CRONJE AT BAY.
GETTING TO CLOSE QUARTERS.
London, February 18. Advice has been received that during his retreat from Magersfontein General Cronje outspauned and formed a laager in consequence of his oxen teams becoming fatigued.
The artillery under General KellyKenny was at latest engaged in shelling the Boer position.
The heat is intense, and the horses ol the British troops are suffering severely.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 6626, 19 February 1900, Page 2
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