LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 11976, 26 May 1902, Page 3

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

Britain and the Transvaal. BOERS BR EX " LORD KITCHENER PREPARED . TO STRIKE HARD. United Press Association.— By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright. Received May 26, 9. a.m. London, May 25.— Tho Times states that the Boers desire fuller explanations of further concessions. There are substantial grounds for hope, but it would be premature to assume that an immediate agreement oil all the chief points is within Fouche's commando was attacked because diti refiusfjd, to. send r a-repre-sentative to the Vereeniginfe' conference. Everything is in readiness for an unusually vigorous campaign if the negotiations fail. Mr St. John Brodrick states that 20,000 troops were despatched to South Africa in the »ast six weeks. Mr Seddon, speaking at a banquet at Pretoria, expressed the hope that the tolockhohses would soon be turned into creameries and butteries. CABLE FROM COLONEL. DA VIES. | RESULT OF RECENT DRIVE. "A COMPLIMENT FROM LORD | KITCHENER. ... Per: Press Association. - Wellington, May 25.—* The follow- ; ing cablegram has been received by ! the Government from Colonel Davies It begins : — "The following has been received from General lan Hamilton The result of the recent operations is, killed one, prisoners 354, rifles 262, horses 326, mules 95, donkeys 20, waggons 175, Cape carts 61, cattle 3500,: sheep,. 1300,. ammunition 63,6i40, trek oxen 106. Amongst the prisoners is Jan De la Rey, elder brother of the General. Since telegraphing this to Pretoria General Hamilton has received the ( following, from Lord Kitchener :—: — '"Capital results. Tell the troops I highly appreciate their exertions, and consider the result very satisfactory." We have now, since Lord Methuen's capture, taken 860 of De La Key's force. As there are a considerable number of new troops under his command, " the general officer commanding mobile columns in West Transvaal thinks that column commanders would do well to explain to them that the Commander-in-Chief is not in the habit of bestowing indiscriminate praise, and that on the conj trary, the compliment, which has been paid this force is of very rare occurrence." Mr Seddon cabled Sir Joseph Ward last night that ho does not think any more contingents' will benAsded for-South Africa. Sir Joseph Ward has received the following cablegram through his Excellency the Governor :— "The Papanui left Capetown on the 18th May with seven men of the New Zealand Contingents and two men of the South- African Corps." THE. SEVENTH RETURNING. Wellington, May 26.— The Governor has been advised that Major E. K. Johneon, Purgeon Majof C. Dawson, SurgeonCaptain S C. Forbes, Captain H. W; Baktr, Lieutenants E. H. Taylor, J. Ma^heson, H. Gauieron, S. A. Grant, P. W. Xaifc, R » w « Williamson, J. Sherd, and 322 non-commissioned officers and men of the Seventh Contingent sailed for Ausiralia by the sleamc-r Manila on Thursday last. His Excellency ilso advised, under date May 23, that Lieut Lascelles (Napier) is slightly better: Lieut Markham is, leaving for England -or further treatment; Lieut Keill.Royal Irish Fusiliers,, is now out of danger.