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serted from Cape Town tina. Marks
| went 10 Ladysmith after the invest
| ment of that place with the supposed
| object of obtaining information for ne
| Beers. and one version of the story is
| that the Transvaal authorities have
| threatened TO execute six British off
GERS if the supposed spy is not released
10 which General Butler is said 10 have
| replied that the British were entitled
to retain the man until he should rem
| der a satisfactory account of himself.
Both stories, it is asserted, bear the
| imprint of imprObability, as there is
no reason TO think that the Beers
| would be guilty of such a complete
change from their previous correct at
titude and manner of conducting the
hostilities. Nevertheless, the sensa-
tional afternoon newspapers here are
already demanding that President
Kruger and all the members of the
Executive Council be ruthlessly hand
led as the only fitting reprisal in the
event of State Secretary Reitz's threat
being carried out.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPH PLANT.
LAR low y, / HuISudN. NOV. >
Preparations for the reception of the
army corps are being continued with
undated activity. Camps have been
formed and railway transportation has
been thoroughly organized.
The authorities at Cape Town have
seized a complete wireless Telegram hlc
plant on board a vessel. The apparatus
was consigned to a private firm in Del
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for the Transvaal. The Government
officials suspicion was aroused OWNS
TO the anxiety of certain Transvaal
sympathizers to obtain the immediate
transmission OF this particular pack
age to DelagOa by boat. But for his
official connection with certain Eu-
ropean Government. the anxious SYM
pathiZer would have been arrested.
WOULD FIGHT FOR BoERS.
PARIS. Nov. 15.-The Gaulois says:
I'VE learn on good authority that
Prince Louis Napoleon, who is a colo
nei in the Russian army. asked leave in
order TO volunteer for service in The
TranSvaal army. Emperor Nicholas
refused the request, because his MGjes-
~ wishes TO observe the strictest neu
trality. The Prince will leave Faris
tor Russia today.
KIMBERLEY BOMBARDRD.
HOPE TOWN, Nov. 10 (afternoonl.
An undated dispatch received from
Kimberley says:
The Beers ceased Smelling NOyem-
Der I about l p. m, having fired at in
tervals all day long some seventy
shells. majority of them falling III
debris heaps and open spaces. The av-
erage range was S,160 yards. One cook
ing pot was injured. There was brisk
market for fragments, choice speci-
mems bringing G2. The Beers appar-
emily were Smelling at the extreme
range of their guns. Yesterdays at
tempt was regarded as ludicrous. Hhe
weather was splendid. The lombard
ment was continued briskly on the
morning of November S. One shell
narrowly missed the Dutch church.
There were no casualties. The shells
are of a very inferior quality and seem
ingly fired by amateurs. One, almost
intact, was picked up. 1t weighs eight
and a quarter pounds. The Beers have
been firing from three positions. So
far the Boer activity causes little
alarm.
AMPLY PROVISIONED.
ESTCOURT, Natal, Friday, Nov 10
None of my messengers sent to Lady
smith have returned. Doubtless the
investment of the town has now be-
come closer, but General White COM
municates the information that the
bombardment does little damage, and
that there have been but few casual
ha hoc IN
provisions and the intrenched position
grows daily stronger. \ contrary wind
prevents the cannonading from being
heard here. but the smoke Indicates
that the firing is proceeding as usual.
There are no Beers nearer Estcourt
than Colenso. The Beers have to send
a number of civil refugees from the
Transvaal into town under a flag OF
truce.
MAGNIFICENT BAYONET CHARGE.
CAPE TOWN, Friday, Nov. 10.-A
dispatch received here from Pretoria
under date of Thursday, Nov. 9, says
the reports received there from Lady
smith said heavy cannonading started
at daybreak, that some of the BOer
forces were within 1900 yards Of tbs
British, when the cannonading ceased
and rifle fire commenced.
The Pretoria dispatch also announces
that all was quiet at Mafeking and
Kimberley.
An undated dispatch from Mafehing,
received by a runner, via Magalapye
Wednesday, November 8, says:
To-day all is quiet. We have Deer
bombarded pretty heavily all week.
Friday night Captain Fitz Clarence and
Lieutenant Swinburne, with a squad
ron OF the Protectorate Regiment,
made magnificent bayonet charge
upon the Beers entrenchment, driving
them from their positions, and bayo-
netting numbers of the Beers, who nIHst
have lost very heavily. The charge
was most gallant and determined. The
party could not hold the trenches and
lost six men killed, two prisoners and
nine wounded in their regiment. We
expect another attack tomorrow. The
mbardment has been most ineffect
ual. Every one remains under she'll
proof cover. So far the shells have