Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-16
Boer Invasion Beains.

London, Nov ii News from South
Africa indicates that the Boer inva
sion of the eastern part of Northern
Cape Colony seems to have begun III
earnest. A Boer commando is NOV
ing in the neghborhood of Aliwal
North. DetachmentS have gone round
to the south of the town, as the teie-
graph line has been cut and ddhe rail
way torn up, destroying commnnicA.
tions.
The Beers have been seen clGsc To
De Aar. Colesberg also reports inNad
ing forces approaching.
Confirming this advance of the
Beers comes a despatch to the Secre
tary of State for War. with news OF
skirmish near Belmont eighteen miles
north of the Orange River. station
on the Kimberley line. in which Lieu
tenant Colonel Cecil Keith Falconer
was killed and four lieut. enants were
wounded. AS Belmont is ffty-three
miles south of Kimberley as the crow
flies and eightysiX miles north of De
Aar by the same measurement. 1t
would appear that q strong force oi
Beers has established itself on the
main line of communication from klm
berlev south to IIopetown. De Aar and
Cape Town.
The wounded officers include some
of the North Lancas shire regiment. 1t
is not stated what the British columns s
strength is, but it is believed 1t was
probably a full battalion composed of
the North Lancashire regiment and
the Northumberland Fusiliers.
This information is the first that
has been received as to the where
abouts of the Northumberland Fusli-
iers since they landed.
1t is clear that the Beers are as
sembling on the Orange River III great
numbers. Everything points TO TINS
district becoming eventually the cen
tire of fierce encounters.
Absence of fuller news from this
region is taken to indicate that some
thing important is happening there
It is quite likely that before long de
velopments there will throw the Lady
smith situation wholly into the shade
Durham is now the centre OF pr"
parations for the relief of Ladysmith
A naval brigade from the cruiser Ter
rible has been landed. Other war.
ships. either in port or expected short
". will do the same.
Within a week fully six thousand
men will arrive on transports, and the
forward movement to reinforce" Gen
eral White will be begun.
No news of any further fighting at
Ladysmith has been received so far
AS is known LadySmith can hold out
as long as required. 1t is stated that
there are unexpected stores there
which will astonish the Beers when
they deliver their attack. IN the
meantime the guns sent mp te defend
the town are silent. oithrg- because
they have not been successfully
mounted or from u desire to husband
the ammunition.
Efforts are being made to restore
communication by means of the hello
graph. Fuller details of the exact 20
sitipp are expected within few days
one of the most ominous features
in the attitude of the Beers is that
they have not destroyed the railway
bridge over the Tugcla River M Co
lenso. They have expressed the in
tcntion of capturing Ladysmith and
then marching on the capital of Natal
Their retaining the Bulwer bridge
intact argues that they are very con
fdent nf success in their present
operations They are certainly con
caaling a strong force and Will bring
down as many guns as possible
Every hours delay in the Beers de
liverlng Il general attack means gain
to the British
Hobart still improving.
Paterson, n j., Nov. l3.--Vice Presi
dent Hobart is so much better that his
friends announce that the prospects
cf his recovery arc very bright.