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Show STEYN WAS UNDER FIRE. Battles Raged All Day Monday Near Ladysmith. Boer Head Laager, Ladysmith, Mon day, Jan. 22. A battle has been raging along the Oiiviers Hoek road since Saturday Sat-urday between the Boers under Preforms Pre-forms and 6.000 British. The fighting is in full swing at Snierskop. The Boers unaer Botha and Cronje have been sent thither. The British elsewhere are only making mak-ing a recotimiissance of the Boer positions. po-sitions. President Steyn was under fire at the foremost position of the Free! Staters. i I |