Show HEAVY FIRING MAG MA Gen Methuen Est Establishes s a Market and Trades with Farmers 4 1 Ob 01 S MADE I or of It oil the Ill I t Dud and London Dee war office has received the following fron Capetown dated datel Wednesday Dee Dec Methuen reports as At yesterday esterday evening the Doers Doerson on the south side aide ot of opened a very cr heavy heay tire fire for tor some time This morning the naval brIgade fired at the enemy at the west hart art of Mag The cavalry brigade Is reo re In a direction tion Masters haa made mado an ex cx tended reconnaissance westward and northward or of Enstein and re reports orts alt 1111 altwell well The Tho tanners were glad to see our men rere suffering from want of oC food I have Iao established a market here where I 1 can fresh milk and selling to the farmers ten tea and other IUler articles which they cannot othet otherwise lIe purchase Hea heavy rain fell last night anti and report no change hange tn I ell D Durban Dec 27 21 Harry t fOrmer premier of Natal died sUddenlY on the street this afternoon The flight lion Harry was WIlS born It at London England In He e coun council cil of oC Natal ata In was created attorney general In 1893 and later became prime minister of the colony He was the commander of oC the tho Natal naval volun olun teens with the relative rank ot of Cot Col In the volunteer force torce Natal Dec 27 21 A German farmer named Stucco and the nl Mr director ot of the MissIons In Natal have hao been at Estcourt on the charge of aid aIdin In the Doers Boors They both claim the tho protection of Germany an i I Capetown Dee Dec Otter com commanding Oter manding the Canadian contingent of troops I is to Join the staff ot of Gen Bul Buller ler all the members or of which are pro to Natal indicating that Gen po Bullers sphere wi shortly be con can confined fined to Natal Natal NatalA 4 A ma man named Green n a toner former sere sen geant major ot of the British baloon balloon do de Is among the tho Doer prisoners captured nt at ln Green Oreen who rot In ifIl n ad admitted that lIe he hal had been for Cor some somo time In the service of the Doers and had In instructed them In lie Ho says there were 2300 Bor Beers at tein ot of whom were engaged the day of at the tho bate battle The loer losses ho asserts were hea heavy the trenches being tul ull or of dead Green Oreen further do dance that It if the attack had been pressed the Doers Boers would have yielded lie Ho says S the Doer Beer horses horles have to b he taken to the Mader Modder river as water Is so 80 at London Dec view of the Dp ap apparent prent parent ot of the tho British cm corn mander manders In preventing the dall daily strengthening Ind and extending of the tho Doer positions alon along the nd and Modder rivers many expert exports ar are corn com comIng lag Ing to the conclusion that the British have given ghen up the thc Idea of carrying these by assault ad and wi will await the transport with cavalry reo re required to give their forces the ce mo earl mobility when they hope to bo be In InQ ina Q a position to besiege the Doers Boers In their respective while Gen Roberts carrie carries out the the orline original plan ot of Cm cam campaign that ol of advancing straight north on D the other generals detaching sufficient mobile troop troops to reach their goal by circuitous routes There Is nothing In the official or best Independent report reports to Indicate that the beleaguered garrisons are In any s special lal straits caling calling tor Or Immediate relief The latest advices from Kimberley where a shortage i Is most feared report plenty of too food An feature or of news newl Is the patriotic offers oters ot of service from Indian princess s The or of had replying to a toast proposed b bLod by Lod Lord Curzon the viceroy at n a banquet In Calcutta last evening said the proudest tte title he possessed was that ot of being the quen queens faithful ally adding that hIs pmt purse his an army an and h his s sword were ever eer at her disposal The Maharajah of hu hs asked permission to serve erve on General Roberts stat staff and ha has offered to send trop troops horses hores and a transport to South Africa The government ot of France hM has ap appointed appointed pointed Capt military It at tache at the Doer or headquarters Many Ian Cretans In Athens are offering their services to th the British consul to for service In South Africa The latest In Independent news from Ladysmith sa says The field tort would now withstand an any organized atack attack the enemy II likely to deliver deller Tere There tre are nt food lood stuffs for lor two months The queston question of forage mIght be trou but since Ince the Ule rains there thero ha lies been some grasing within the lne Ther There Is II no ho horse Th Tb casualties caU br b ou JeU E r fre tire fre are Increasing and the Doers are arc reported to be becoming TheY Cea fear night artles sorties and constantly open n a heavy on an Imaginary at al attack tack The he German officials have hae It stopped the Donl Boors from recruiting In Neither mon men nor horses ar are permitted to cross cros the border bordor |