Britain and.the Transvaal.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 11977, 27 May 1902, Page 2

Britain and.the Transvaal.

♦ IMPROVED TONE OF CONTINENTAL PRESS. PEACE INDICATIONS, SURRENDER OF A COMMANDO, United Press Association.— By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright, Received May 26, 10.54 p.m. London, May 26.— The newspaper Neve Freie Presse (Vienna) rejoicing at the prospect of peace, admits that the worlds must (thank England for leading the way during three centuries to all the great achievements in politics, economics^ and , culture. • The tone of the German newspapers is more friendly generally towards England; Large speculative purchases or British Consols have been made in New York, Received May 27, 12.22 a.m. London, May 26.r-Surgeon- Cap* tain Baywell and Lieutenant TapjLjn New Zealanders, are convalescent and have resumed .duty. Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman.speak-ing at Darlington, said his recent reference to barbarism, was directed' against the Government, whose policy was so cruel that the officers and soldiers loathed having to execute it. He compared Mr Chamberlain to a noisy busy-bee gathering vitriol. A number of Boers assembled in the Market Square, Pretoria, on Saturday, expecting the declaration' of peace. Commandant Visagie and his commando have surrendered at Balmoral The Daily Mail declares there . is nothing to stand in the way of jeace. It is expected that the Government' will make in the House of Commons, on Tuesday an announcement show- • ing that it has satisfactorily and inflexibly maintained the -British .position. A KRUPP GUN UNEARTHED. IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT'S RETICENCE. Received May 27, 10.17 a.m. London, May 26.— The British have unearthed a Krupp' gun at Heilbrbn. The • Government's reticence " with reference to the progress- of the'peico negotiations is interpreted as intended to discoui 1 ;; ?e premature jubila tion, lest the fact should reach the ears of the enemy. NEiW HORSES FOR SOUTH AFRICA. Palmerston North, May 27.— The final shipment of 400 -liorses purchased by the Imperial Remount officers for South Africa, will be made to Wellington .to-day. The horses are described by competent judges as • the best lot yet collected in New - Zealand, and the Imperial officers „ are well - satisfied with them. It is - stated that another shipment of 700 - will be collected as soon as possible - by the remount officers. Wellington, May 27.— The Governor has been advised from Cape Town that the following New Zealanders were ' dangerously ill of enteric on May 24th :— Geo. Atkins,- Wairoa South, Jas. Willett, Invercargill, both at Elandsfontein ; Frederick Chas. Evans, Dunedin, at Pretorftt ; and Sergt. P. Campbell, Christchurch, at Newcastle. A cablegram' received by the Act-ing-Premier states that Lieutenant Lascelles, of Napier, is "now oufc of danger ; that Gpurlay, of 3 lnvercar-' gill, and i Burke, of Dunedin^ ftr*» v in the hospital at Elandsfontein, doing; well ; and that Cunningham, of Port Molyneaux, has been discharged from hospital and is coming to Cape Town. ' :