CABLE NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 185, 14 August 1901, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

By Electsio Tbxbgbaph—Copybight) THE BOER WARGENERAL ITEMS. PER PBES3 ASSOCIATION. London, August 12. Lord Milner has sailed for Cape;own. Twelve surrenderors, who had V-een irmed for t'" Q purpose of protecting itock narthwa. % of Volks'ust, have jeen captured by General Botha and iOurtmartialled and shot. General Botha outlawed four oMier Boer surrenderei's and cirjfi?cated their property. Rimington's Guidfs, in course of successful operations in the Heiihron Jistrict, discovered and releis r d AuIries Wesse's, ore of tha K'oonstad P.ac* Committee's envoy, who was imprisoned in rags at Kialfon'ein some time ago. It wa« repor ed that Wesae's wns shot by Da Wet. The Times' Pretoria correspondent states that Mr. Krnger is banking the stipends of tho Boer Generals and officials who p'ay on the simplicity and patriotism of their followers. The Daily Telegraph's correspondent reports that Loid K'tchener's proclamation is having an excel'en t effect on the Boer*. Fainil'es ar* coming in and armed burghers surrendering "in increased numbers. Mr. Balfour, in a second speech in ronsec'ion with the gathering at Blenheim, on Saturday, testified to the unmeasurable services Mr. Chamberlain had rendered to Imperial unity in what was now per haps the greatest administrative offio under the Crown. BRINGING THE BOERS TO THEIR SENSES. ATTEMPTED ESCAJ'R FRUSTRATED. Receiv ri 11, 0.40 am. Losdo.v, August 13. The steady ex;cu ion of rebels is impressing the di-loyalists. . Two Bots at S-. Heltni swam off to a boat, r-n'v to be rtcap ured when ten m'les out at. s-a. So'clil pa'ro's are circu'a'ing Lord Kitchener's proclamation. RETURNING CONTINGENT MEN. By tho anil train on Tuesday night 15 men of the Auckland eectiou of : It Fifth Co-itingpnt arrived in New Plymouth, and proceeded noiti by the Ro'oiti. • I