The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-13
BoERs LIFTING" CATTLE.
They Are Very Successful Around
Kimberley.

CAPE TOWN, Nov. 1.-THE follow
ing telegram, undated, has been receiv-
ed from Kimberley, via Hopetown, No
vember 4th (morning): In yesterdays
fight the Beers made their appearance
near Carriers farm. The British opened
fire with a Maxim, thu enemy replying
with rifles. BY mistake our fire went
down into the valley, killing member
of the Cape police and wounding an
other The British finally retired on
the reservoir, where two guns were
brought up to shell the Beers The re-
suit is not yet known.
Meanwhile some Beers had occupied
Kampersdam, firing with one gun on
Ottos kopje, but not getting the range,
they did no damage. 1t is believed six
Beers were killed in the first fight.
THE Beers now surround Kimberley
in great numbers and are bent on lift
ing cattle and harassing the British.
New alarm signals were sounded at
10 o'clock this morning, the enemy hav-
ing been sighted in great numbers and
close to our outposts. They fired on IA
patrol under Major Peakman which en-
gagged them, but the firing was at long
range.
ing of Major Ayleff of the Cape police.
THE enemy lifted forty cattle north
east of the Sanitarium, subsequently
firing eight shells in the neighborhood
of Fesmead's farm at Kenilworth They
did no damage and retired. Later they
fired on number Of convicts who were
working near the Sanitarium, and
eventually went off with a large num-
Der of cattle and donkeys.
1.-The Beers are we'll mounted and
from the dips in the veldt they appear
and disappear with marvellous rapidity,
bent on lifting cattle. The demonstra-
ton made to the southwest to-day was
only feint to cover the unsuccessful
movement at Kenilworth after cattle.
Their field gun shooting was poor, all
the shells falling Short
The War Office issued the following
dispatch this evening from General Sir
Redvers Butler, dated Cape Town, No
vember 18th, 1910 p. M:
Colonel Kekewich, British command
err at Kimberley, reports that the enc
my was very active on November 4th.
principally with the object of driving
off cattle. The Orange Free State
troops retired rapidly before Colonel
Turner without firing.
AT 1870 p. m. the Transvaal troops
advanced on Kenilworth. Major Peak
man with squadron of the Kimberley
Light Horse was hiding in the bush
and gave the enemy a warm reception
The Beers retired firing. Colonel Peak
ner reinforced Major Peakman and at
12:40 p. m. the enemy opened fire with
one piece of artillery at nearly 1000
yards range.
Two guns of the diamond field ar
tillery were then sent in support of
Colonel Turner, but the enemy's guns
had ceased firing after the fifth round.
Consequently our guns did not come
into action. The enemy's artillery fire
was not damaging and their shooting
was bad
Our casualties We're limited to Ma
jor Ayleff of the Cape police, who was
wounded in the neck He is expected
to recover. Later in the day, our pick
cts say the Beers carried off six dead
from one spot, probably killed by our
Maxim. The total Boer loss was prob
ably heavy, but had not been estimated
by Colonel Kekewich.
About $50 p. m. Colonel Turner was
again in contact with a new body of
the enemy on the Schnest Drift road
From the coming tower a large num-
Der could be plainly seen about two
miles to the north of the Kimberley
reservoir and others held a walled en-
closure on the right flank Colonel
Turner opened with a Maxim and two
guns of the diamond field artillery sent
IN support. He came into action at
o:43 p. m, and continued firing until
dark
Our further casualties there were
Private Lubbe of the Cape police, who
was shot through the head and who
died on arriving at the hospital. and
Sergeant Watermage of the Kimberley
division of the Cape police who was
wounded but is doing WELL
colonel Kekewich is unable to state
the enemy's loss, but believes this must
have been severe. judging from the pre-
ltate retreat of the Beers
AT 6:lO p. m the enemy opened fire
with one piece of artillery from Cam
perdam. on Otto's kopje, the latter be-
ing held by the Cape police. The enc
my inflicted no damage
FIRING AT LADYSMITH.