CABLE NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 140, 17 June 1902, Page 3

CABLE NEWS

Br Elect bio Tklbgbaph—Copimoht. SOUTH AFRICAN AFFAIRS. VARIOUS ITEMS. PM PRESS ASSOCIATION. London, Jan* 15. Lieutenant 0. Tapper, of New Zealand, is convalescent and has resumed duty. On Friday 1817 Boers su'rendered, making a gross tot 1 of 12,850. Hobart, Juti IG. The troopship Manila has ai rived ficm South Afiica and haves to-day for Wellington via Sydney. One of the New S >uth Wales Bushmen, who was suffering from insanity, eluded the warders and jumped overboard on Saturday and was drowned. ANOTHER LARGE SURRENDER. AUSTRIAN AND GERMAN TRADERS TO THE FRONT. Received 16, 9.67 p.n. London, June 16. Generals Btdenhorrt, Duplets, Beater, Theron and Jacob, with 890 men belongicg to Bloemfon'eir, Bjshof, ard R- ndfort, surrendered to Major-Gene- a I Elliot at Bm rid fort. They were well off for food and clothing, the majority being provided with rifl s. Tbe officers were allowed to retain their arms. Good f«»li'g "as manifested, and the King was heartily cheered.

Food latterly has been scarce in many parts of the Oivnge Co'ony, the drives having supp'is. The Boers lived princ.pilly on m«it and mealies, having no bread, salt, or sng r; but plenty of hon*y, coffee, and Kaffir com. Austrian and German syndic\tes / and export aesociVio-'s are sending many commerciil travellers to the Cape. THB BCFFBRING3 OF THE BOERS. Received 16, 9.57 p.m. London, June 16. The Tints Pretoria correspondent B?ys tbe burghers acquiesee loyally in the new condition", but it would be nowise to ba too sanguine. The friendliness is partly due to a revulsion of fueling after their extreme sufferings. Tbe war would »ojd have been ended evea without negotiation", as the Boer a had reached the list stages of exhaustion. Many if the commandos were indescribably raggod, tbe men scrambling for sugar distfi-ut«d by tha authorise', ai d eating it like bread—very suggestive of their recent privations. i SQRRENDIRB TO DaTE, 16,600. rirmox for suspension of caps OONSTII'O'i lON. Received 17,0.53 a.m. London, June 16. Genaral, De Wet visits Eu cpe in July. There are 16,500 furr-nderars up to Saturday, including Dehrey's 800 at L'-chtenburg, 590 other* in the Western Tran-vaal, 382 at Wakkerstroom, 570 at U recht, 242 at Nylstroom, 399, on the Dalngua railway, thrw« Cape! rebel', 25 bu gh rofficers, 807 rebels,' 57 burghers, comprit-ing follow is of Fouche, Malao, Smith, the two Pypars. i Odendaal, Conroy, and Bez^ndenhorst. Half the electorate of Cape Town has j petitioned for the suspension of thi Constitution, and signatures are arriving from all parts. ARRIVAL OF NEW ZEALAND TRAOHERS IN SOUTH AFRICA. Wellington, June 16. The Acting-Premier ha* leceived a cablegram from Major Pitcher, fape Town, atnouDcing tbat the lse>» Zealand teachers arrived ••■•fely oa the 13tb, and are comfortably S'tled ; al-o that the Director of E iuca iim writes : "We »re li king forward to greifc things from their co-operation in educational work in the Na'al and other cairps." Tbe Acting-Premier is advi-ed as follows from C.pe Towi,: —Patrick L-e, of Wood'um's, >'outhl nil, bas h;iri Li- righ* l<-g ampu a-ed at ~P., c'»e's'roc m Hospital, o vir.g to irjjurie- in -i railway accident, and is d':ing vv t ]' ; Lance-Co; po al G. E. W.lk r, Dun edin, canvalt scent; John McKiy, (f Riverton, is doing we'l at Harrismith ; Gollins, of Asbburt°n, has returned to New Zealand ; F. J. Chamb' rs, W io<leod, Canterbury, saile i by the D>Jphie on June Is' ; J. D. Basley, Wir-gi-Eui, is in (Japs Town arjd well; Peddie is in tbe police forci and sist'oaed a 5 Bokoburg.