THE DEFENCE OF WEPENER
FOUR DAYS CONTINUOUS FIGHTING. THE GARRISON DESPONDENT. MEASURES FOR THEIR RELIEF, LONDON, April 16. For four days' fighting was continued at Wepener. Eighteen British have been killed and 132 wounded. T_e besiegers are fatigued and despondent
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and greatly fear they will be surrounded. Several of their guns are disabled. I Four commandants have been wounded. | General Brabant's division started on i Saturday from Aliwal North for Rouxville, and will thence proceed to Wepener. General Chermside is co-operating. THE BOERS AT BRANDFORT. A patrol of Kitchener's Horse reconnoitred witnan six miles of Bra-ndfort. It is estimated that only 2000 Boers are laagered there. Kruger attends a conference of Commandants at Brandf ort. ALLEGED PLAN OF WITHDRAWAL. If is reported that the Transraalers have decided to withdraw towards the Vet River and retire across the Vaal River, if pressed, leaving the Free Staters to their fate. CAPTURE OF A DIAMOND MINE OWNER. The Boers captured Frank Smith, a wellknown diamond mine owner, at Barkly West.
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Press, Volume LVII, Issue 10632, 17 April 1900, Page 5
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