The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-31
4 BRITISH DEFEAT
..,r,nrNER ADMITS Loss or A
STRONG POST.
Roz8s CAPTURE HELvETlA.
...r,,.u loss 20 KILLED AND 900
PRISONERS.

81 spite Of the Had News british
.t.ir 60 TAKE % Very hopetui
al the situation, Notwith-
ft., thr Great Activity of the
po,r. 49, shown by Lord Kitchen
.,.. ni.pntches.
,., Dee si.-The war office has re-
.r. following dispatch from Lord
t
..ra. Dee. 90 7.'o a. m.-Gen Lyt-
-..5rts that our post az Helycha
injured yesterday morning by the
,nol. nfty were killed and
and two hundred taken pris-
letchcner reports that he f. fol-
~ tsth 4 small force ia the track
g.r omy Hc.votia being reoocup'ei
s. who has been reinforced from
lra.t
.-. ea was a very strong position
,r ... So .hadodorp-Lydenbur Railway.
,.I o..- aelI IS a detachment of tae I-iv-
, Regiment. Am asking Cor further
..nifson."
uritf.h Press Takes Hopeful view.
NNH... OF. iNNEs As~~Rh iAlt AfAAR AAAhAttNttH-t
f.sa. aad news for England on the clos
ipsl.y o., the year. the press continues
90 aa. surprisingly hopeful view of "A
ee luatiou and Of revelations OF an
raausy wide field of Boer activity
C.a. De Wot Is sun az large. Kimberley
atsd The Beers are in force
,..i.. 10 have captured strong posi-
..r Hclveiia IN the Lyudenburg dis
ta whue. Judging from Lord Kitchen
e yory recent advices, no progress IS
i.r. made against the invaders In Cape
Casry.
orIing to further telograms received
.rlay. Zerust Is practically besleged.
tn tss provisions sufficient for five
rar,Hs The garrison at Ottoshoop has
sa withdrawn 20 Lchienburg
patch from Caruavon dated yester-
-, reports that the Beers who have
lu ,hrea,ening that point were driven
III arl are heing pursued.
"It Is evident" says belated message
from husorsdorp. dated De-. o. that
tH I..r commlssariat tn the direction Of
t4H lluesberE Is well supplied ana thn'
unsu tae country between here and the
700. viii consluua 90 concentrate there
ground being porticuary adapted O.
ta..r methods OF warfare"
Ta. Hosr. admit that ln their hsht with
Cen Clements "a Nooitgedacht they losf
meu.
"It s understood that Lord Kitchencf
r.nr0f dsk the colonies officially to senf
troops" SAYS "a Durham dispatch, dates
Ie. % "nut be- desires % 90 Dee know
lu 40. r3ia and Canada that Australian
uad canadians who are serving 10 Nail
$3.50 le eligible Tor immediate cnhsimel
B.. .u irregular corps, which g. pfoceedin
% Jouunnesaurg for Ave months service
New InvnSion~ Reported.
To emphasize Lord Kitchencr's covet
uAmis .ou that 40 progress Is being mad
ae4.ret the invasion Of Cape Colony.
,err pandlnt al Burghersdorp. w.rif
saturday. reports as follows.
Two fresh commanders are enteriE
tHe colony one has already crossed nqr
Lliaplaar. aud thc arrival OF anotherls
u'mt tutarily expected in the Steynsbug
district. The Boeu are said 70 have no
or lrea horses etch. though ia bad ca
dtur They have no guns or trunspdt
a't are wei supplied with Lce-Mcttf'i
rifles and ammunition. Captured Eors
Say that the intention OF these commn-
docs Is 90 roam about and walt until On.
beWvt appears ON the scene"
All dispatches arriving Ia London atee
tnai The Cape Dutch show no incliuai ian
20 rise, butt on the contrary. appcaf 10
he tired Of the war ana dcsirous 0f - Ee.
Many refuse 10 supply the Beers am
1000 and are willing 20 give inf0rmalon
10 the British regarding Boer movem1ts.
Details of tho GreylinEstad affair 1w
that. while Colvilo's column was pur.tn
the hoers. "a second force Of l10 othc
enemy was seen moving toward the dmp
where the British transport wasl ln-
spauned. Tho small British force T. le
plncky stand until reinforcement ar
rived with artillery and, after "A sFere
fight. che Beers were defeated Tho BRIT
ish losses altogether were nine KILLED ans
siNty-three wounded and missing The
Beers are said 20 have had thlrt-onc
killed
Boers Moving I'm small ParfiN.
Lord Kitchener. wiring from Pr4oria.
Saturday, Dec % says.
There la not much change Ia ~ sii-
uatlon Ia cape Colony. The casteurofee
% the enemy appears 60 have brofn np
into small parties al Utretcht an4o D.
moving about rapidly ia ilre same a itriri'
evidently waiting for support froh the
north.
The last report states that thdwesi'
crn force Is moving 20 Carnavon l..sle
and Thorneycroft are in close purfit
'Freuch has occupied Ncntfdorp
.cmeuts reports trat he D. oppfei on
tie road 10 Rus'enbcrg. The eastfn line
vas blown up near Pan. and a trin was
h.ld up this morning on the stedcr'on
liac near Vanl station.
whites column has arrived Sene'
kol Knox's column and Boycs brigade
ere holding De Wet from Feakins
south"