The evening times., 1900-09-07

LONDON, Sept General Roberts con-
tinues to push operations vigorously in
South Africa There is every reason to be
lieye that decisive action will he
fought with the Beers in a few days Butler
is fighting large force of the burghers
on the Lydenburg Road, and will soon have
the cooperation Of Ian Hamilton.
The British garrison at Ladybrand,
which had been surrounded by force of
Beers that failed TO take Winburg. has
been relieved by Lieutenant Colonel White.
There has been desultory lighting in nu-
merous places, during which both the
British and the Beers have sustained some
losses.
General Roberts latest despatch to The
War Office is dated Belfast, September ),
and says:
General Paget reports that in an
engagement near Warm Baths, he had
one killed, nine wounded and two ia
ken prisoners. including Surgeon Foy,
who was captured while attending a
wounded man. The enemy directed his
fire chiefly against a kopje, which was
ably defended by TWO mountain guns
under command OF Captain Lewellyn
of the British South African Police and
a company OF the Munster Fusiliers
The enemy lost five killed, including
the field coTnet commanding. Paget
collected and sent 20 Pretoria between
1000 and 1000 head CT cattle
Gen Ian Hamilton got through TO
DulstT0Om yesterday, having encGun-
tered slight opposition, He is now
moving along the Lydenburg Road and
is in signaling communication with
Butler, whose guns he can hear and
gagged during the morning with the
enemys left flank. Hamilton is en-
deavorrg 10 turn the enemys left
flank
"Brocklehursts Brigade of Cavalry
joined Hamilton $ column at Barton
He reports that a train proceeding
south was fred at last night nsar
Bunk Station A few horses were
shot Previously patrol OF bushmen
were fred at near the same place.
One was killed and Two wounded,
Two strong columns, enc under
Clements and the other under Hart
are now moving about the district
near krugersdorp and Johannesburg.
a post held by 125 men OF Inc
Canadian Mounted Rifles, guarding
the railway between Pan and Won
dersfontein. was attacked at daylight
this morning by a body of the enemy
under Commandant TFeekhart with
two guns and one pompcm. C5lonel
Mahon, who was marching within d
few miles of the place at the time,
proceeded TO the assistance CT the lit
tie grrison, but they had beaten off
the enemy before Mahon and his
troops arrived. 1t was very cred
liable performnce. Major Saunders.
who commanded, and Lieutenant
Moddie were both slightly wounded.
Two privates were wounded and six
are missing The wounded are:
ID T. Johnston, OF the Mounted IN
fantry. missing; Sergeants Hayne and
McCullock and Privates Straig, Glen
dening, Shaw, and Dathburg all of the
Mounted Infantry.
The party Of the enemy which fail
ed in the attempt to take Winburg
hurried toward Ladybrand which was
being held by one company of the Wor-
cester Regiment and two small troops
g the Imperial Yeomanry. The Beers
surrounded the position in which the
troops were entrenched and called upon
our men 10 surrender. On the sum
mons being refused their guns operad
fire and commenced heavy bomba rd-
ment.
On the news reaching me l tele-
graphed the officer commanding on no
account 10 surrender as General Kelly
kenny had Informed me that. hearing
the Beers were making for Ladybrand.
he had arranged to send a small col
umn by Lieutenant Colonel White to
the gaTrisons assistance AT the same
time I ordered Sir Archibald Hunter 10
send Bruce Hamilton's brigade by rail-
from WinbuTg and Kroonstadt TO
Bloemfon5en TO be ready TO assist
Whites small force If required
The enemy. foiled in their object,
fired 320 rounds into our position.
which occupied front of about half
mile, and kept up heavy rife ire at
the same time
q was Informed yesterday by the
resident commissioner of Basutoland
that a small Union Jack was still fy-
ing over the entertainments and this
afternoon I received the joyful news
that the garrison had been relieved bv
White cur casualties being only FIVE
wounded ROBERTS
PRETORIA. Sept Nine officers Of the
Imperial Yeomanry. xho were among the
British prisoners al Nooitgedacht. hid in
Ladies' Band AT Chesapeake Beach.