THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA
CABLE NEWS.
ENGAGEMENT NEAR DEWETSDORP. THE ENEMY DRIVEN BAUJV. LORD METHUEN RETIRES TO BOSHOF. BRITISH CONVOY UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTACKED. THE SIEGE OF WEPENER. A BOER ASSAULT FRUSTRATED. LORD ROBERTS'S CRITICISMS. THE FIRST NEW ZEALAND CON TINGENT. THE BRITISH USE OF BEIBA. BOERS PROTEST TO PORTUGAL. CONCEALED MAUSERS AT BLOEMFONTEIN. A SURGEON AWARDED THE V.O. United Presa Aesooiatkm—By Electric Telegraph—-Copyright. (Received April 21st-, at 10.35 a.m.) LONDON, April 20. The news from the front is scanty and contradictory. It is believed that important operations are proceeding. Fighting is proceeding in the vicinity of Karee. ' LORD ROBERTS'S ADVANCE STILL DELAYED. (Received April 22nd, £10 p.m.) LONDON, April 21. The weat&er is now fine, bub Lord Roberts is still delayed, owing to --.the impassable condition of the drifts. A EIGHT NEArTdEWETSDORP. GENERAL RUNDLE'S DIVISION ENGAGED. THE BOERS DRIVEN BACK. (Received April 23rd, 12.35 s.m.) LONDON, April 22. General Rondle fought the enemy five miles west olDe\retsdorp on Friday. Theartflkry duel lasted froia noon till dusk. Two of the enemy's guns were silenced. Mounted troops outflanking the enemy aod opening fire, the Boers were driven, to a second ridge, the British occupying the firafe ridge with few; wounded.
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Press, Volume LVII, Issue 10637, 23 April 1900, Page 5
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