BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 190, 22 August 1901, Page 3

BOER WAR.

GENERAL ITEMS. PER PRESS ASSOOIATICK. London, August 20. Capt. Wood, with 150 Sou f h African Constabulary, surprised 700 Boers in a laager near Middleburg, Transvaal, killing 23. Capt. Wood was UDab'e to follow up his succss, and retired with one man killed, six wounded, and 14 missing. Colonel Thorneycroft, in the Wepener and Bethany districts, captured 43 Boers. | Reuter's correspondent reports that General F. W. Kitchener and MajorGeneral Campbell had a sharp fight in tho forest at Selous River. He capturrd 37 of Corumandan' B j n Viljoen's Boers, and recovered intact one of the pompoms cptured fora tho Victorians near Middlebmg on June 12ch. Viljoen bad destroyed the other captured pempm. Ttansvaal fiva per cen's ross one p->r cen>, on the St* ck Exchnnse r.s a result of the announcement t'iat Gnat Britain pays the l»st two and ;ili fut'ire coupons on presentation less iccome tax. The Kruger Government will be held respoogiole forouprns dat'-d 1900, which, however, bondholders, with a view of receiving payment of the other coupons mentioned, must surrender, undertaking to accept the principal at par after receiving a quarter's no'ice. It is believed a majority of the bondholders will willingly accept the offer.

Pro Boers at Brussels and in Holland are delighted at the announcement that the Czo- invited a representative of the Transvaal Republic to Prince Aldenburg"B wedding. Mr. Kruger sent his secretary, Jonkheer Vandervoven. The British represenentative was absent from the wedding.

Brisbane, August 21

In the Ricardo case Captain Dove gave evidence that he heard Chanvel urging Ricardo to obey orders to advance, and the latter replied, "No fear; we are s-ife Here." Others gave evidence that at Vet River, Ricardo, when ordered to advance, replied that jhe was quite willing to do so, but it I would be -olonel Pilcher's fault if he (Ricardo) was killi-d.

LOKD KITCHENER'S REPORT. Received 21, 1112 pm. j London, August 21. I Lcrd Kitcbecnr's weekly report stat' s i (hat 64 Bons wtre kilied, 20 wour>ded,| ! 248 captured (including Landdropt j St yn of Vredefort, Commandants! Bre'jbenhack ar>d Do Villieis, and the 1 father-in-'aw of Schalk Burger), 95 Jsuvrend'.red, wWo 267 rifles, 13,700 hounds small atms ammunition, 127 | wa«gonr, 940 horses and 4700 cattle ' were taken. j Major-General Knox and Colonel, jSir Henry Rawliuso:. ra dtuliug »ith. ; 250 Transvaalers pissing by Tbaba 'Nchu. | MINING AND LAND RIGHTS. I THE BOER FLAG AND THE i AUSTRALIANS. ,! liuccivud ±i, 0.30 a m. , i London, Aligns-. 21. .'■ The proclamation issued by Lard ! Kit'lnner *:is countersigned by Mr G. V. Fiiidd' s, secretary of the 'i'rainjvaal Adminisnritiou Council, rop- ' rewriting fclio civil authority. It de- ,! Clares suspended, during the whole .'period of fif'stilitiet-, payment for pi e!serving mining and land lights under ! con? rscts made prior to the war. Ini dividual dofauH alone will b? accepted. ! Tho Simidard rtta'c- that a number I of Australian troopers on Tuesday, at [! Capetown, haul' t\ down av.d burned [ the Transvaal vie-klleur flag ilyir.i; from the Ons Land newspaper oUicee. » The spectators applauded the act. "I Lord Kitchener's report, reviewing ! the operations np to the Bth Ja!y, em- '. pbasises that patience is Eecowsiry to i overcome tbe insensate resistance of the Boers. It denounced tee ignorant ' arrogance of the leaders, whl-h was

j causing the devastation of the country j and distress among the people, j Eleven Aurtralians are mentionel for conspicuous bravery, I WELLINGTON, August 21. < A trooper of the Si.v.'h Gbnthiirent j writes that notice hns been gazetted J that all oversea volunteers, including the New Zea!andeis, are to leiurn home at the end of October. Gisbobne, August 21. In a private latter Colonel Porter says tliaii General Baden-Powel was passing through Greylingstad on his Way to England to recruit bis health, i and telegraphed from Pretoria that he would like to see hiin (Porter). " I found him exceedingly nice, but not looking we'd. Ho was woro out and overstrained, requiring a complete rest. He enquired all about New Zealand, and spoke in most complimentary terms of tbe people and its contingents. He also said he might try and visit the colony before returning to South Africa. I assured him he would receive a good welcome if he did from the Now Zealand people."