BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 108, 13 May 1902, Page 3

BOER WAR.

CABLE NEWS

By Klkcibic Telegraph.—Boptright I (

VARIOUS ITEMS. ] pxb passa ASSOCIATION. ' London, May 6. Natives, whose kraal the Boers had barred, discovered and attacked a Bner laagar at Schieperanek and killed 30, being the majoiity of the commando, , and handed three prisoners over to the { British at Vryheid. , The transport Eoglisbmnn, with , Australian troops aboard, has arrived at Durban. i STEYN AND INDEPENDBNOE. Received 11.0.19 a.m. London, May 12. Renter's Pretor'a correspondent, writing on April 19-b, states t-bat Steyn was in a serious condition, suffering from cre»pimg paralyses, and a malady of the eyes. At the firs!; conference between Lord Kitchener and the Boer d-le-gates, the ktt?r demanded the independence of the Republics, promising to ri>z* the forts to the ground, ard concede a libei-al franchise to the UitJanders. Tbe British Government refused this, as it did alio a request for the retention of arms; but offered generous assistance to biii'd and re-stock farms, and raised no difficult? with ref*reno« to the pardoning of the banished leaders. The delegates pleaded for lenienoy far the robel-", while recognising the justice of disfranchising them. It is believed tbey wer? as c ured the difficulty wag not inseparable. j The Government declined to fix a! date for tbe granting of responsible: government, but promised it would be j granted at the earliest possible di»e. j St -yn's altitude was as fanatical as ever, end he persuaded the Trangvaalers to make a tiucu'ent demand for independence. De Wet at firs*, was sul'enly obstructive, but afterwards became tnorf; conciliatory.

Delarey and Botha expressad their • i willingness to obey tbe Tramvasl \ Government, while Steyn and Schalk ■ i Burger insisted on consulting the: burghers. j RETURNING MEMBERS OF SIXTH CONTINGENT.

Wellington, Mav 14. Tke following is a list of names of officers and men of the Six'h Contingent, who arrived in by the Cornwall and ara coming on to Wellington by the Monowai, due hore on Wednesday right: -Salt, Page, Woodlay, Taylor, Pike, fiooney, Good, Biker, WbUe, Murray, Andrews, Attwcod, Alexander, Burlow, Bryers, Bayly, Bowers, Butler, Beitty, Berntsen, Colhoui, Connor, Collins, Caubrougb, Cameron, Doei, D.iv< y, Donohoe, Ellis, Fahey, Gleeson, Hearlinp, Howe, Har rison' Hone, Harris, J*ek sor, Kellr, Luther, Lnnard, Lipdell Laveitovi, Lawrence, McKenzie, Mar ah»ll," Madill, Maloney, Matheaon Mortoß, Ma=oo, Milton, jSoms By*n, Ribertsoo, Scberfer, Stuart Spencer, Simoids, 3417 Smith Srange, Mui-, 3416 Smith, Thom*B Tretmry, Whittaker, W tt, Wil\ Win ter, Irwir>, Stum, Stu v 'b», H-.rne, Hnrrey, Whitrny, Skee%Rh?r man, Cotinnp, Da La'our Evett, Hdywnrd, Fraser, Cundy, G'ay «00, Girdlestone, Anderson, Barrel]

Baigent, Biker, Bolstad, Brown, Bun?, Bum. hj, Campbell, Oamei'oc, Uonuell, Curiev, Clarke, Darlotk, El ! !--, Evans, Viviman, Oibbons, Gieu, Griffin, M-irtl-fcc, Harris, tleb&erd, Hives, Hartzoll, Jones, Jensen, Inid, Dahunn, L»> is, LinU.ter, Let, MoK-owon, 3521 Miller, Morrison, Morgan, Moore, Maddook, 3392 MilVr, McGoldriek, Newcombe.Nar.lian, O'Doniiell, O'Neill,; Phillips, Powell, Perham,i Philip, Susswll, Sk eli, 3344 Smith, : Scott, Stevens, Stafford, . Spencer, Turner, Tiplar, Walsh, Wright, Young, Moorine, Pickett, Robertson, Harris, Kelly, Gillitnder, C.ssidy, Alexander. Blyth, Bateman, Blakeley, Blydon, Block, Butchers, Binnp, Bayli?, Boolang, Chadwick, Oassidy, Cooling, Gha;u"erl'un, Batby, Dorwar-i, Barretr, Duncan, Ellen, Fref>, Ford, Gebbifl, Harrison, Hall, Hanlon, KenRett, McKenzie, Martin, Mehrtene, Melton, Murdoch, McOoll, MoClullougb, Pye, Payne, Ronalds, Shields, 3659 Smitb, 3848 Smith, 3847 Smith, Salt, Slater, Sband, Saunders, Saver, Tarbor, Vincent, Willia, Mowlin, Withers, Duncan, Johnson, Jones, Ourmirigh-.m, Griffiths, Dermott, Bishop, Allen, Brittenden, Bayly, Brown, Curie, Collins, Ourß«igy, Cochrane, Cameron, Calla-

ghan, Clarke, Dale, Edwards, Eirie, Farquhar, Green, Horan, Harvey, Hunter, Hall, Harley, Hunt, Hepburn, Hulm, Jack, Johnson, Key, Kencard, Lawrie, Luxford, Lindsay, Lyall 3767 McKay, McKinley, McLaren, McL°an, Miles, AUlrnx's, Mitchel;, McMeekan, Marshall, 3761 MeKenzie, Moses, 3772 McKay, Murray, Mickle, Miller, Martindale, McDonald Nicol, ' Niell, Ottsgon, O'Kesfe, P-.rry, Purlan, Ros% Raper, Standen, J'aylor, Thompson, 3806 Wilson, Wood, 3803 Wilson, Withers, Fookes (Seventh Contingect), Pimford, Anttidge, Jurv. Lieutenant.-Colonel Banks, Ciptain Tucker, Surgeon-Captain O'Neil l , Lieutenants Blinkhorn, McDonald, Banks, Jones, and Veterinary-Lieut-enant McMillan are also with the party.