METHUEN v CRONJE.
BOER ENTRENCHMENTS &T>, VANCED. CAPTURE OF THE ENEMY'S LIVE STOCK. CAPETOWN, December 27. The Boers at the Modder river do not reply to Lord Methuen'a sheila, fearing to enclose the positions of tiheir guns. December 28. Cronje has been reinforced, He is now engaged in -throwing up ; entrenchments vritihin 3£ milea of Lord Methuen'a position. Lord Methuen in reconnoitring along the raiEway line, unmasked six of the Boer guns. The Cape Mounted Rifles, at Bedmonfc, :aiptured 1000 cattle and 200Q sheep.
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Press, Volume LVI, Issue 10540, 29 December 1899, Page 5
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