NEWS FROM CAPE FILES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 13, 18 January 1900, Page 2

NEWS FROM CAPE FILES.

BRITISH PLUOK AND ENDURANCE.

MEM WOKTUY Olf THE VIOTOKIA CUlOiiS. Kjcohcd 17, II p.m. Hobuit, Januay 17. The Tapu.ui, which uiii/wl ur, 1 p.m., (Japa files to the 27-jii December. Farther particulars of the fight at Oolenso show that thi volunteer and irregular forces behaved admirably uii'iur trying circumstaiicas. Tinmen advanced with little cove-.* uudci u heavy fire from an entrenched m<l invisible ei e ny, without artillery tu;iporf, natwitbstimling wMich thoy exhibited pluck aud eooluesj which would do credit to veteran?. Mijji Taorueycroft's troops fucod a heavy cross-firo, and lost ouo officer and four men killed aud so von officers and twenty-aeven men wounded. A squadron of the Imporial Light rtorse had a warm time. Thoy dismounted, and, moving ia extended foroution across the level coun try, were surprised by a heavy rillo lire from an invisible eueiny, apparently fuur hundred yards distant.' The men immediately t'eil flat on the ground, subsequently reiiriiu', aad losing three won killed and seven wounded, The South African Light HorS'.-, who wer<, stationed two miles from Gjleiujp, racaivol their b.-p"ism of fire, which they found vory distressing Two officers wei e wounded, four troopers kilie 1, nineteen J wounded, aad two officers ind tlovon] men mining. Forty horses were elior,. j All tho oilioers ftni men behaved! gr.uidiy. Tho follo*iug acts uf heroism are recorded: — McKay, of thoJJurubineers, was w<.uidi;d, aud (Trdopsr Young, unJor a heavy fire, carried hiou fifty yards at the immiaoot risk of his life. L'uutvn int Pousbnby, who was ordered to retire, remained! behind with a wounded m;in, dreisod his injuries, and then tried to carry ! him to tafaty. Whilst so Lis helmet wks perforated by a bulled, and the man wts injured for life, a wpsn; bullet lodging iu hid stomich, ciusiag death, Lieutenant Ponsonby took shelter for a time, and than pawed;on, 1 tec jived an arm wound and his doat j being perforated, Seeing his condition, a Boer advanced within u shoit .ilist.iLca to make sure of his victim, but Lieu:-1 cnaut Ponsonby shot him dead with! his revolver. Private Djwlxg discovered Sirgeant iSh.-ridan wounded iini carried him butt a inn's out of v eager, Lanco-O.M;>:-i , »l l<\rr«H ! twa ti'ijjp into tbo li. id under * uui- j Hioriu of bullet-as id two' woundaci mocitt, but uoi bafjre dressing! their r/ounds. i