CECIL RHODES'S PRIVATE SECRETARY CAPTURED.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11738, 3 February 1900, Page 2

CECIL RHODES'S PRIVATE SECRETARY CAPTURED.

■ ' Received February 3, 9.15 a.m. JJapetoavx, February 2.— Mr Jourdain, private secretary to Mr Cecil Rhodes, has been captured while carrying verbal messages. Lord Roberts is actively engaged in organising the forces. Addressing the London volunteers when they landed, he said he hoped their arrival would coincide with the turn in the tide of the campaign. At a meeting of the Capetown branch of the Afrikander Bund Mr Hofmeyer, who presided, condemned the action of Britain towards the Cape in ignoring the Cape Ministry's advice, and in compelling farmers to wear badges. Loxnox, February 2. — The Times' correspondent at Sterkstroom, states that the Boors are distributing pamphlets in the Basuto language inciting the natives to rise, and promi&ingfhemathe restoration of their tomtory. Received FeUuary 3, 9.30 a m. Capetown, February 2. — Three squadrons of Kitchener's Light Horse arc ready for service." Received February 3, 9.45 a.m. Sydney, February 3. — Letters received from some of the Lancera show that some f l ictibn exists over combining tho Australian troops under Colonel Hood, a Victor ian offictr. Tho New South Welshmen allege t'aat the New South Wales officers are relegated to a junior position owing to officers of the southern colonies having appointments dated before them. February 11th has bean set apart as a day of intercession and prayer for the success of the British arms. [per tkess association.] Wellington, February 2. — Tho Hon. Hill-Trevor, Assistant Private Secretary to the Governor, has received a cable from the War Office stating that his younger brother was killed in the fight at Spion Kop.