Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-09

The London war Office on Oct. 81 re-
ceived dispatch from Gen. White.
commanding the British forces at
Ladysmith, reporting that the Royal
Irish Fusileers, No. 10 Mountain Bat
terry and Worcestershire regiment were
surrounded in the hills by the Beers
and after losing heavily, were obliged
to capitulate. Gen. White adds that
the casualties have not yet been ascer-
tanned. From another source ii 10 eE-
timated that the Beers lost in killed
and wounded between 900 and ] 1000
persons.
In describing the engagement at
Nicholson's Mex, correspondent of the
London Daily Mail says: "The Beers
shot magnificently. The moment a
Britisher raised his head to see where
the enemy were he instantly fell back
with bullet in it. On the other hand,
with the greatest kindness to wounded
and unwounded. They spent the after
noon singing doleful hymns under the
trees and they had reason to be doleful,
for they had lost many men"
News has been received that Mafek-
ing is closely besieged, and that the
Beers have successfully repulsed the
sorties. The surrender of Mafeking is
expected. 1t is also confirmed that the
Free Staters have seized Colesburg.
1t is reported that the Beers are &C.
cupying parts of Zululand, and that
they have taken Pomeroy, so miles
from Greytown.
Britain will hurry the Woolwich
howitzer brigade to South Africa. The
brigade has 10000 rounds of lyyite
shells awaiting it. A single shell, it is
said, will kill 800 men when dropped
into a compact body. This was demon
strated at Omdurman.
Official roll call showed S43 British
missing after the engagement at For
quhar's farm, near Ladysmith. Nearly
all belonged to the Worcestershire reg
iment and the Royal Irish Fusiliers.
Col. Baden-Powell, British comman-
der, has laid railway in a complete
circle around Mafeking and is running
armored trains around the town, ready
to meet the Beers at any point.
In the second and third engagements
at Ladysmith the Beers came out vic
torious, the British losing $50 men
killed, wounded and prisoners. Gen.
White himself being wounded.
The general belief in London is that
the Beers are now waiting for more
guns from Pretoria before attacking
Ladysmith with view of victory or
defeat.
Queen Victoria has contributed S., 900
and the prince of Wales 81 $40 to the
Transvaal war fund for the relief of
widows and orphans of British killed.
The Allan line steamer Sandman,
from Montreal and Quebec, with the
Canadian contingent for the Transvaal
war on board, departed Nov. l.
The Beers were still engaged in she'll
ing Ladysmith on the 9Th. 1t is re-
ported that the Britishers' aim is now
causing much damage.
1t is reported that the Natal Dutch
nave been actively assisting the Beers
by carrying information regarding the
British movements
The last report from Kimberley was
to the effect that the town was still
safe, but an attack was expected at any
time.
Germany has announced that she in
tends TO pursue course of absolute
neutrality during the Transvaal war.
The fund started by American women
in London for the wounded in South
Africa has already reached SIS, 1000.
Walter Morrison, M. p, at London
has sent 81 900 for the aid of the Natal
volunteers.
The British troopship Rapidan lost
200 horses in gale off the English
coast.
The wounded at Kimberly are all do
ing we'll