BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 253, 26 October 1901, Page 3

BOER WAR.

GENERAL ITEMS. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. London, October 24. Colonel Colenbrander, with Kitchener's Fighting Scouts, capture! 42 Boers on the western border of the Zontpansbe) g district. It is reported that General Botha is at Pietersdorp. Colonel Walter Kitchener is trying to surround a number of Boers who are biding in Winberg forest. Colonel Campbell's column has recovered at Slangapies Co'onel Gough's two guns which were captured by the Boers at Scheeperr iek. AN ADVENTUROCB CAREER. Received 25. IX p.m. London, October 25. Serge«t McEwen, of tbe Imperial Light Horse, an Australian, ha* arrived at Southampton. He has had an adventurous career in tbe Transvaal. H« purticipitfd in the Jameson laid, was besieged in Lidysmitb, and lost a limb in a recent fight with Dalarey's commindos. Received 25, 11.30 p.m. London, October 25. Colonel Banon bap captured 37 Boers south-west of Middlebnrg. THE GOVERNMENT POLICY. Received 26, 1.9 a.m. London, October 25. Mr Wyndham, speiking at Bradford, said tbe Government was prepared to take every step recommer ded by it* military advisers with regard to South Africi, There was no'hine more improve thin Lord Kitchener's stoical dignity in pursuing his course, without wearing bis h«*rt on his sleeve for everyone to peck at, and not confiding in every tattline newspaper correspondent (cbeers). Tbe Government policy was to finish the war at the earliest possible time, *nd to give Lord Kitchener all he asVed in tbe execution of his plans, which would be formed as bast adapted for tbe country, and the tactics of the enemy.