| Show PERTAINING TO THE TRANSVAALI I 1 The Commandants have assembled at Kilt River drift to discuss the advisa I bility of continuing the struggle Meanwhile Mean-while ton there Is a force of British at Myr i tonMaJ Hunter Weston and Lieut Earle I rode in advance oc Lord Roberts forty miles Into a hostile country to try to I cut the railway behind the Boers before tho Vaal was crossed but they were too late lateGen Gen French crossed tho Vaal at LindegUB drift Saturday and Gen Henry with mounted infantry Sunday They pushed forward and nearly suc > ceeded In saving the nearls the northernmost span being destroyed troycl Gen Hlldyards division which Is In I trusted primarily with attacking the Boer right at Elandslaagte has arrived I at New Castle The work of searching the district Is progressing serching many rebels have been sent to Ludysmlth I The Boers In the New Castle part orI I the theater of war arc very active havI tug been reinforced from various di rections Their front now extends from Lalnga Nok to New Republic where they are fortifying I |
