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ANOTHER COLONEL KILLED.
London, Nov. II. The War Office has
received from General Butler the fol-
lowing dispatch: q!
Cape Town, Friday night, Nov. TO-
A accomplishing force from the Orange
river had q skirmish with the enemy
o-day4s about four miles east sof Bal
mont Casualties, in the 9Northumber-
land Fusiliers, Colonel c. E. Keith
FalconerS killed; Dieutenantss f.. Bevan
and III. G. Hail. wounded. inS the North
lancashire Regiment Lieutenant c.. e.
Wood and two prlvates wounded. This
is the only report to hand. !.
The War Office also has received
the following from General Butler:
cape Town. Monday. Nov. 1o.-10:2O
p. m.-The following message has been
received from Colonel Kekewfch.
&. SITUATION AT KIMBERLEY.
Kimberley Monday, Nov. 6.-The
wounded are progressing satisfactorily.
Two unarmed natives have been shot
by the Beers Mt Alexander's Fontein.
The conservatory post to the south Of
kimberley reservoirs has been missing
since November 4th. It is supposed to
nave been captured by the Beers.
Browne, OF Beaconstleld, having rid
zen beEond the barriers yesterday. Is
missing. 1T is supposed he was cap
tured. The situation. otherwise, is I'M
changed -
DISPATCH FROM BUTLER.
:, London. Nov. 1.-THE following ad-
uiuonal announcement was made by
the War Office this afternoon:
General Butler wires to-day, lo:15
m, that Colonel Kekewich reported
november Sth that the bonlba rdment
OF kimberley November 18th, did no
damage, and that there were no cns,,ols
ties. - ~ va "" S'"A =
a BRITISH ADVANCE.
ID Dusban' Natal Wednesday, Novem-
per S.-A large force OF men ans r,,ns
from the British first class cruiser Ter
ripls mas started for the front.
TROOPS REACH CAPE TOWN.
LONDON, November 11.--It Is ofIlcially
announced that the troopshIps York,
sti,e, Lsinore Castle and Aurania have
T a,.iVe Gu. Ut cape Town with 1876 troops
Inc TWO steamers first named imr,e
olWteiy proceeded to Durham. II "a am.
posed the Aurania's troops win he Ia nd
ed ut Cape Town. = 'Anu-
TOUR OF OBSERVATIONS
IS.court, natal, Tuesday, November
l;t-an armored train manned bv n an :.
gmeering staff and a company of the
ipuplln fusileers under Captain Hens
tIy ietiurned mere tonight. 1t reports
nut II round the stores at Frere looted
apparently by Knfflrs. md met cyoiist
patr tols. " no reported thut the 8oers
were on the Springfield road. i've ,,,i,as
away. The train proceeded Gnu in;is,S
ana round the Blue Spruit bridge In
tact; The train frequently stopped and
captain Hensley examined the road he
fore proceeding. III oe
AT COlonSO. Canfot, i
spected, Fort Nicholson and, proceed
ING. FOUND the line cut mile south M
Coienso. Two lengths OF the ra lie ON
eaeh line had been lifted and placed
out of gauges p'aeeu
coLENso ABANDONED.
from Information obtained from
iIaf1rs, 1t appears that the Boers lar
the vicinity OF Colenso early this mornN
ing. proceeding In the direction OF Bul,,-
wan mountain, and that Cnptain
Hensley found Colenso absolutely do.
serted ,'S 80 au ie-
paiioon was observed for several
minutes hoverlng over the Boer posI-
~ the mountains. It was, pre-
aoly, British balloon from Lady.
smith. o - A1au :
"Ihe natives here are undertaking the
smith. $40. A4auy
DURHAM REINFORCED.
Durham; Nov. S.-The warshlps have
landed a'nnNal brigade with twenty
guns Tor the defense Of the town. The
brigade marched through HE se#n
amid the greatest enthusiasm.
THE ATTACK UPON KIMBERLEY.
Gope Town, Wednesday, Nov. g.
acknowledgements from Kimberley
SHOW that the town was vigorously at
tackled at two different points. It Is
reported that one of the British forca
ana six Beers Were killed. It is be-
meved here that the Beers surround the
town in force.
NOW OR NEVER.
Nothing has filtered through to-day
from Ladysmth. which everybody ex-
poets to be the theatre of thrilling
events during the coming week Trans
ports, carrying 1900 British trops, are
already enroute to Durham, having
passed Cape Town, and the Beers MUST
strike a decisive blow at Ladysmlth
now or never.
nuretar. LontI Iron Safes.