| Show BRITISH DEAL ANOTHER SEVERE BLOW TO BOERS Canadian and Australian Troops Make M ke Gallant Dash and Completely Rout the Enemy En my Transvaal Forces Were Completely Outwitted and Fled in Disorder Dis From the tile Fierce Fire London Jan JaIL 1 iA A dispatch from trots the Associated Press Pre representative at I I Dover DOv farm dated Jan 1 says A Amounted Amounted Amounted mounted force fore consisting of Cared Canad Canadians lana ians of ot the Toronto T company and I commanded bv by Colonel Richards two guns and a horse borse battery under Major de do Rougemont forty I mounted mount infantry vader muter Lieutenant I Ryan Roan and ami SM of 0 the Cornwall in infantry I fantry lantry time tile whole ole commanded by Col lod Colonel Colonel onel Filcher left Iett Belmont yesterday at t noon on a march snatch westward covering twenty miles mile before sunset lL The force encamped at Cooks Cook farm lann where the troops were welcomed enthusiastically At 6 G this title the force for e approached a spot JOt a laager of the Roars Boers was waa resorted reported Te Colonel Pil Pilcher Pilcher cher char on approaching the position tion was a line of ot strong kopjes de detached detached Major with toe tIne i guns and mounted infantry 1 to work towards the right making a turning movement hi S with wilh the Queen landen toward time the south sos ba baThe The maneuver wa was wae a tf suc mc success mcneal neal cess The British Brid h Shells belts were the first indication of Ute use pretence of the tr tro troP v p pi pJ i Tine The Boere Doers heft Joet e t their laager langer a and d opened lire but the ting the movement time the laager langer taa r was captured with forty prisoners The British cas can casualties unitieS were two men killed klIed ree roe wounded and one one on missing ml tring The whole force foree worked admi T V The The two then irien killed CIt Oc c Queen HOW THE FIGHT WAS we WC Great Gallantry Was Ws Displayed B I Ithe the Colonial Troupe Tl Belmont Cape Colony Monday Jan 1 IA A dispatch from Dover Farm dat dated dated dated ed Jan Jon 1 says The lw colonial troops who have been longing to be allowed meet the Boers Beers have at last been given an opportunity to do so 80 and scored cored a brilliant success The raid conducted by Colonel Pilcher was very difficult owing to the fact tact that the movements of the troops w ware re immediately com communicated to the Boers Boors by the nai lives Ues I In order to prevent this Colonel Pil Pilcher Pilcher cher In Ia making his bill forced march manh from front BeI left a Britten trooper at every fa i itsue sot not to al allow allow allow low the natives t to ave ve thEIr homes the patrols calling the names of the i natives hourly in order to prevent their escape es 8 pe peIn In the maneuver at Cooks Cooke Pilcher Filcher sent patrols east One of these con conI consisting I stating of or four men commanded by Lieutenant Adie suddenly encountered I fourteen Boers who opened lire fire The lieutenant was severely wounded and Private Butler gave gaye up his horse horsen In n order to carry the lieutenant out of range Another private whose horse had hadj I j bolted pluckily returned to render as assistance ASsi tance si He was wounded in the leq It led q and his horse was wa killed Meanwhile Lieutenant Ryan who had worked magnificently reported that the veldt on the right of the enemy was clear whereupon Major de do Rougemont or os ordered ordered dered the guns to a trot They ar arrived arrived rived rivet within 1500 yards yard of the laager unlimbered and planted five shells bells in inas aa as runny many minutes within the laa r Immediately the enemy could be seen streaming over the kopje They were completely surprised but quickly opened open a well welt directed fire lire A representative of the Associated A Press had bad the privilege of carrying an order to the Toronto company foi fo double quick into action The order was received with ith great satisfaction The company rushed forward until within 1000 yards of the tb po position position when it opened a hot fire upon the kopje and completely subdued the Boer Boor fire The British artillery shelled the po position position position with wonderful accuracy while Lieutenant Ryan with mounted infantry infantry infantry try worked round and completely un uncovered uncovered Uncovered covered the fire of the Boers Boors who had haa ha been ensconced oon en in the bushes Meanwhile with the Queen landes taking advantage of every cover made a direct attack thi Australians moving slowly but surely and only shouting when they saw tho thi th enemy retiring under their steady fire The Tbt Quee behaved with wilb great coolness laughing and chaffing chairing even at atthe atthe atthe the moment of greatest peril During the advance the Boer Beer fire suddenly ceased Boers Boerl hoisted a white flag and surrendered A portion of the tho Toronto moved across the front of the guns and entered ente the th laager The Boers Boors had fled Fourteen tents three wagons a great store c c rifles ammunition forage e saddles s and camp p equipment and numerous incriminating mating papers were captured The Boers Doers lost six killed and twelve wounded The Toronto stood the gal gallant gallant gallant lant fire with admirable patience never wasting a