Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-15
BRITISH LOSSES
HAYEY.
General Clements Lost Almost Six
Hundred Men in Dead, Wounded
and Missing.
DEWET IS DRIVEN NORTH.
With Part Of His Forces, However, He
Succeeds in Cutting Through the
British Lines = The Beers Sus-
tained Heavy. Fatalities.

London, December 15.-Lord Kitchen.
er wired the war office the following:
Pretoria, December 14.-Clementi
brought in his force to Commando Mex
unopposed. The casualties were, l 70
gret to say, heavy-killed, officers, ,
of the other ranks; missing, is officers
and 555 of the other ranks. These ia
ter were four companies of the North
umberland fusileefs, stationed on hill,
and some yeomanry and other details
sent up to support them.
DEWET CUTS THE BRITISH LINES.
"Broadwood's brigade took no part in
the engagement. The Beers suffered
severely Knox drove Dewet north -
the Thaba N'ChuLadybrand lina,
which was held by our troops. Dewel's
force, about 5000 strong, made several
attempts to get through during the day,
assisted by a force of Beers operating
from the north. These attacks were
driven, though some of the Beers from
the south were able to get through the
line"
that while passing the lines in the
neighborhood of Thaba N'chu, Dewet'j
forces lost considerably. The South
African light horse and Thornycrofs's
mounted infantry captured a 15-poun1-
er taken at Dewetsdorp, a pOmpom,
several wagons with ammunition, twen-
ty-two prisoners and some horses ana
mules. portion of the enemy has not
been able to pass north.
Add Commons-London
A BRITISH DISASTER.
London, December 15.-General Kitch-
eners supplementary dispatch refer
ring to the disaster at Magaiesberg
demonstrates that the catastrophe is
among the worst of the war The mat
ter was brought up in the house of corn
mons to-day, but the secretary of III:
war office had no information to adj
except that the wounded numbered six
officers and forty-five men. The news
papers see Encouragement in the re-
crudescence of Beer activity every
where, the object being to strengthen
Kruger's hands.
WAR FUNDS VOTED.
London, December 15.-Parliament
was dismissed until the middle of Feh-
ruary. War funds We're finally vote |,
after assurance was given that thesgov-
yernment would cooperate with Kitcii-
ener in his endeavor to end the war.
John Bryn-Roberts Liberal member
for South Elton division of Carnarvon-
shire, in a speech declared that tie
British treatment of women in South
Africa was an outrage on civilization,
and it was blasphemy to hold Chris
tian services in st. Paul's in connection.
with the return of Lord Roberts, while
there were such proceedings. Secretary
for War Broderick hotly denounced
Bryr Roberts charges, asserting that
it was criminal to make allegations
which could not be proved, but which
however, would be telegraphed to Souti!
Africa to increase the discomfort exist
ing there. Broderick then repeated that
the government did not desire to pursue
a policy which would make it more diff
ficult for the Beers to cease fighting,
and the government abided in the dec
larations of Chamberlain.
QUEEN WILHELMINA'S GUEST.
The Hague December 15.-The dinner
given by Queen Wilhelmina at the pal
ace this evening was private. Kruger
sat next to her majesty and opposite
the queens mother and DR.. Leyds. 9th
erwise, only ladies and gentlemen n
waiting We're present. Afterward Kru-
ger and DR.. Leyds conversed half all
hour with the queen, mainly on the ag-
ricultural and chronological conditions of
South Africa.