Show WHIPPED 6 don as t UK r ahk marsh 4 karly floy london doe lekawa 16 news of Is revers e to lend rod methuen hr been received ahen hen the doer retreated froni from the modder river battle ibey they withdrew to a Pt ronger er position which w as lutren ebed general methuen at tack v d thir position yesterday A at 4 dawn the adva mell U suddenly udden lf lie rose the were fed led to a murderous fire from the trenches about too yard in front the greater part of the fearful loaa lose of the day WR was thua thus suffered auf frred d in a single minute startled aud overwhelmed tha the brt gals retired quickly but moon tilled and retained their this wa was oa on the tile left on the right the guarda guards brigade advanced adran ceJ across the veldt alra llast other trenches trench ra and fought an I 1 av c tut for cn houra bourt at 11 in the nio mo ning the gordon jordon were sent for forward ward the doers allowed them to pass pa oab line title in of f trenches tren chea and then enfiladed ofila ded them at night general methuen retired to a position of safety an official report gives the number of killed wounded and sod missing of all ail arm arms in the engager nent as a 33 thi thre re arn ar fifteen of fleere killed and tour four wounded and in addition five are missing and one la Is known to bar been mada made prisoner |