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Show HAD A BUSY WEEK. Both Briton nnd Boer Have an Unusually Un-usually Lively Time in South Africa With Heavy Losses. London. Feb. 10 A repot t received today from Iord Kitchener at Pretoria shows last week to hivo been tho liveliest live-liest week, with the heaviest losses on both sides, for several months pist. Lord Kitchener gives the Iloer casualties casual-ties nt a. total of slxty-nlno killed, ll(t-seven ll(t-seven sunendeied und nf taken prlion-cis, prlion-cis, Ihn Urltlsh captured 0 rifles, ono pom pom and tho iimmI grist of munitions muni-tions mid live stock Tho most serious Hrltlsh los during the week wns tho capture nf clxty elonkei wagons, convoved by 160 troops At n, point thlity miles from Hcaufort-west, Hcaufort-west, Capo Colony, the enemy swept down on tho donlcej wagons nnd cut up tho convoy beforu nsslstnnco arrived They wcro nblo to rcmnvo only twelve of tho wignns, nnd burned the lest. In this enguc-ement the IliUMi lost two ofheers and cloven men killed nnd one olllicr and foilj -seven men wounded, while tho liners lost twenty-four killed nnd forts -tlvo wounded The liners also lushed a detnehment of 100 men of Col Ilornns column tho night "f Pebru.iry 3rd, when tho Hrltlsh lost three nlllc ers ind seven men killed and seventeen men wounded. Von Donep surprised Pntgleter'a longer nenr Wolinarstadt Transvaal colony, Pobrinry 7th, killing three Hoers and capturing thirty-six. ns well ns twenty-live vwiRnns and livestock. |