The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-12
AMMUNITION IS
RUNNING SHORT
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by a correspondent at Methucn's home in
Wiltshire, have elected the information
that when he received his wound his horse
threw him heavily and spinal and other
injuries supervened.
The theory is now advanced that She
seizures of the German mail steamers
IersoS and General, since released, were
made on purpUsely misleading information
supplied to British agents, the deslgn De
ing to embroil Great Britain ana Hei-
many in a quarrel.
PARLIAMENT CALLED.
LONDON. Jan. 1.-THE Queen has pro
claimed the meeting Of Parliament tor
January SOth.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE steamship
Auchenarden sailed to-day from Brooklyn
for Cape Town, East London and Fort
Natal. Beside an immense cargo OF pro
visions, flour and grain, she carries thirty
troop horses and fifty transport mules
LONDON, Jan. 1l.-With the growing
impatierce over the Transvaal situation.
stories are rife that inaction is enforced
on General Butler, owing to the eNhaus-
ton of the reserves of ammunition, ana
there are even wild r,lmors of a shell
famine at home. But not much import
ance need be attached to these rumors.
1t is almost universally assumed that
with the landing Of Generals Roberts and
to the original plan of campaign. namely,
a great central advance on Bloemfonteln.
But the most impatient Of the enthusiasts
admit that General Roberts Will be I'M
able to move before the end OF the
month";
LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE Cape Town
correspondent of the Daily Mail, tele-
graphing Monday, says:
THE vanguard Of the Sixth DIVISION
is waiting at Table Bay until the arrival
Of Lord Roberts.
IN. M s. Fearless seized the bark
Maria L, which arrived in Port Eliza
beth Saturday from the Argentine with
sulphur
LONDON, Jan. PA dispatch to the
Daily Mail, from PietermarltzburS
dated January Sth, says:
private advices from Ladysmith,
dated January I'd, says that ratlons OF
bread and meat are plentiful, and the
garrison had not then touched the bully
beef and biscuit supplies LuXurles are
scarce in Ladysmith, but the hospitals
are we'll supplied with milk, and the
horses are in good condition"
LONDON, Jan. 12-The Standard in an
editorial upon the governments reply to
Mr.. Choate ana Count Won Buelow, says:
Eve shall be much surprised If the Brit
ish governments definition of 1nterna-
tional law as applied to the carriage OF
food StufTS fails to ma aco-oe1AeS o.
Washington and Berlin.
RERIIIN. Jan. lit is asserted that
the German cruisers schalbe and Condor,
which we're ordered to Delagoa Bay. have
been instructed to proceed instead to cape
Town. This indicates a belief in German
official circles that the cortraband con-
troversy will be anicably settled.
LONDON, Jan. 12-The Standard has
the following dispatch, dated Monday,
from Frere Camp:
.Our natrols have searched both tanks
of the Boer position. They found a large
camp five miles east Of Colenso. evidently
in anticipation Of British attempt at
turning movement.
4 LONDON. Jan. 1.-THE Daily Mail says:
Eve learn that in the attack on Lady
smith last Saturday, January 9Th. the
British losses were IA officers killed, 81
wounded and over 500 non-commlssloned
officers and men killed or wounded
1.-The Boer losses. we hear, are estl-
mated at between 2GO0 and 3.co0.