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at such an early date is believed to be prac-
tically impossible.
HEAVY LOSS OF HIGHLANDERs
Six Hundred nnd FIFTY the Total for
the BriSndc-Report from
Gntncre.

LONDON, Dec. IA revised list of the
total casualties to the British troops at
Magersfontein places the number at S32
The war Office has received a message
stating there were $50 casualties among the
non commissioned officers and men of the
Highland brigade at Magersfonten
The brigade lost ten officers killed,
thirty eight wounded and four missing
The war office has received from General
Gataore the following list of casualties fur
nished by correspondent, who was per-
mitted to visit the Boer camp with the
chaplans, and is believed to be reliable.
Second Royal Irish, ten killed. thirty-two
wounded; First East Lancashires. one
wounded; Second Northumberlands, twelve
killed, twentyseven wounded. All the
above wounded are prisoners.
An official report gives the total number
of killed, wounded and missing of all arms
in the engagement OF Sunday and Monday
north of Modder river as SIT.
There were fifteen officers killed and four
wounded, ana in addition five are missing
and one is known to have Been made
prisoner.
The following list OF the officers killed or
wounded has been received:
Highland brigade: Killed. General
Wauchope, Lieutenant Colonel j. ~ c.
Ccode, Captain Elton, Lieutenant Edmonds,
Captain j. r. Clark, Lieutenant Cox Cap
tain Cowan Captain Lamberton, Lieutenant
Colonel Goff, Major Robinson, Captain Win
gate and Lieutenant Cowie. Wounded
Colonel Kelham. Major Berkeley, Major Duff
Captain Featherstonbaugh, Captain Noyes
Captain WolfeM Murray, Captain Richardson,
Captain Campbell, Captain Gordon, Captain
McNab Lieutenant Hon. w. C. Baillie
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Many of the above mentioned officers are
dangerously wounded. The other ,,officers
wounded mostly sustained unsevere injuries.
Second Royal Highlanders: Wounded,
Lieutenant, Wauchope, Major Cuthbertson,
Captain Cameron. Lieutenant ST. ]. Harvey,
Lieutenant Berthon and Lieutenant TAFT
who was formerly the amateur golf cham
pon Missing, Captain Hon Cumming
Bruce, Captain McFarlane and Lieutenant
Ramsey
Coldstream Guards: The marquis of Win
chester was killed; Captain !. Sterling,
Lieutenant Colonel Codrington and Major
Hon. w. Lambton were wounded, and of the
rank and file six were killed and forty-six
were wounded. NJ
Twelfth LancersS One killed, eighteen
wounded.
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Second Seaforths: Missing, Major K r.
Mackenzie and Captain Brodie.
Field artillery: Twenty one wounded,
Surgeon Major was taken prisoner.
Mounted infantry; Killed, Major Milton
and Major Ray
MODDER RIVER Cape Colony, Tuesday,
Dec. 12.-Details gathered here by a repre-
sentative of the Associated Press among the
wounded British and Beers give some idea
of the desperate nature of the fight at
Magersfontein. The Highlanders did all that
the most gallant troops in the world could
do, but 1t was impossible to face the ter
rible fire of the Beers The British arti-
lery again saved the situation and divides
the honors of the day with the Scots The
batteries worked for hours under gallant
rife fire.
According to the Boer stories 1t was i'm
possible for the burghers to have escaped
fearful loss. One Boer prisoner said a single
lyddite shell killed or wounded over seventy
and that two other shells burst over two
bodies OF Beers ensconced behind the range,
doing fearful damage.
All agree that the Beers fought through
out with the utmost gallantry. Their sharp
shooters seldom missed the mark
a Seaforth Highlander says that while he
was lying wounded on the field he saw
Boer of typical German appearance, fault
lessly dressed, with polished top boots, a
shirt with silk ruffies and cigar in his
mouth, walking among the ant hills picking
off the British, He was quite alone and 1t
was apparent from the frequent use he made
of held glasses that he was singing out
officers
Another wounded Boer says that lyddte
shell fired Sunday fell In the middle OF an
open air, prayer meeting held to offer sup
pications for the success Of the Boer arms |
All the wounded are full OF praise for the
treatment they received from the medical
department on the battlefield.