Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-23
TRANsvAAL WAR ITEMS.

TRANSvAAL WAR ITEMS.
A missionary, a native but reliable
man, who arrived at Estcourt on the
18th from LadysInith, reports that big
fight took place there on Friday, Nov.
! 10. He says that volunteers went out
in the early morning and drew the
enemy from their positions onto fiat,
where the regular troops, under Gen.
Sir George White, outmaneuvered
them by outflanking the Beers, admin
istering a crushing defeat and inflict-
ing great loss. More than 200 Kaffirs,
the missionary says, were employed by
the Beers to bury their dead, and the
two trains, each drawn by two engines,
carry away the wounded.
Misfortune steadfastly pursues Brit
ish employment of armored trains, the
fascination for which has given the
Beers their first and latest victories.
On the last occasion the British seem
to have walked into a deliberate trap,
with the result that, according to the
best accounts, 90 men are either killed,
wounded or missing. OF these the
Fusiliers claim 50 and Durham infantry
40. 1t is believed that few escaped and
that the others are prisoners in the
hands of the Beers.
A dispatch from Estcourt dated Nov.
Goth says "A hard-fought battle took
place at Ladysmith on the 18th lasting
from daybreak until > o'clock in the
afternoon, in which many Beers were
killed and many taken prisoners. An
other battle took place on the 10th
which is described as the heaviest yet
fought. The number Of Beers killed is
estimated at number of hundreds,
while the British losses were compare
lively small.
The Boer commando from Rockville,
$50 strong, entered Aliwal North on
the 18th and hoisted the flags of both
republics in the market square, pro-
claiming the district republican terri
tory. The Britishers were given IA
days notice to quit
Sir Alfred Miner. governor of Cape
Colony and British high commissioner,
has issued proclamation declaring
that the Boer proclamation annexing
territory, impressing men or selling
goods are null and void, and should not
be obeyed.
The total British achievements that
have arrived in South Africa since Nov.
10 are 10000 men. chiefly infantry,
nearly $1,000 horses and mules, three
batteries of field artillery, and a num-
Der of quick firing Maxim guns.
A British dispatch srom Estcourt,
dated Nov 10, reports everything quiet.
The Beers are encamped six miles
away, and the British are confident
that their forces are sufficiently strong
to repulse an attack.
The British admiralty has engaged
the fast steamers Gaul. Norman, Dome
Castle and Avondale Castle to embark
the greater part of the 9Th division of
10000 troops at southampton for the
Cape
President Kruger has refused the
American consul at Pretoria permission
TO take charge of money sent by Eng
land to procure comforts for the British
prisoners of war.
1t is reported that the long range
bombardment of Ladysmith by the
Beers with heavy guns continue daily,
but without serious damage.
The Irish Transvaal committee has
appealed for funds to enable il to send
an ambulance to the Irish brigade in
the Boer service.
Martial law has been proclaimed in
many towns in Cape Colony by the
governor. owing TO the presence of SO
many Beers.
}On the 18th So British prisoners, in
Guiding men of the Royal Fusiliers and
and several blue jackets, were taken
to Pretoria
Residents of Ladysmith are living in
caves during the day. report, says, to
keep away from Boer shells.
Peter Maher and Kid Mccoy have
been matched again and the present
articles call for them to mix it for -
rounds at the Coney Island Athletic
club on Dee. II for $40 900 purse.
A locomotive on the Lake Shore col
lided with a street car at Cleveland on
the 18th and five persons were injured.
1t is considered marvellous that every
person in the ear was not killed out
right.
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