| Show RELEASE TH THE E EGERMAN GERMAN SHIPS 1 Steamship General Had IO o Contra Contraband Contraband band of War on Hand TIlE fIlE AT MAFEKING Col Flintier to Liaise it II Soon foda at t It a Berlin Jan GA I dl received here Ad n says the of that place have renounced all further let search ot of the Imperial German niall steamer detained there suspicion ot of haying having contraband ot of war on The steamer will resume her In II tew London Jan T uch nothing def det detI I mite Is permitted to pass the I transpires s to confirm the tho bo be boI bollet behot I hot that an Important move on Ui Tugela lu ln river Is Imminent The al bombardment kept up on the Doer Boeren n and the numerous r oln nuisances are apparently connected with ci 0 well defined purpose Th There re are arc some somo Indications that the British plan or of attack Includes tin an tin movement via ia Colonel defeat in the sorties s Mafeking at raise serious d doubts of hIs n ability to hold out mUch longer Today however comes a 11 report that Cot Col Plumer reached from Fort run lull about Jan 1 with the lan relief force ts As Co Cot Plainer Plumer had at his disposal about 2000 men It If the news Is correct ho ought tp to be 00 able to raise the siege on Mafeking The Tho Inconclusive fighting around was renewed this morning the tho British artillery opening tp in the westward of It the tho town The dispatches Indicate that on an attack Is developing Into n a general gentral engagement from Belmont Delmont say MY two 10 corn com companies panics ot of Canadians atch to eec ca caer er cc the return ot of Col occupied n a pass Elx miles mUes outto pre pee prevent vent MY any attempt ot of the tho Doel l t to cut oft the tho force torcA A dispatch from Capetown relative to the release ot of the n quantity ot of on onboard onboard board the ease case drOuse less In Interest interest terest than that ot of Du which It Is I claimed has lIas been en known for or 8 year car as Q a carr ot of war ar ma to the Cot Col Sir Charles lIow rd Vincent ent sail sall salle sailed e ed South tod tody y although the tho have bare not permitted a the London er l tt n official Ices at the seal ot of war warA warA A l special dispatch from Capetown tOday says nays It Is rumored there theto that Gen French ha has entered Coles berg I There was a striking scene In the I court room ot of the headquarters of the Honorable Artillery company today wh when n the lord mayor maor A J 3 Newton aldermen attended In state to swear In the company compan o a lour four gun bUn battery batter which Is going to the tho front Th The ceremony was b by matI distinguished people Lord Den Denhigh high the lieutenant colon colonel l command commandIng lug Ing the Honorable Artillery company compan thanked the lord mayor maor who made d a h eUlogizing the historic services ot of the Honorable Artillery company The G German cruiser Condor arrived at Durban Thursday and started Thurs Thursday day dar for tor Lourenzo Marques According to a special dispatch from I Capetown len Gen Methuen thuen Is i building a 0 I railroad around the Doer position at Mager |