shot hot Douglass Cape Colony Jan 2 Colonel Pilcher has baa occupied Douglass without opposition and has been re received with enthusiasm by b the loyal loyalists loyalists PRAISE PaR THE All England Delighted Over the Achievement of Colonials London Jan 3 The morning papers are unanimous un in praising the gal gallantry gallantry lantry of the Canadian and Colonial troops The Tho Times says sa S The mother country will share with wi th the Canadians and Australians in the pride and gratification they must tool feel at the fine qualities displayed by their j troops in title this dashing da little engage engagement meat ment men t The Standard says The Canadians and aDd Australians had b been fen n spoiling for fur fora fura fora a fight Now they have had their op opportunity and they have greatly dis distinguished distinguished themselves by their t il coolness g gand I and Discipline From the view point of imperial unity the little tittle fight tight may fairly be described de as one of the most gratifying events recorded in the recent rec t history of the British race Although the continuance of or minor mitor successes es gratifies the British public it is not forgotten that the larger aspects of the campaign are unchanged unhan el elAs As the Daily Dally News remarks remka it is i a aday aday aday day of small mercies merele The importance of both General Generali i Frenchs and Colonel Pitchers Filchers J lies in the effect they the are likely nely to have pu the colonial Dutch The latest Infest ills dis L c patch front from D confirms rm th the earlier report that the Boer Boar laagers consisted chiefly ly of British subjects who on the arrival of ot the small mall Free Fret FreeState State commando accepted probably art an invitation to in their lot with the too Boers thus terrorising the loyal loyalists mats who are ase re now jubilant A Cape Town dispatch d reports report that the rebels in Bark Barkl Barkley ley district are e de do demoralized d doby moralized by the British h occupation on o ot of Dordrecht Should it turn tum out thai the tim Dutch rebellion is thus thua being diminish diminished ed of it will be a a matter of graat groat relief Tellef for far forthe forthe the British campaign The Standard remarks Until th too the Tugela has bas been crossed and Lady Ladysmith Ladysmith smith relieved it would b be Idl idle to t deny d Y that the present pre ent position in Cape Colony is 18 one of very ery great danger and if it unhappily General Ge Duller Bullar ia La again defeated it will be to despatch additional a l men to keep the Dutch in order Winston oston estimate that I men will be required to t defeat i the forces of tho th two tO republics hat has been ridiculed in many quarters quarten but butas butas butas as a matter of ot fact this thin number is al at already ready rJay almost reached r without the extra which the l tore fore foresees sins sees might be required Yesterday Y E the admiralty chartered eight more mere large transports all the troops destined for South Africa Afric Join those already there Lord Rob Roberts erts egts will wilt be in commend command of ot about ZOO 0 men Thirty thousand an ar lie aunt afloat or ready to emb Military observers ob in view of what those these figures mean cannot see how the British can en MI l to crash the Boors Boers by mere mera forca force of ot number ANOTHER VICTORY VITOT aol Ool Pitcher Defeats a Boer Boor Command Co cI Near Orange Grange River London Lon on Jan 2 The war office has received the following from Cape Capi Ca pt Town under date da te Colonel Pitcher reports through the t he officer commanding at the Orange river L have completely defeated a 1 hos boa hostile hostile tile command at the t e i u r this thin day Jan 1 I taking the la laH K r and anit forty prisoners besides the kili J and anti wounded Our casualties are tv t I privates privates vates yates killed and Lieutenant Adie Adia wounded Am encamped n at Dover Dovel farm fares tw Sweaty miles northwest t of f Del Bel Belmont Delmont mont and ten mil s from Sunny side ide The success of General French Frenc Frenchs a col column eo column is at length confirmed at the war office this afternoon in a dispatch from Car Cap Cape Town Monday Jan 1 as follows French re at 11 t 2 p m today from by helio heliograph graph as follows follow foll ow Leaving at holding the enemy in front from hilt halt of the Firs FJ Fir Sur Sw folks and a section of the Royal Roya Horse Artillery I started thence at in n the tile afternoon Dec 31 n taking with ne r e five squadrons of cavalry half of t th Sec Second end ond Berks and eighty ei mounted infant infantry infantI I ry 17 carried in wagons and ten gun gum guntI I halted baited for four fou hours at farm at this thi morning occupied upie 1 the kopje overlooking and westward we of Colesburg The ensnare outposts were taken completely by surprise e At daylight we shelled the t laager Isager and en enfiladed enfiladed the right of ot the enem s position I tion jon The artillery fire lire in reply was sot from a using royal laboratory ammunition and other guns gun We f silenced the guns on the right flank demonstrating with caval cavalry cavalry ry and guns to the north of Cole CoIt burg towards the junction where a strong rong laager of the enemy was WU holding holdin