WIRES CONNECTED WITH ESTCOURT RE-OPENED.

Feilding Star, Volume XXI, Issue 127, 28 November 1899, Page 2

WIRES CONNECTED WITH ESTCOURT RE-OPENED.

TROOPS ENTER ESTCOURT. JOUBERT RETIRES. PRETORIA PREPARING FOR A SIEGE. BRITISH ADVANCE ON COLENSO COMMENCED. KRUGER SUFFERING FROM BRIGHT*} DISEASE. BOERS ATTACK GEN. METHUEN'3 COLUMN. BUT ARE DEFEATED AND LOSE HEAVILY. Telegraph. Press Association. Copyright Dueban, November 27. Three batteries are beiug reinforced at Barton. The wires to Esfcourt are re-opened. The Mooi River column entered Estcourt, and Jonbert withdrew his troops from Mooi JRiver towards Lndysmith. Refugees sa^ Pretoria is preparing for a siege. Goueral Bullc-r was welcomed at Durbau on .Saturday, and started inland. The British advauce on Frere Coltnso bas begun. Capetown, November 27, Kruger is suffering from Bright's disease, and is in a serious condition. Boer commandoes are reported to be starving. The Boers have occupied Stormberg. Boers, with guns, as . Draspan, a little to the north of Bclmont, attacked Gen. Mcbhuen, who replied with shrapnel, and the Naval Brigade, Yorkshires, North Lancashircs carried the heights after four hours furious fighting. The 9th Lancers intercepted the flying Boers, but with what result is no ; . known The enemy, early in the fighf, attacked (he rpar-gUMi'd and baggage train, but the Grenadier Guards met ihis, and also protected the flunks. The Nuval Brigade displayid great, gallan'ry, und suffered heavily. !■; is knowji that 51 Boers were killed, 48 wounded, nnd inmy t-iken prisoners. Gen. Meihuen ha 3 establishtd helio^i-a-phic communication with Kimberley.