BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 270, 15 November 1901, Page 2

BOER WAR.

e I GKNBRAL ITBM3, m nni aasoouno*. Lomxw, November It, Major Fm»er and )S0 ViotfriM Mounted Infantry captured alsvasa Boers on the night of the oecision whea Lieutenant Crisp's party was eat op.* A rebel, Vandyk, baa been executed [for treason and for violently aamohtog the postmistress at Maraiaburg., Oh sentences on the rebala Tauienabarg, for treason and murder at Oolesburg, aud Mailer, a farmer at Beaufort Wait, for attempted murder have been Mm* muted to imprisonment for'* life* Yaarenaburg was also fined XIOOO. A. Wolmarana,a Bow peaotid*J»» gate, contradicts the atory of KrUfer'* plan of eettlement. . He adds tft* absolute independence of the Boar fa essential, and the Band will BOtb* ceded. Rcoetod 14,10.68 da. Lohdob-, November 14. ' Cape Colony during the Jatt two yean has expanded a million sterling upon railway engines and rolling stocky only £150,000 going to foreigners. Lieutenant Groatkin, of th» gjhjth New Zealand Mounteds, is oonvalssosat and has resumed duty. Eaiders expelled from the Gaps Midlands are re-aawnbling near OalWoja. Tbe Band output of gold during October was 33,393 ounots. Received US, 0.66 ajn. Lohdos November 14. Commandant Mai its capturad a convoy at Ooveodam, after a stiff fight* disabling fourteen of tbe British escort. Thirty-fire Boers were 'lost similarly. They removed six waggons and burned tbe rest. Wxuuxcmm, November 14. The General commanding at the Gape telegraphs as follow* :—Damascus left Capetown on 4th instant, with Captain Drury and 21 men of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles, and Captain Ross, of the Scottish Horse. Th»y will tranship at Sydney. Tat Rimutaka left on the 4th ice'ent with L'eutenants O. Stewart and Jt» H. Trotter, of (he Seventh Contingent. DmrgDia, November 14.

The Governor has received * cable that Trooper Oroftar Uatfetft, of the Soottish Hone, had been dighty wounded at Brakenslugte,. He U a son of a well-known telegraph cfloercf Duaedin.