The record-union., 1899-11-12
Thrilling Events Expected at Lady
smith This Week.
Beers Must Strike a Decisive Blow Before
British Reinforcemsnts Arrive.
Free State Artillery Bombard KIM
berley, But Their Fire Proves
Utterly Ineff Invest
ment Of the Town by Beers,
However, Reported to be Tight
ening-Free Staters Advancing
Upon the North of Cape Colony.

Upon the North of Cape Colony.
LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE day has
brought forth no great news and nttle
change has taken place either IN Naiai
or on the north and northeastern from
tiers of Cape Colony. The chief tact
is the opening of the bombardment OF
Kimberley on Tuesday by Free State
artillery. which proved, according to
an official statement, utterly ineffective.
The Boer investment of the town, how
ever, is said to be Tightening.
Skirmishing between the Kimberley
mounted troops and the Beers early in
the week resulted in severe Boer losses,
the British force losing one killed and
one wounded.
Advices from Orange River confirm
the report of the Free State troops adj
vance upon the north of Cape Colony.
but owing to the retirement of the Brit
ish forces from the borderland, no Sc
rious collision has yet occurred. The
coming week, however, is certain to
see important developments in this dis
trict
An official dispatch, recording Skin
mish near Belmont, in which Colonel
wounded-one dangerously-and two
privates slightly wounded, is far from
clear. 1t is not known whether Colonel
Falconer was preparing for British
advance, or was merely endeavoring
TO ascertain the numbers of the Beers.
1t is considered somewhat remarkable
that four out of the six casualties
should have happened to officers, and
ic tohf rr
ton. The British lost a good man in
Colonel Falconer, who was a cousin of
the Earl of Kinters He did great work
in the Soudan under General Kitchener,
from the Dongola expedition to the cap
ture of Berber
Dispatches from Mafeking show that
Colonel Baden-Powell's little force is
still not merely holding its own, but is
daily infiicting more or less severe pun
ishment upon the Beers, whose artil-
lery has apparently proved valueless
Nothing has filtered through to-day
from Ladysmith, which everybody ex-
poets to be the theater of thrilling
events during the coming week Trans
ports carrying 1900 British troops are
already en- route to Durham, having
passed Cape Town, and the Beers must
strike a decisive blow at Ladysmith
now or never
DISPATCHES FROM BULLER.
LONDON, Nov 1.-THE War Office
has received from General Butler the
following dispatch:
cape Town, Friday, Nov 10th.
A accommodating force from the Or
ange River had a skirmish with the
enemy to-day about four miles east of
BHlm0nf in,
berland Fusileers, Colonel C. E. Keith
Falconer. killed; Lieutenants F. Bevan
and H. c. Hall, wounded; in the North
Lancashire Regiment. Lieutenant c. c.
Wood and two privates wounded This
Is the only report to hand"
The War Office also received the fol-
lowing from General Butler:
Cape Town, Friday. Nov 10Th.
1920 p. m.-The following message
has been received from Kekewich:
Kimberley, Monday, Nov. 9th.
The wounded are progressing salts
factorily Two unarmed natives have
been shot by the Beers at Alexanders-
fontein. The conservancy post to the
south of the Kimberley reservoirs has
been missing since November 4th. 1t
is supposed to have been captured by
the Beers. Browne of Beaconsfield.
having ridden beyond the barriers yes.
terday is missing. 1t is supposed he
was captured by the Beers The situa-
ton otherwise is Unchanged"
The following additional announce
ment was made by the War Office this
afternoon:
General Butler wires to-day at 1915
a m. that Colonel Kekewich reported
November Sth that the bombardment
of Kimberly, November It'll, did no
damage, and there were no casualties
1t is officially announced that the
troopships Yorkshire, Lismore Castle
and Aurania, have arrived at Cape
Town with 1916 troops The two
steamers first named Immediately pro-
ceeded to Durham. 1t is supposed the
Aurania's troops will be landed at Cape
Town.
The War Office has received the fol-
lowing dispatch from General Butler,
under date of Cape Town. November
18th. afternoon:
With reference to my telegram of the
10th, Colonel Cough, with two SQUAD
rons of the Tenth Hussars. a battery
of field artillery and one and one half
companies of mounted infantry, found
1cO of the enemy with one gun in 30
sition about nine miles east of Belmont.
He engeged the enemy with his artil-
lery, and sent the mounted infantry to
the enemy's left flank to discover their
lager The losses reported yesterday
occurred during this operation. Col
onel Cough engaged the enemy for
about three hours, and then returned
to camp.
The death of Lieutenant Wood has
just been reported
ALL EYES CENTERED ON LADY
SMITH
LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE First In
fantry battalions. under orders for
South Africa, left England to-day, and
S-he last of the Hussars also sailed,
leaving the household regiment the
only cavalry still to be dispatched, and
last, but by no means least, the First
Battery of the Howitzer Artillery has
started
Great things are expected of the
Howitzer Battery. Of which there are