New-York tribune., 1900-12-28
FIGHTING DE WET AGAIN
GENERAL KITCHENER REPORTS SMALL
CONFLICTS IN MANY PLACES.

GENERAL KITCHENER REPORTS SMALL
CONFLICTS IN MANY PLACES.
London. Dec. 27.-The following dispatch has
been received from Lord Kitchener:
Pretoria Dec 26-Knox with Barker, Pitcher
and White, is engaged with De Vets force. hold
ing a position in the neighborhood of Leeuw
Kop. De Wet hopes TO break through ana go
south again.
The Beers eastern column in Cape Colony is
apparently headed by our troops about Reltport
Spruit. The Beers western column is reported
TO have gone north in two portions, one toward
Prieska and the other through Strydenourg
They are being followed up.
The following dispatch from General Kitchener
was received from Pretoria, under to-day's
Thursdays> date:
Yesterday two hundred Beers attacked a small
police post near Boksburg. The police gallantly
drove them off before reinforcements from Jo-
hannesburg arrived The Beers damaged the
mining machinery in the neighborhood.
The Beers attacked Utrecht at o'clock this
morning and were driven off.
The Beers held up a train three miles west of
Pan and were driven off.
The eastern force of Beers in Cape Colony
headed yesterday and driven in the direction of
Venterstad.
The western force is still being driven north
through Strydenburg
The Evening Standard" to-day says it un-
derstands that the squadron OF Yeomanry which,
yesterday was entrapped and captured by the
Beers whom they were following from Brits-
town. was released after the men had been re-
lieved of their horses and other equipment. Ten
of the Yeomanry. the paper adds were wounded.
Queen Victoria it is said, has approved the
proposal TO institute a new order Of knighthood
TO reward officers who have served in South
Africa The order will probably be called the
Star of Africa.
A dispatch from vryburg, dated December 20,
says the Beers in considerable numbers we're
then making unexpected movement west
ward. They had 80 wagons The dispatch
suggests that they trekki - to Damara-
land. although the Beers themselves denied such
intention.
Cape Town Dec pa small party of Beers
attacked Burghersdorp December "a. They
were -epused after heavy fighting. The Beers
are active, and skirnishes in several places have
been reported.
Burghersdorp, Dec 26-CoIonel Grenfell con-
tinues in touch with Kruitzinger's command of
seven hundred men, who carrying off the
British prisoners. Kruitzinger has abandoned
his Maxms and carts. An attempt of the 9Th
Lancers to turn Kruitzinger's flank at Plaster
heuvel on December "A resulted in eight casual
ties among the Lancers, including Lord Fred
erick Blackwood who was wounded
Martial law has been proclaimed in the dis
tricts OF Beaufort West and Carnarvon.
Newcastle, Natal Dec. 27.-The Beers cele
brated Christmas in the district between Stan
derton and Ingogo by more or less determined
attacks upon every British garrison along the
lines of communication. These, however. were
in all cases successfully repulsed.
At Utrecht the Boer commandant sent In
demand for whiskey, cigars and Christmas luxu-
ries, falling which he threatened to attack the
town. His demand was ignored, and the Beers
attacked Utrecht in strong force on Christmas
morning They were repulsed with loss the
British casualties being slight
Lord Frederick Temple Blackwood referred to in
the Burghersdorp dispatch having been wounded.
is the fourth son of the Marquis Of Dufferin and
Ave. swho formerly Governor General of
Canada and British Ambassador at Paris.
which Office he resigned in 1895 He is
lieutenant in the 9Th Lancers, which regiment
he joined October 9. 1899. Lord Ava, the eldest
of the Marquis Of Dufrerin died of wounds
received battle at Ladysrnith in January last.
Lord Clandeboye, the eldest Surviving son of the
Marquis is attached to the British Foreign Office.
He married, in 1888. Miss Florence Davis daugh-
of John H Davis, Of New-York City. Two
daughters have been born to them. Lord Basil
Gawaine Temple, the second surviving son of the
Marquis of Dufferin. is a lawyer. He was ap-
pointed Deputy Judge-Advocate in South Africa in
1900. He is unmarried, as is the young lieutenant,
his brother. who mas Just been wounded