Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-15
l,in Ihslr Losses Were Light
to those Of the British.
AT LADYsMlrH.
49,, IN Natal rrehanHsd-ccie-
I'D lagii.h omcsr. sieinx is"i.
Red to the From.

., nh. foIiovina Of
announcement has been made
col. rcuorts that yesterday
VI -. o,,h,,pg nm q. whom
2, vas dcaulio'S hh"'s w ,,.,
nv cannon Dire was renewed Inc
,..,t.,a atormed n difficult posi-
,hiln', -, ,-.a,.o un,cnabie and they
. W. -. ,,nahtc IA
ana severely. was uh"p'e !"
q h.lp.
o.t,tsh were In overwhelming
Ihf p''s' -. -, n, ,..s, . ooo
~ but must INV ''' -,
a put out u action, cithcr III h'i''u
,,t.s
$50, nfIiriai report from Captain
90, says.
- Werc no signs N surrender.
bgrrhers lighting with conspicuous
w .s,.y 1ritlah flrc. our cannon
very little use.
~ natish were greatly assisted by
~ Twenty.four ambulances
=. VerElnr backward and forward
,,,,n mo aghting line and the
~ emp.
~, issr Il not definitely known.
.'.,,s n al 100 killed and wounded"
,si.sn,ph operator ut the Modder
.gis,f
.,ivs and Maxim firing has been pro-
W.. Inc g0 thls morning, AZ 10
..sssdlnF was proceeding and at .
esbtlne was reported to be very
~ me Bper force along the river
~ vas being heavily attacked and is
-i,irr asslstance from the other
y. tss.es
IA not known whether the opera
80. 10 Inc nghtinR OF Monday or
rssw.d lighting on Tueaday,
si. aaetsiiy announced thai Mo.Dpo.
~, N Masoklnr was bombardod De.
| ~ iith sharp iightlng occurred.
-. nosrs eitaeLed n Hritlrh most
v,istlag during the night OF pc
- io,h Afirr severe lighting the
T.r1 Realised and retired 10
,~s,'s lori.
ta,a,, De-. ia apeclal dlspatch
= ~ Modier river avs the airing
...-,sJ bv "A telegraph opcrator was a
.y'sntlon N the lighting between
= u.,huenia forcea and those OF the
~ ''''"''"
49,. ,,,s n r.n.vvni this nornInr ON
! 49, sxehsnge of Tho p.rslstent ru-
:. III the relief Of I.adyHmIth. hut
I, w.r ofiire and Nil other officlais ut
IN dl.eredit the report' which h gem
,iiy beloved NAV have been rtarted
N the object ~ unloading kafiir
|alf,r Although the quotations were
~, Al o. onening cans.o,ient upon
IN htk N conformation OF yesterday's
I,sfshls r,port. IN. r.Iteratlon OF the
.ga.emsnt that severnl firms mud re-
dv,l condemnation ~ the reported re-
ID o. labyrinth. led TO q rapid Inn
,,,snent In Rand mlnes which opsn-
t!tti;I. and Jumped 10 IS. Gold fields
~ from ig.ig 10 fi.iC and Char
tNls from 3 1910 10 Az. There We're
NJ relapses later.
ne var office has received the follow
y llspatch from the officer command.
fai Orange river. Thursday, Dec. u:
Yesterday part OF the mounted In
iEuy under Captnin bradshaw and
r. Ysrhsbj,, mi Inncnshir.s Guides
clff Lieutenant NcFnrlnne. patrollel
; BE- dlrection OF Rnmah and Zouts-
~ Drift, about ten miles east OF the
ltfe river, to reconnolter and report
D. strength of The enemy reported TO
y holding tho drift. The mounted In
| =, 80. 1919 y, II, esp" u,'no,l,' -
fssment errued. The enemy ulti-
-iiily fetfeated TO Goemnnsburg.
'clpt Brafshaw nnd tire" men were
lail. Lieut. GrogHon OF the East Kcnts.
"a seven men Wounded.
tn bocrs had 1--WE men killed and
htfal men Wounded"
he war Office has n disputch from
NJ Kskewlch. dated Kimberley. sun
di December 10Th, saving,
he Beers have re-nttncked Kuru-
aln and have again been repulsed by
iilllts and Bechunnas.
The Kimberley forces made "A dem
tiifation nnrthward December 9Th.
~ drew i've hundred noers md three
cni Flab,lns ansueI To- several
hun. The ur,ti.h casnai,iss ws,, am.
rla killed ana seven Wounded p"
Their was little news thls morning TO
y sat N war. The artillery firing
lard near coienao ia taken IN indicat.
tirlmlnary ia Ina ..xnectea bI,, hattie
Ca, Barton /. remarked 10 have thir-
vFlsht guns In mood posltlons and the
i9tfs are apperentlv n,trs,,i,,a, tba same
lleiies as at Mnuersfoniein' moi reply-
~ With the view ~ conroniln. their
tIton until Inc Infantry /. brought
no play.
u vas feared TINT the nrst war office
snatch announcing ilghtine M souts-
N Drift lndlcnted that cen. Nethuen
~ BEEN forced 10 return 10 Inc orr
we river. nut npnarentiy 4, AMY in
Nyed a brush win Tho troons pro-
.t.urg the line of communienilon' as
lauiipah Drift ia corsinnraniv sa,,,h.
ssH Of the orange river mise
rome OF the speclnis estimate the
By loss al MaFerssnn,a,n ~ > ooo men.
Vonilderabi, sniisfac,,nn ia al, hofh
h mllltnrv pa,is .i, " iei, pv.n