Show BOER REPULSE AT LADYSMITH general success funy opposes au an A As fault caulton on tho Town london jim jan 10 british hope shave been revived by the news that general sir george white has successfully repelled a vigorous and protracted assault on ladysmith Lady smith the enemy was in great strength and pushed tile the attack with great courage and energy some of the on wagon hill were three times taken by the doers and retaken by the british one point in the british works was occupied all day by the doers boers who were driven off however about 7 by a bayonet charge during a fierce rainstorm the boer loss was heavy not notwithstanding the victory the fear is often expressed that the ammunition at Lady ladysmith smith is getting low and it might be impossible to successfully resist many such attacks general white has men at la hysmith dy smith and their capture would prove an overwhelming disaster and leave tile the boers now engaged at lady smith free to attack buller |