... the nati on. ?? is deaf to the cries ?? e ?? of the Boer women and chldren. Bt- lie is now being hit in a vital part. Gilt-edged seanities are tumbling down., The wri loan, which the Go-. verument held up before a greedr public' with delusive premise of ...

... until dusk, and the enemy were 1 at this time qritting the trcnches by teas and 'wontces. , Referring at this poiret to the death of Genl If 'Tauchope, Lord Methuen says -Ie died at 1 he head of the brigade, in which his name will h always remain honoured ...

... a 0 0 '0 0 6 2- Totals ?? 147 3560 112 1289 4137 2453 Total Killed ?? 1.436 Total Wounded ?? 4,497 Total Missing ?? 2,565 Deaths from disease since end of November ?? 393 GRAND TOTAL ?? 8,891 The above table and total does not include some of the cssualties ...