Show 180mSfHRING LAUYSMITH t I Hottest Bombardment of the = Siege f SHOWER OF SHELLS 1 SHA TT R BRITISH GUNS Major ScottTurner Is Killed In Battle i Sortie From Kimberley Which Proved Prov-ed Disastrous For the English Forces Wh Having Exhausted Their Ammunition Were Compelled Com-pelled to RetireClaims That Transvaal Forces Fired Under the Protection of i White Flag + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + I3dysniitl Saturday Dec 2 t t The hottest bombardment of + + the siege took place last Thursday t t Thurs-day The Boers got a new big t + gun in position on Lombardsf + t Kop completely commanding + + the town and shelled our camp t t that day and yesterday plant ting + t-ing shells wit great accuracy tin + t-in the camp of the Gordon Highlanders + + High-landers and the Minchester regiment t + reg-iment where there were many 4 + narrow escapes + + Today the enemy resumed the 4 + bombardment doing some effective t + effec-tive shooting Several of our t + guns have been hattered by the + t Boer big guns + tit + + tttt1 + l I tttttt London Dec 7 430 a mAgain there Is a complete lull in the war news Lad smlth has established heliographic communication with Frere and It Is reported that ail was well up to Sunday Sun-day A dispatchfrom the Boer laager by wayy of LoUIenZO Marques dated Thursday Nov 30 confirms the report that the commandos gave been closing in upon Ladysmith and mounting big guns in new positions i According to the same advices a heavy cannonade had been maintained and a gEneral assault had been ordered for Thursday morning but was countermanded coun-termanded at the 1151 mOlDent Modder River dispatches say that the I Boers are encamped amid the hills halfway I half-way to Kimberley but It Is also assorted as-sorted that a large body of the enemy has gone in the direction of Jacobsdahl It is possible therefore that Lord Me thuen may endeavor to clear liisright I fianks as far as Jacobsdahl before continuing con-tinuing his advance He Ie still waiting Ing at lodder River for stores guns I and ammunition 1 The sortie from Kimberley on Nov 2 appears to have been much more serious I se-rious than hql1 bee1l1supposed Details Continued on Page 1 |