The Telegram. — 1901-01-15 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

CASUALTIES.  Tbe War Offine hat resuel the follitwing :-211d Dorset lleginient—Captain C. G. Gray has returned to diey, having been discharged from hospital during the week curled January 6th. Z.rd Dorset Riegonent—Captain Raley& was reported to be progressing favourably on January 81. h. SicondiLieut. A. Bi-rger, of the 2nd Wilts Regiment, invalided, left Gips Town hy the hocpical chip Nubia, widen isided for England on January 7esi.  In Cape Colony a party of Erabant's llbrae fril imo an ambush near Richmond. They were afterwards reiesnvid. The Royal Irish Rifle, have been very unfortunate in this war. They were forced to surrender at Storniberg and at Raddersburg.  On Fetruary 28th. the anniseisary of the relief of Ladysmith, it is proposed to hold i dinner of the officers who took part in the siege. A Naval Brigade of 2.000 !Leo, with six Hotchkiss gnus, is avrilable and ready for short service at Caps Town in tao if need. Orders were given at Alderihot for 39 nint-commitoloned officers and men of the Royal Army Medicsl Corps to leave there last Monday for Sonth Africa. .  The Marquia of Tußihar:line's Scottish Horse is taking the field. One detachment Is at Jiit,annesburg and others are in Cape Colony, driving hack the Boer invaders.  It is estimated that there are 2,CDO Boers between Clanwilliam and Sutherland, and the intention oi the int triers appi-are to be to concentrate in the Roogeveldt Mountains.  Later detuia of the bodyguard fight near Lindley show that the men were in a tight corner, ,übjected to a murderous fire from two videe, and their retreat opposed by a force of 500 of the enemy. Seven,/ letter,' of recent dare from Johannesburg state that the military are doing their utmost to feed the Republicon women and children, but that food is almo4 unprocurable even for money. - - - • - • •  ...-__,. Otto Krogrnann, found guilty in Natal of high treason, lias been rentenced to torte years' itnprisonment and a fine of £750. Johaunes Potgieter lan been sentenced to live months' imprisonment. It is •tated in an Express telegram from Amsterdam that Dr. Leyds has been persuading men there to retnrn to the fighting lines, but has received a hint that such operations are a misuse of Holland's hospitality. The Colonial Defence Field Force in rapidly mobilising at Piquetbenr Read, and this week will probably witness the beginniug of active measures to repel the invaders. General Brabant, commanding the Western Defence Force, has arrived at P:quetberg Road. All the cavalry, regiments on service in South Africa are to be armed with rifles in place of the regulation carbine, and will thereaftsr rank as mounted infantry, giving Lord Kitchener over thirteen thousand additional men of this most useful branch of the Army. The Birmingham Small Arms Factory at Small Heath has just received a supplementary order from the British Governmeet for 15,000 additional weapons of the Dee-Enfield type. This company, it will he remembered, recently supplied 40,000 rifles at the rate of 1,500 per week. Among the Briershillel in the attack on Belfast last Monday night was a son of Ctiinmandant Viljnen. On the body was found a despatch from General Botha to Commandant Viljoen, ordering bin, to take the important position of Spitzkop at all "lAN. Spitzlcop was subsequently attacked, hut the Boers were repulsed with lam. A Durban telegram to the Starvirred says that several prominent Free State burghers on parole, ! including A brother of De Wet and Sir. Van Tudor, , formerly a member of the Free State Executive , Council have gone to Orange River Co'ony to ! assist tie miivement for the promouon of burgher peace conunitteits. The feeling is very strung among tie men on parole that the war should now cease.  The Mansion House War Fond amounts to £1,064,500. This total includeg. £23,700 received in response to the Princess of Wales's appeal, and £200,340 for the Lord Mayor's Discretionary Fond. Among recent donations is response to the Princess of Wales's appeal Sr.' £3,000 from Messrs. N. M. Rothschild & Sons, £2,500 from the &ink of England, and £l,OOO from Mourn, Vickers, Sone. & Maxon.