Show liS 1 MOVING ON Lord Roberts Rapidly Follow FolIo Following ing in up lip His Advantage 6 DIFFICULT TASK AHEAD i 0 BOERS TO VIGOROUSLY OPPOSE CAPTURE OF OP STRONGHOLD 4 Country Rough Bough and Adapted A apted to Burghers Tactics British Army Considerably Harassed Specula Speculation I tion as to the Intentions of the I London May Slay 5 Lord rd Roberts is evi evidently evidently dently losing no time in f following up the substantial advantage advant ge gained by bythe byl bythe the occupation of Brand Bran tf ort rt and ann his I whole force Is apparently moving on The place placeS mentioned in Lord Roberts dispatch to the war of office lice fice this morning as Neal cannot be found on the maps and it Is ie I likely that It It is in a at cable error for Near In Jn which General Genera Ian Jm Hamil Hamilton Hamilton ton tot seems to be midway between and and has thus got between and General command from which is occupying Timba Between and the country countey is rough and suited for Boer Boor tactics so su the British are liable Hable to be considerably harassed before they capture the stronghold I Experts differ as to whether Lord I Roberts is bound towards I or in the direction di of Bethlehem The I II latter place Is la the terminus of the line I joining with the Natal railroad at pass and the capture of I I that place would w ul probably compel the Boers Beers to leave leov the Drakenburg range rangeS and thus open pen the way w y for General Bullers advance The British will have to repair the I bridge over the Vet before the rail railroad railroad railroad road between and becomes available Lord Roberts reports to the war of office office fice flee under date kte of Bran fort May 4 as follows Hamilton advanced today to He Ho was engaged with the enemy throughout the march Ho H speaks in terms of praise of the be behavior behavior havior havi r of the troops especially Broad woods brigade of cavalry and the mounted infantry |