The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-12-29
FROM SOUTH AFRICA
a SUMMARY OF THE TRANsvAkt
WAF NEWS.

Progress Of the Great confIict from
Oay to Day-A Condensed Report
OF the Leading Events of the Past
Week.
ne British war Office makes public
briefly an account of a recent fight
win the Beers at Ladysmith. No
particulars are given beyond the fact
that nine non-commissioned officers
were killed and ten wounded. A lien.
tenant colonel, major and two can.
tains of the English forces were also
wounded. Nothing is said as 10 tbe
Boer losses.
ihe London Times editorially at
tacks the administration of the war
once, calling attention to correspond.
eace disclosing 'glaring defects" and
ceciafins that the British army is he
ing managed for the benefit of the
war Office and not OF the nation.
The bombardment of Ladvsmith is
proceeding slowly. General Joubert
n.5 arrived there, having recovered
from his attack Of Illness.
The recruiting OF British colonists
IN cape Colony is actively proceeding.
Thirty tho. sand are already undor
arms, and several thousand moro viii
be added
rfo...1 yv-.,,t,., r,.......,.,,
n,ar,h., .e % -. .9N.-It' ou-oAISt
trs r.., -, ,.'.. w. @Lu s'u He't OF
faG...5 So- ~: ..' 5e-,llH A F'l1n-
''N- 3" oo"'" AFRICA
LN'h STANLEY, eldest son of the Earl
OF Le.Ht and member Of Parliament,
mas ordered to Join Lord Roberts
StdH at once.
Nothins has arrived in Tordo, from,
Sogth Afrira t,at rn,,ii 'i'',.l' ~ ~.
c.aHge in tie military situation there
he war office is uing lists OF fur
tAer dead and wounded as wen as
accounts Of sicimC The mos. SER
ioas report Of the last class is that
iil,ro -. rs ntohen o Z it ooth
't" '''9' camps III Natal
iAr51ita the severity Of the war cen.
sola ip IN Africa hints are being
continually rJcei,,d in LoEaaa of the
serious aa.ead ri Dutch disaGeetjol in
G, 80 l-ie i'.''S'o"h district OF cape
O'''''' anu N''@l'
1t is asserted in London that a DO.
litical storm is brewing over the al
legged failure of the intelligence de.
31iti!ehC OF the government to heed
y, " "iilIIlI9, sGuI iIGh ooutn Alrlca AT
NJ, ne uu'pItaA OF t'e war Dy General
buLiet, lnen III command as to the
igdl SIIeigIh Oh hrusers forces, ana
llldt Htu llteSt WGIHlIl&S DpGn nGG0GQ
DIItiSu uis%slefS "ouId nave Deen
t a'eIleu. mere may De Farhamen-
IA! INJURY anu can lot the pup
IcalioI vi buIie[ uespaCcnes' the
s WdInInsS III "hlch' II Is sald' were
ulSi esaiueu
INC Hi'C oEIch ol boer prisoners
I nao @l'l'o" III hisldna' anu the
DtIt''" .-"| =. 'uiehC mas accepted an
80 80 o..gI u squ"oIon ol oanauldn
nv. m
~ l-onuoIl INES says we are
lI'otinGu tuat '!ie soNeFh!nenL mas
ueGiueu tilat II IS not deSlraDle 10
ludhe IuIt!lct uehiallGS upon IAe EURO
pean SaT[lson 8 y, 5,,. IN lndla unless untore-
Seei uihlcul'leS ARISE
a message from Ladysmlth repre-
sehts tae garrison as IN no way dauat'
eu by General bodier reverse at 90
ienSo ana as conHaent Oh oeihg aple
10 ho!u Out lhuehhlteiy'
me oIlclal Boer report or the re-
cent terTlhc oattle at IuSeia hlyer, IN
cape Caiohy; between Generals Bu!ler
ana JouDert armies speaks OF the
Valor OF the Brltlsh troops IN thelr re-
peateu attacks Ahe taclcs or the
boefS are commenced. ihelr loss IN
t1,it n,i,t ''IG Ci "oaluSu So, 70 snsSn az o,iy
oroi4,o onil ~ a ,IIi ia',.i ono 9p"i .Su MS
zoo os t; a. - 80 go 80, Sl1o ~ NJ
80 90 r''1 niao ii.on ,a,''e &c ~" az 10
WI - 90 pii'oiiei' VI wal
What is said to be trustworthy