| Show THE BRITISH ARE 1 FOR MEW MEN Theil Naval Guns at Modder River Com Completely the Situation Hav Having ing Range of Every Ivry Object Do Not Trust tile the Free and to Shoot Them at the Ilie First Sign of Dread Sub to 10 Boer Beer Thanks for Victories Al AI to Have Been Filibuster Cape Cap Situation at the Front Remains Practically Un at Capetown that British Contemplate an Mules Havo Glanders fodder River flYer Cape Colony natal guns gun tar r the whose Doer position and ant the exact range fange of every stone slam and jJ bush They frequently 1 lant bells with good advantage In the midst tf I r of 01 Boers The burghers are reported to be re home for tor Christmas Recent arrivals from report notwithstandIng the Doer success Stators do not expect ulti the Fr e Tile The complain of lbs bate te victorY conduct of oC Gen Oen Cronies iota who are arc alleged to be better fed 54 In the positions Tile e rs no ao not conceal theIr suspicions of the possible defection tion ot of the Free Stators and threaten to hoot theta at the least sign of The Free ree are arc said to regard to the us as moro more moroto to be feared than to Great Greal Britain ThANKFUL FOR Pretoria Monday Dec Tou Jou Itt haS recovered and returned to the tho front today loday There were specie special set ser rices yesterday In the different tanKers as I for the victories or of Stromberg and Modder river FILIBUSTER Durban Tuesday Dec l The Nor lark bark Regina from Java loaded rith fl stretchers and railway sleepers w been cap captured lured near Delagoa bay tad Id br brought here by the BrItish second dus cruiser Forte SITUATION London Dee Dec Int l st cable cabie die tt hc South that the Ibe at 11 the front Is practicallY tt ha cd With the Iho exception of oC tie de det which the t artillery practice to Detre do not hot reply the lie British continuo continue U t mark time timeTha Tha Tb B heavily bombarded Lady lad fr Clr a couple of hours D 1 IL the day da after the battle of Tu rim but little damage was done TheY killed one man and wounded two men mer of oC the garrison train Crom Capetown say 81 the New with at UW pearl were In n a tight corner Dec 18 The They wore surrounded by Boors and retired under a hail ball of bullets fIred Ored nt short range rance but sustained only lit littie tie tl iota 10 6 Among the Doer killed nt at were man of that locality who had Joined th the Orange Free FIC State forces Several newspaper correspondents have hae to Capetown from the river apparently confirming the belief bellet that no nn advance ot o othe the British Is projected The war has hns received the follow follo big from Capetown dated daled Dec Ikc 25 5 T There re Is no change chane In the situation at Modder river Gsa Gen Methuen Is well and the Doers have bae not disturbed him Gen reports that a force ot of DOUce have hae occupied Dordrecht the Doers retreating with willI no Ions loes The Tho war baa received n a dis disPatch patch from Natal dated Sunday Dec 24 announcIng that In Ia ati an enGagement at Ladysmith Dee Dec 2 22 Major A C Wathen and Oakes and LIeutenant Hula anti and Col Fawcett were wounded ond that nine non o officers and men were killed and 10 wounded This battle bailio had not been recorded be before tore fore this A cable dispatch from Capetown dot dat dated SKI ed Wednesday Dec 20 says sas that gian Ian dons dore has out among the Amen Amerl can mules of oC which there are arc 1100 at atthe atthe the remount farm fann Twenty Twentysix six elx mul muIs have been destroyed and 78 I have been Th dIspatch nays ears the th disease dl Is spreading Three members or of tile the Ca Cape parila mont ment are arc to be and oho ot of them Is 19 SAid to have hao n ri Free State flag to a Doer commander nt the same time Ume the hope that he would carry It to glory and victory Another member ot of ment Is Ia said to be 00 recruiting for Cor the In addition the wealthy farmers ire ale no now the ARRIVED AT GIBRALTAR GIbraltar Dec Lord ner ener has arrived here from Crom Egypt |
