MORE TROOPS LANDED AT DURBAN.

Feilding Star, Volume XXI, Issue 125, 25 November 1899, Page 2

MORE TROOPS LANDED AT DURBAN.

Press Associatiou. Telegraph. Copyright Capetown, November 24. General Gatacre reports that a cou siderable Dutch rising in the Broken Nail district has taken place, many having joined the Boers with a following of armed natives. A vigorous bombardment of Kimberley is proceeding. Frequent sorties have been made from the town, and some sharp fighting has resulted. The Waiwera has arrived at Capetown. Durban, November 24. Weeping amongst the Dutch people at • Pietermaritzburg lends confirmation to the report that Gen White on Sunday night captured the Boer position and guvs at Ladysmith. General Buller has left Capetown on a short visit to Durban. The Boers are beginning to leave Natal for Bloernfontein. Ten guns shelled Mooi River camp. The J3ritish replied, silencing them, and the infantry then advanced, the Boers retiring. Naval guns have been sent to Mooi river. Three additional battalions have landed at Durban. Pretoria, November 24. The Boer women are indignant at the secrecy observed by the authorities; who refrain from affordiug them information as to the fate of their relatives at the front. The authorities are understood to dread the effect that ma3 T be produced by a revelation of the losses suffered by the Repiilican troops. Lorenzo Marquez, November 24. Judge Gregorvwski, of the Transvaal Supreme Court, accompauied by several officials have arrived at Delagoa. They are belieypd to be on a peace mission to Capetown. Melbourne, November 24. Thirt3'-one Laticers arrived by tbe Nineveh. Sis are invalided, aud 'were not passed by tbe army doctor at the Cape.