| Show NO FIGHT AT LADYSMITH BOER INVASION COLONY CONTINUES london nov 21 the reports of 0 heavy fighting at Lady ladysmith smith last wednesday have noc nor been confirmed on the contrary tho the most reliable advices advises from estcourt indicate that there was nothing more than a desultory cannonade probably the rumor ot of a serious engagement grew out of oi the taci that the boers threw a few harmless shells late tuesday night leading to the supposition pesi tion that an attack was imminent nothing however happened wednesday beyond the fact ithac the doers boers are dally flatly receiving fresh reinforcements ments and supplies there Is practically nothing new from front the front the boer invasion of capo cape colony continues steadily and rapidly there are 1300 boers at Co colenburg lesburg and news has reached cast east london that lady gray near allway north has been deserted by the british and now Is in the bands hands of the enemy A pretoria dispatch anno announces the e rth th arrival there among the brijesh prisoners of major haldane bro B ahle and hallway it also it so de llares that the british on sunday made two unsuccessful attempts to oust the huntenburg Hu commando from a position near mat eking and that severe fighting took place from delagoa bay comes reports of the arrival of more german geman officers and artillery men who have volunteered to serve with ithe transvaal forces the war office officially asserts that chat all news received from africa has been published with the exception of demands for the renewal eft 01 stores war material and the like there Is an unconfirmed rumor that mere more troops have been ordered from front india to the cape the plan of operations on bath bc lh sides Is slowly unfolding itself gen joubert Is evide evidently moving gouthro south to prevent it if possible the junction of lot the british rell relieving eying force with the forces at estcourt and LadY ladysmith smith while white on the orange river border the boers boer s are believed to be concentrating at donk ito tto oppose gen bullers Dul lers advance it is said boers have a already laag ered at Donker the english plan seems to be a threefold advance from durban to from orange river to kimberley and from east london by way of queenstown Queens town to Burghers dorp gen buller has wired the commanding officer at queenstown Queens town announcing the dispatch of gen gatacre with the first battalion of the seventh brigade to east london this was the place from frem which it was originally intended that gen gatacre s column should start thus Is it possible that gen bullers plans have suffered less modification tion than some have supposed gen gatacre will be able to keep the boers on the orange border sufficiently occupied to preserve gen tram from undue molestation especially it if scribe the free state burghers as in no wise enthusiastic tor for fighting are well founded |
