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NIT Of Sherbur Pass when they were
wsvering. He was with Lord Roberts
in the march to Kandahar and be-
! lCnged to the Indian school OF fighters.
He was at Majuba and he was wound
ed at Glands Laagte with Captain La
fCne Of the Devons Battalion, and both
were killed in Saturdays fight.
Major Miller-Walnutt. another Cor
don Highlander. had been constantly
under fire in Egypt, the Soudan and
Chitral, and won decoration after dec
loration and had been one OF the heroes
OF Dargai. His name Is among the
killed, who have avenged at Ladysmith
the slaughter OF the Gordons at Ma
juba Hill.
Majors MacWorth and Bower. who
were killed with nine lieutenants, were
officers of less distinction.
Later dispatches announced the
death Of Lord Ava. LOi. Dufferln's son.
He had formerly been connected with
the Lancers. but was serving at Lady
smith with the medical corps. Lord
Chelmsford's nephew. Major Thessin-
ger: Major Simpson OF the Manchester
A4N-NNe'AASA eAhA vi pam Ail Elts AlkIN
Southesk's son, were among the
wounded. Major Karri Davis OF the
| Imperial Light Horse. who had been
a prominent leader in the reform cause
in johannesburg. was wounded on Sat
urday. After his recent dashing ex-
ploit in destroying the enemy's guns
In midnight sortie. Major Edwards
was wounded.
Balfour's Frivolity.
LONDON, Jan. 13.-The frivolity dis
played in his recent speeches by Bal
four, the Government leader In the
| House Of Commons. has landed what
| has been known as the strongest gov
ernment of modern times in tho
slough, from which extrication is diff
| ficult, If not doubtful. His light
hearted remarks. which were pleasant
iy accepted by the nation when times
were good and all was well. are often
sive TO a people mourning for lost sons
anu deeply angered by unprecedented
reverses. Balfour, II he had tried.
could not have more successfully put
| his cOuntrymen on edge. and when
Lord Salisbury speaks he will have
much to atone for.
Crossing the Tugela.
LONDON. Jan. ia dispatch to the
Daily Mail dated January 12th from
Pietermaritzburg says:
"Slr Charles Warren marched with
| II 900 men eastward from Frere by
way of Weenan. His scouts found no
sign OF the enemy at Grobler's K!oof
and Colenso was ascertained TO be de-
| serted.
There are rumors that the Beers are
| preparing to leave Natal, discouraged
| by their failure to reduce Ladysmith
All the COlonials and irregulars have
been placed under General warren's
com mand.
among the Free Staters killed in
| the attack on Ladysmith on January
9Th was Commandant De Viiliers. who
but for his well-known friendliness 20
England would have been commander
in-chief of the Free State forces"
LONDON, Jan. 16.-The Standard
gives prominence to the following dis
patch, dated Saturday. January 18th.
from Durham: "a man who has just
arrived here from Springfield says that
British column proceeding TO the re-
lief OF Dadysmith has crossed the Lit
tie Tugela. When he left Il was facing
the Boer position on the Big Tugela
and a howitzer was Smelling the Boer
trenches. He says also that 270 wagons
laden with commissariat stores from
Ladysmith had left Frere Lnd Il was
expected that the column would JOIN
hands with General White Monday
evening. The traction engines have
been doing excellent work In hauling
hasl fnN nd
swamps. This they accomplish with
the greatest ease.
British patrols have discovered
parties or Beers IN the direction of
Ennersdale between Frere and Est
court
The Situation.
NEW YORK, Jan. ia cable to
the Tribune, dated London, January
10th, says the military situation in
Natal remained unintelllgible till late
hour last night. One rumor contradict
ed another Warren hat gone east
through Weenan and he had gone west
through Springfield and he had cross
ed the Tugela river at Drifts, thirty
four miles away. He had also invested
Hlangwane mountain and occupied the
trenches at Grobler's Kloof, on the op-
pOsite bank of the Tugela. overlook
ing the ruined railway bridge. Butler
was at Springfield and at Potgieter's
Drift. and he was also at Weenan and
at Chieyeley. There were feint attacks
at both ends and at the center, and
there were turning movements al the
right and left. LadySnith was relIev-
ed in rumor.
Two plain facts remain unchalleuged.
POtg7eteT's bridge had been seized on
Thursday morning, and Warren, with
flying column OF II 900 men, with a
supply train. had started either east
or. west. To these are added the third
fact in the messages Of today in the
Times and other journals. from Lady
smith. namely. that the Boars are re-
moving their guns from the Tugela
and concentrating their forces else
where. 4 large camp has been located
fifteen miles west of Ladysmitn. cor
ra=D0nding 70 tho force which pulIar