Show DORNBAIP FAUM FIGHT Two Thousand Boers Opened Attack on tho British KIcrksdorp Transvaal April G Details received of the battle at Dornbalt farm March 31st In which the British had three officers and twentyfour men killed and sixteen officers and 13L men wounded while tho Boers bad 137 killed or wounded wound-ed show that quite 2XW Boer opened n strong attack from different points with three guns and n pompom This attack was made at a moment when the British Drlt9h had left their luggage In 1 laager In charge of a Canadian contingent and Cnadllnconln adwelo galloping across the open plain with the intention of capturing a Boor convoy which had been discovered flvo miles ahead The British retired solidly and tre soldly having dismounted oncncd a return fu shade on the Boers orcned While tho luggage In charge of the Canadians Ca-nadians wus sent for the Brlllsh formed a camp and started digging trenches trnches Thc shelling of the Boers stampeded the Bocrsstampded mules and caused confusion but other wise It was not very effective but many buells failed to explode efectve may The Canadian front was attacks iln > iiim umbr tflpy cnJI Lh rs pc I I l fW m ni 1 oors Yt to break throuh Onb party Yt the Ca nadians fought until all wero killed or i wounded and tho last man of this party althpUKh mortal wounded emptied two woundech empted bandoliers of cartridges nt thc enemy and then broke his rile The flEhtlng was severe and general for fully three hours but after the Brlt JahMiad Intrenched and tho gunsgot Into action the forces repelled numerous and dotermlncd attemtps mado under the per Bonnl exhortations of the Boer leaders Toward night the lire gradually ceased tro and tho Bocra retired gadunJ ccacd |