METHUEN'S ADVANCE.
LIGHTING NEAR SPYTI - FONTEIN. I MODDER BRIDGE |, REPAIRED. y CAPETOWN, December . 9//' "''-. Reports have been received from Pretoria stating that the British, parly on Saturday attacked Schoitz Nek, south of Spytfontein. ! It is believed a sortie was made Simultaneously from Kimberley. Trains are now passing- over the Modder River bridge. A body of infantry, two guns, and * regiment of cavalry from Orange .Siver station, sent to Belmont to cooperate with a battery arid a batialion.of infantry from Mddder River, succeeded in -expelling Commandant Prinsloo's commando of a thousand Tnen and a big gun. *, Fourteen British were wounded. 1 "Whilst reconnoitring on Monday the %fr Sotfth WrtleS Lancers/drew the «ne"iny's fire eight miles "north-east M the Modder River camp. They reared on finding the Boers strongly.. , posted. ■, Pour howitzers have reached Lord jMethuen; - - ■ ■; The, railway culvert and telegraph were destroyed ' near Graspan yesterday, but have since been restored.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 293, 11 December 1899, Page 5
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