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been a disposition hitherto 10 discredit.
but which must now be accepted az at
least partly true.
With the additional division an
nounced by General Wolseley at the
Lord Mayors banquet yesterday even
ing. General Buffers forces will aggre-
gate about $4,000 men by Christmas.
AMBASSADOR CHoATE TALKS.
EDINBURGH. Nov. 10--Joseph
Choate. the United States Embassa-
dor. who was the chief guest at the
annual banquet OF the Walter Scott
Club this evening, met with an en-
thusiastic ovation. Sir Herbert Max
well, who presided, made a cordia, ref
erence to the friendship that seals Eng
land and America.
Pm the course of n speech proposing
the toast to literature, Mr.. Choate said:
Truly your country and mine are
connected by bonds OF sympathy that
were never stronger and closer than
they are at this very hour. | can as
sure you that Lord Salisbury's gener-
Gus and cordial words at the Lord May
or's banquet yesterday will meet with
quick and hearty response beyond the
Atlantic.
'It has been said by a great poet
that peace hath her victories not less
renowned than war; and this ironclad
friendship which now prevails between
these two kindred nations Is her latest
and greatest victory. IL means not
merely between your country and mine.
but among all the great nations of the
earth, and it tends by advancing civili-
zation to promote the welfare of the
whole human race"
The remainder of the much-applaud-
ed address was devoted TO humorous
comparison between American and
Scottish character. as illustrated i'm
everyday life and TO eulogy of Sir
Walter Scott.
Andrew Lang responded TO the toast.
BIG GUNS At LADYSMITH.
ESTCOURT, Natal, Nov. THE lat
est news from LadysmIth Is that tho
British troops are holding their own
easily and making daily onslaughts on
the enemy with a flying column of ar
tillery and cavalry. The position at
Beers are trusting to their big guns
to force surrender. while General
White takes every chance OF sallying
forth and hammering the enemy 10
prevent his getting near. II is hardly
likely that the Beers will attempt to
take Ladysmith by assault. The Beers
big guns dominate Ladysmith from
Mount Umbulawane on the east and
from points on the north and north
west.
The object of the Beers is 60 silence
the British naval guns, which are being
mounted on the heights at the north of
the town. They have as yet inflicted
but little damage.
The Beers are reported to- be not
only investing Ladysmith I'm great num-
bers, but to be also I'm force near
Colenso, and to have long range Creu-
Sot guns posted on the hills covering
the railway line north and south. These
guns are intended to dispute the ad-
vance of the British forces for the re-
lief of Ladysmith.
The British position will be better
when the Powerful guns. which are
now on their way, arrive here.
BEFORE CoLENso.
LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE Daily Tele-
graph prints the following from its war
"ESTCOURT, Tuesday, Nov. z, sa.
m-My Kaffir runner. who yesterday
brought an official message from Lady
smith, met a Boer commando march
ing toward Colenso. The enemy have
formed laager at Magivava, four
miles north of the Tugela river. They
shelled and fusiladed Colenso before
returning to continue the looting yes
terday. The military authorities hope
to open photographic communication
with Ladysmith today. 1 am going
with an armored train to Colenso."
RUMoR or A DISASTER.
LONDON, Nov 1O.-Another rumor
from Amsterdam sources
says that a British regiment was decI-
mated Friday by Free Staters. II rs
added that 600 British soldiers were
killed or wounded and that 300 horses
were captured
Last Wednesday night a similar re-
port, stating that the Fifth Lancers
had been annihilated by the Doers. was
sent out from Paris. The number of
killed or wounded was also given az
800, the report adding that 900 horses
we're captured. \.
STRUCK AN AMBULANCE.
LONDON, Nov. 1O.-The War Office
has issued the following:
report having appeared In the
oouth African papers that our artillery
lred on the Geneva flag, General Butler
elegraphs the following account OF the
incident given to the Standard and
olggera News by the Rev. DR.. Mar
ems Dutch clergyman with the
3oers: Directly after the first cannon
'hot the English thought our men were
u the railway station, and fired there.
they were not; but one Of the shots
vent through an ambulance. As soon
IS they found their mistake they ceased
iring.