The sun., 1899-11-29
KEEPING On To KIM BERLEY
PRoBABLE THdT GEN 1FTHUEN
mas FOUGHT ASOTHtR BATTLk.

Strict Censorship and Broken Cable
Leave the south African situation In
Some Doubt-Methu-n's Column Thought
to BE mt tn. Moad-r Ri, er-Cronje Was
Moving sonth to n 1T Him--Gen. Butler
Reports Ladysmith safe on FRIDAY.
!p,c,ai CdJic Oespd'rhe'r THE SrS.
LospoS. Nov 2s-Thc censorship and
broken cable have reduced to-dnys news from
South Africa to minimum. the brief
official dispatches beng practically
the sole trnn-mi-sipns for many hour.
Tn" latest operatons known To have
taken pa"" in Natal arc thos" which occurred
on sunday. which hive already been cattle to
THF Sux Gen Buffers information concern.
ing the sr'rty of La ysm'h on Friday Is
naturally received with sat s'action. but his
despatch is tnntazngly mengrc.
Gen. Bull"r's despatch. sent from Pieter-
martzhurG under to- iav'I date isas follows:
Our last ncws from I,alysmith was dntcl
Nov. ~ and reported all well A message dated
Nov. 10 has just been received from Con.
Joubcrt H. has explained the firing on fsH
OF truc". | have accepted the explanation a.
satisfactory. The wounded are doing well and
the troops are healthy"
The War Office has received tho following
despatch from Gen. Sir Frederick Forester
Walker:
"C,rr TowS. Nov 2s--Col Kckcwirh British
commander at Kimberley reports som" un
imporiRnt skirmisho- from Nov. II TO
S,v % Two olllcrra and three troor-
crs were wounded. They are doing well.
The Garrispn's health sgpnd Water Is pler-
tt'nl. Natives hnv" informed COT K"kcwch
that the "uemy's camrs souihwnrd ~ nj
berry have teen vacated. Gen. tronIr. with
5000 Beers. Is moving to the southwark The
4. llsIrtpIrIu fr flp DVipllOFhppl
OF Kinh"rcv. He seems restless"
Another despatch from the same General
also atcd Cape Town. Nov. ~. says:
Gen. Gata"rr occupied Bushmln- Mex yes
terday with battalion pf irlautry and somo
mounted u antry. Tn, main body is u, Put
ter, hraaL The enemy has retire In the
direction "i Mntcru. Hallway kimberley line
on Nov ~ hal reached mile GDj Tho trlo-
graph line nt Kokfontein about eight miles
south Of the MoIder River last night"
The last Part oi III. foregoing despatch is
very obscure. but 1t ia interpreted as meaning
that the railway Is WORKING - OUj miles from
Cape Town. and that the telegraph is working
TO klokfO ntcin.
Little lght is thrown on Gen. Gatacrc's
movements by the statement that hs ha, occu.
pied BushIuans Mex. tu' 1t is hardly supposed
that he s yet in n position to take the offensive
II Is possible 10 follow Cen. Lord No huen's
advance In the direction Ci Kimberly.
though much regarding his movement.
is gucsSwnrk full official list al the
British casualties at Belmont has not yet
been received. and II l. awaited with
uneasincss. as it is feared that 1t Will exceed
the first estimate The estimated losses at
Belmont. with the l9j casualties at the battle
OF GraS Fan. or. hs II IL on ally
called. Enslin. brings tho total number Of
British killed. wounded and missing since tho
beginning Of the war up 10 2.'lJ Of oil ranks
From the fact that Gen Me,huen opened the
telegraph t. k!oktontcin on sunday IL II as-
sumnd that he has since reached Molder
River. AMI that he has possibly fought
another action. Il Is alSo assumed
in some quarters that he 'eit the
railway at mile ori. finding that after that
point It was too badly damaged for him 10
repair II.
Gen Cronje. tho Boer commander. Is re-
ported TO be moving 10 meet him. and this
II probable enough although the statement
rests on native authority. Tho uhiquity
OF Cen. CronIe Ia decidedly puZ-
zling II ia only cXplainIblo by the
fact that his name is shared By at leaat two
prominent commanders The hesicSrr OF
Kimberley. who Is rcported tn be moving
south from that place. must be Com
mandant CronIc. OF the Orange Free
State but whether Il was he who accompanied
the Beers at Ensln. IA reported. cannot be said
with certainty. Tho investor oi Maicktng. who
10 also named Cronje. Is doubtless Il Trans
vaal commander
ORANGE RIVER, Nov. 21.-The Ninth Iancers
who went In pursuit OF the encmy after the
battle OF Gras Pan. reached the Beers.
but a sewers hre from one OF the hills
compelled them to retreat More cavalry
Is badly needed. It was probably
10 ha In Of hot bn
was enabled to save six guns. Gen. Cronj" nc
companied tho Beers. The prisoners. many o.
whom voluntarily surrendered. include Com
mandant Rissik and Alderman Jcppe. The
New South Wales Lancers Intercepted the re-
treat OF party OF Beers and killed several OF
them.
berlin. Nov. 2S.-The Dcntsche Zstuno SAYS
| II has received the following despatch from n
dip omatc source:
PRETORIA. Now 27.-rresidcnt Kruger
and President stcyn instructed Generals
| Joubert md Cronye. the commanders Of
tho Transvanl and Orange Free state
! forces respectively, not 10 split the
heleaguering forces. but to strike Wig.
| orous blows. Gen. Jouhcrt conc"ntra-
tel three corps the first at ladysmth the
second at the Tug"la River and the third to
! the eastward Of the rietermaritzhurg- Est
! court Railway. to cut on the British rctr"at
I Gen CronJe Ia operating nj Kimberley aud
| Modder River and In Gen. Lord Mcthucn'
! rear"
LoNpoS. Nov 2a-The correspondent Of
the DAILY Telegraph. cabling under date OF
! Nov 81. from Naauw Poort. says that Dutch
! man living near the scene Of the skirmish Of
Nov ~ declares that party Of Boors dressed
! In khnka, while approaching their own posi-
| ton. were fired on by their comrades, who mis-
took them for British soldiers Five or six Of
them were killed.
BOER SYMPATHIZERs PUNISHED.