THE BOER WAR.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 8664, 6 November 1899, Page 2

THE BOER WAR.

THE TOTAL BRITISH LOSSES. A HEAVY CASUALTY LIST. FIGHTING AT LADYSMITH CONTINUES. (Electric TeleKraph— Copyrljiht-lTiilted Preae Association.) (Received Nov. 6, 9.26 a.m.} London, Nov. 4. Official reports show that strong fighting continues at Ladyamitb. The official returns of the British casualties are as follow :— GLOUCESTER REGIMENT. Ine Gloucester Regiment has three officers wounded and nineteen captured : If^r 0 kiUed ' fi %-'hn« wounded, and 330 captured. -, _ RO y A T r ' ttISH FUSILIERS. The Royal Irish Fusiliera have ten men killed, forty one wounded, and 500 missing and not reported. TOTAL CASUALTIES. Ihe total casualties, including captured and missing during the campaign, and excluding the missing Royal Irish Fusiliers, uro as follow : 153 officers and 1617 men. ,„ „ Durban, Nov. 4.' Messages from Ladysmith to Maritzbure were heard well over the wirea on Friday. It 13 reported that the railway is intact. An armored train is escorting women and children southwards. GOLENSO FOROE_ WITHDRAWN. NO ANXIETY FOR LADYSMITH. Durban, Nov. 5. The British force at Colenso has been withdrawn and concentrated to the southwards. London, Nov. 6. The War Office announces that, despite the absence of news, no grave anxiety is felt übout, General White's ability to hold his own at Ladysmith. The Standard's war correspondent stales that Lieutenant-Colonel Carleton, who was in charge of the Royal Irish Fusiliers, had two days' provisions.