THE TRANASVAAL.
♦ A NEW BOER DEFENCE LINE. REINFORCEMENTS ON THE WAY. BRITISH DELAYED BY BRIDGE BUILDING. LANCERS FIRED ON. THE DISLOYAL CAPE SECTION. j A FURTHER ANNEXATION. KRUGER COINING MONEY: Seceived December Bth, 9.32 a.m. Capetown, December 7. The Boers are massing on Spytsfontein heights, and digging screening rifle pits and extending redoubts. Lord Metbuen is convalescent. Building the Modeler river bridge involves delay and immense labour. The Lancers near Modder, bearing a flag of trace, were fired upon. The Boers are m great strength at Aliwal North. Seven thousand retired through Weenen on Sunday. Three thousand are reinforcing Cronje from Natal. A search light apparatus used at Frere for signalling Lady smith was devised by Captain Scott, of the war-ship Terrible. The Boers have annexed Griquabonr, and the inhabitants are enthusiastic, 400 disloyal farmers are guarding the river there. The Pretoria mint is coining at a rate of £100,000 monthly, from crushings of the Bonanza, Robinson, and Ferreira deep mines. It has transpired that Joubert last spring surveyed the Natal border, and to the vicinity of Maritzburg. Durban, December 7. The Ladysmith garrison pass the time with cricket, football, and rowing. The Gordon Highlanders celebrated St. Andrew's day.
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Timaru Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 3130, 9 December 1899, Page 2
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199THE TRANASVAAL. Timaru Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 3130, 9 December 1899, Page 2
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