a hilt hill position southeast of Colesburg its as far faras faras as 88 the junction Our position cuts the line of re lf retreat treat via the road and brie bridge bri el Some thousands of Boers Boer with two guns are reported to be retiring ret iring towards toward Nor All Al scout pro pru proceeded cooled toward yesterday morning Slight Sligh t casualties about abou r three killed and few rounded I later la Brief independent messages from filed flIed the tho evening of lan Jan J an 1 l supplement General Frenchs but slightly According Aco riling to thi r th tb Kriti h were still shelling h the Kp Hoc Hi po pi position P PI I at 5 Monday ronday evening an anI expected ted to enter flesburg tad tod iy Th I British losses Ioe three m men n killed and seven wounded No officers office were killed or wounded The Boors Boers are ue sup supposed Supposed posed IOS ti to have bave surged suffered ed heavily from front the accuracy of the lLe British artillery fire General G Frenchs statement that th the tho s Boers Boer were using s a and Woolwich ammunition evidently refers rs to one of the thi British guns cap ap turf d at The Boer Boor in the engagement ith General French m was estimated at from i t men While the afternoon On papers are a I di i posed to overrate the brilliancy nr f Gen Gon General General eral Frenchs HB it will have a good moral effect and nd if promptly followed up as aa seems eem Ilk from the fact tact that Remington gui are already advancing on On it may maj result in capturing N pont bridge thus raining gaining an important strategic advantage e so then th n General l Fench will win probably be able to threat threaten en n bridge which is th main mainline mainline mainline line of retreat for the Boers Boors facing leing General Gatacre I Other ler official dispatches da dated tod Jan 1 unchanged say General position is i GAIN lAIN POR lISH BR CAUSE How the Victory at General French Is Regarded In Li London New York York Jan 2 tA dispatch to t th tb Tribune from London says In advar of or the arrival of Lord Roberts and th t concentration concentration of the Sixth and Seventh t Ti divisions for a maroli ma upon r l tein tom the meet mcm strategic point in the Orange republic General G oeral Freon hs ns Cl e of a distinct t gaia for in 11 ie British cause aUie Even if it wis WI brout u about cheaply and without Wit wt a a ed battle hattie it is of ot the tile value as an object lesson of what wIatt bat Brit is h gen generals crab can do when w len they go u ahou it in irs inthe inthe the right way and with a mob m i fore fanc adapted for operating n t n 1 1 General Gatacre Gata re at t t 1 mar sur surprise prise pise the enemy at by a night march but Wa va entrapped 1 am bW C J 01 ise le did not hav hay mo mc mobile m bile bUe force capable Je of ot good a ting ling General French Freh attempted ted th Sli ama ume tactics with Ed force an i suc succeeded hi in al his wily my ii who IL i k im m mJ orr ment nent T p i Liva only conly o be he d at k It on the second oni cond line huie Sin Sioe L be he week W ek of disaster military J croakers cro have been exiting caPping loudly for tOlf some HOme me gen general ral dl who would and i point the way to Pretoria Preto r a General Ge ral Frer h success s in the m my is b i proof that supernatural 0 s aie are not re required quiren for tor this thil c but mobile forces f led bv by er uis rilo who woo know now how to them wi j h vary wary kill killIn In Iii one Oft 11 le has there been like a Th ft k attack or a turn turnIng turnIng Ing Tal Ta was wa at Elands Ja i gU tto in which guns gun and prisoners pris noer Were vere by the That battle was nned and won by General whose wh se stifE college training came ame oat Lt brilliantly brillian ire in i recent onera from i rt to He ri been maneuvering T and aDd M iVbAn hours bOurs has hae com compelled compelled the Dutch t to t evacuate two g good i j by b movements in place of frontal a t aek His success is js dT dUE to good hiv and to the mobility nobility of Ibis bis forces and it illustrates What might mi t have been done do by other genera if they the had bar not been bent on frontal attacks and if ii the headquarters staff in iii London had bad adapted the army to ti the requirements of the cam campaign aign instead ad at c ng out a 8 pro pre scheme without any degree deforce de e of flexibility From Prom Modder Medder river ri there is 19 a 8 series renewed of ct press pre dispatches c indicating activity The Boer Boor position on the left is 18 reported d r to have been weakened by bya bya bya a withdrawal of the burghers from the trencher but thIs is I explained in the midnight dispatches by the heavy beaVy can cannonading towards Kimberley Kimberl Y Ap ar the bombardment was wag renewed reneW In tn that tha Quarter while white Ix Lord rd Methuen were commenting upon the too folly men of the Boers in to wasting s phot hot upon the thC theY Babing BabIn Babington Modder Y r river rier camp ean General ton has conducted con a a 0 eastward with a large larce toree Ff Nata news from The most moot important relates to a 8 frem from whether camp to ascertain ertain the Boers Boi toad bad vacated their strong po position still mUon south uth of o They ore are l on mountain 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