The sun., 1900-12-16
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foNpov pcr IS Gen. lord Kitchener
f11 sclt the following report 10 tho war
ur'rc under date NJ Pretoria. D"c. -
Clements hh, brought his force to Conn
riardp Not uuuppos"i Tho casualties were;
fivc officers and mcp k,l"d. q officers and
q r,"r wounded aod Is officers and 3ji mon
inissiue Tho latter were four cofnrnnios
~ tho Northumberland. who wero stationed
on a hill and SON" ieomanry and others who
were sent 10 their support
"Broadwood's brigade did not take part
In the engagement Tho Beers suffered
severely
Knox drove lie Wet north TO the Tiaha
N'Chu-Indytrand I've, witch our troors
held pc Vets force. about $500 strong.
made several attempts to get through dur
Ing the day force q Beers from the north
who w"re assisting his attack were driven
back though some Beers from the south
got through ,he line
"Ieter-W hile passing our lire De Vets
command lost considerably. We recap
tured a ib-pouuder taken at pewetsdorp.
pompom and several ammunition wagons.
A portion Of the enemy's force has been
unable to pass TO the north"
second despatch from Gen. Kitchener
under to-day's date Is ~ follows
Clements came tn see me to-day. He
says the fo',r companies of the Northumbcr-
land rusucrs held out as long Az their am
munnion lasted. The Boer force that at
tackled The hill held by the Northumberands
was 1000 strong. while another force Of 900
attacked his camp. BY $50 o'clock In the
morning the hill had been carried and resn-
forcemen,s OF company Of the Yorkshire
S,.i.. "A Of
eu,s'. retirement was carried out with regu-
larity, but as many OF the native drivers
bolted. a considerable amount OF baggage
and all the emmun.ton which could not be
taken away was destroyed. Clements re-
ports that the troops behaved very well.
.Broadwood has gone tn Rustenburg 70
support Ullphants Mex. which has been re-
enforced.
"A messenger under q Gae Of truce. ar
rived at Commando Mex from the Boers
He reports that the late Vice Pre-. dent Jou-
bert's son was killed In the fght with Glenn
ents and that their losses were very heavy
This reverse In the Magailesbers range
west OF Pretoria came as a shock TO those
ootimsts who have believed that the war
was over and that tho minor reverses OF q
fortnight ago were merely small pieces OF
lll-iuca unavoidable in guerrilla warfare Both
tuN hDNoIHI anu suo pVOIc hio iOW
obliged to admit that the war Is still a stern
reality. demanding the utmost efforts OF the
remaining troops which must constantly ~
reinforced to gu ply tho drain caused by
casualties and sickness. That money and
men viii be expended until Great Britain
Is accomplished nor purpose goes without
saving, but II IA daily more apparent how
utterly weary the nation Is Of the inglorious
struggle
The correspondent OF THE suS was In the
audience at ono Of Londpns largest places of
ente, tuinn.ent last evening where dnenato-
graph war pictures were shown. Among
the pictures was that of Con. Robe "a review
Ing the troops and hoisting the Union Jack
at Pretoria and that OF the City of London
Imperial Volunteers on their march through
London. few months ago these would
have been received with wild enthusiasm.
but last evening there was not single cheer
until the pictures Of Gen. Roberts and the
Queen were dashed on the screen. In another
pat o. the city a crowd OF well-known pro-
Boe-s were even allowed 70 dine VeaCeatly,
cheer Kruger. revile Kitchener and reject
on Lord Roberts a proceeding which a few
month. aco would have meant wrecking tho
hotel, breaking up the dinner and mauhnS
the speakers.
A despatch to the Central News from johann
nespurg says that Gov Sir Alfred Miner
has Informed EnSiishmen who took the oath
OF neutrality during the war that the anneXa-
ton Of tho Transvaal cancels that oath. The
British, he said. had no right to take this oath
which was prescribed by the Beers. and they
must now Join the Rand Rifles or leave the
country.
Carr TowS. Dec N-Private advices from
Joh1nneshurg state that orders have been
iSs led 10 the eIe' that no more food intended
for civilians will be allowed TO enter the CITY.
This will cOmrei all iorciyuers TO leave the
Ila"e The memgcrs or the Rand Rifles viii
receive army rations every day. Provisions
nre scarce and tea, sugar and flour cannot DO
obfained NJ arv price
II il not PROBABLE that the refugees will be
allowei to return 20 Johannesburg before
next March.