc r'aiced that Trooper A. Kendall, rf Hokiangi, d : <d this morning. Death is believ> d to have been due ir. pedtonitw. A Hit of tho : e on hoard will not be available till to-morrow. Later. His Excellency the Governor, Hon. Q. H. Miilj, a»d Messrs Haran and McNab, M.'sH R.,c&rre up to Dune4i>this af ernoon. The Tagus is ezpes' el to be released from quarantine about 2 30 to-morrow.

Gnnn- r A. Kendall died last night (not this morning). He will bi bu ied with millt-ry honours'o-morrow af<ercoon at Port Chalmers. Wreaths wi 1 be aent down from the Gove'tim=>rt, Colonel F>nton and the Few Zialfnd force*. The whole < f the Irtops or. board the Tagns, with the exceptien of poB-ibly five o- six, who are invalid*, will be rant to the Bluff ia the Tutanek*i and Te Ann— not Oagoaad Southland as fist s'at'd.