... III l. 'r IU )s II iell-I tA I( ate .av. after Free ?? ed e ?? derable inai- ..i; and sent back ?? then there has but the fact mention. d 16 dffect. which is likely -er'Otl3s reverses. IRElIE CAMI', Friday (6 ?? .,t of Sir White's sortie is ied. and is not believed hove, though l1ittivo reports it. The Boers are to be short of propieryi-trained This is l very serious loss, owing to hlid ...

... LONDON - LET'TE'R ew- rhe BULLER{'S STRENGTH ON THEU ye]. ' TUGELA ir, DUKE OF. CO, NAUGHT AS A eS,~~GES IRL is. . -ERAL the 30, BouvLRrE-S2'.TR E.G., ran SUTNDAY NIGHT. of The awful pause at the seat of war'con- rm- tinues, and we are entering on the last of year. of the century without anything Ic., having been d'one to redeem the disasters M. of December. But there are signs of move- me ...

... IERTHYlR GUAltDIANS AND STRIKE RELIEF. )n- APPEAL TOETHE LOCAL GOVERI- 1st MENT BOARD, ng ers At the weekly meeting of the Merthyr Board eof Guardians on Saturday, Dir. John Rogers presiding, Mr. F. T. James (the clerk) men- xas tioned that he attended the adjourned audit on Ele Thursday, and informed Mr. Dolby that he could not advise the guardians to accept the proposal with regard to ...

... |ACTIVITY AT LADY-| I X SMITH. :| ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL SORTIE. i BOER, POSITION CAPTURED. CARRIED AT THE POINT' OF i THE BAY(NET. E CHRISTMAS AMENITIES OF THE ENEMY. V. ALr QUIET ON THE TUMELA. (From the Daiiy Telegraph' War Correspolident.) By Special Arra'gemeIt for Simultaneous us Publication in the Weistern Mail.' FREtRE CAMP, Saturday After- I -lnoon. a n an WIt has been raining for ...

... NEWT STIPENDIIARYI FOR SWANSEA. - - I Mit. T. IARCHANT WILLIAMS I APpPOINTED. T) AN IDEAL MAGISTRATE- FOR rl THE WESTERN' TOWN. W OLa SIXGULAR RECEPTION OY d THE REPORT. If TOW-N-CLEERK DISCREDITS a THE ANNOUNCEMENT. b .i mr. fT. Mareillit Willianlls has been ap- Li porinted stipelidiaiy malgistrate of Swansea, in Asiccession to the late 31r. J. Coke Fowler. e: When the alnenortcellmert was ...

... STOP 0 PRESS. I ' ' - 1 ; T~his Space is Reserve'd for Important Ndews receiyved aft a) we have gone to Press. ?? p . - -- . 1)4 . f ?? :. ., ?? lv,0,S ti . .. s q :, 1 ?? f hi 01 ci~ gf I TIlES TSfIflBGRA. : . j :M, s 'I MODDR RIVER,, Saturday. d- A few s1hells vere exchanged today. We had a na casualties. ;,AAF tEDINET, Thursday. The distict is practically uinatrued, alndl irs w supplied ...

... e- t BRITISH BOMBARD THE BOER F 'POSITION. Li RECONNAISSANCE BY :THE LANCERS. . - - * . From the Daliy. Telegraph O Special Correspondent. ?? Special Arraegement for Simultaneous .0 it Pbiatioil in ?? We~stern Mail. tz ir MODDER RIVER Tuesday (10.50 ?? tj It The 9th Lancers, with two guns, went P o out this morning four miles east: of our position and blew up two houses. ;e The Boer guns ...

... XTION OF THE FREE STATERS. A DENTIAL. il:'VE'T:ttS TELEUBRAM.1 AMSTERDAM, Sunday. Aienuve Rottordanische Conrant is etd by Dr. MNuller, the Orange Free Stato ,.entativc at The H-fgue, to deny that the ee Staters are displaying vacillation or are erting the 'Trausanil caurse. Such storiessays Huller. are onfly spread far the purpo-e of iuraging the British. and there is absolutely ruth in them ...

... T JUANS.VAA.L WA.RQ POSITION TO - DAY I A thrilling inessage from Mr. Bennet Thrlcigh came in wiith the first hour of the :sew Year this morning. It speaks of a I great lbaittle at hani--tlho fiercest of all so far. BoIler, lie says, is about to strike his crucial blow;. ?? Iiurleigii is too cautious a man and ( too careful of his reputation to speak of alln'thill except of what he know s, and ...

... LOCAL ITEWS PARA:ORAPHa. ?? to l Onl Saturday at Merthiyr a child seven weeks' whil old. named Henora, De Laney, whose parents soIC reside off Bethesda-street;,,died froca, burns insl received onl the 22nd of Decernber..gi SMOKRERS finding, a- Shag~ Tobacco too strong tur should Smoke Archer's Golden Returns, (regis. p-ee: tered). Middium flavour, fully matured. Four radl years in bond before ...

... I (Ji I I ? ., THE RE-OCUPATIO. IR DORDRECLI¶T. AGGRESSIVE ATTITUDE O1 :E : THE BOERS. THE DE AAR IRAILWAY THREATENED. [REUTEIL'S TELEGRAM.) CAPE TOWN, Mfondaq. US The re-occupation of Dordrecht is onsidered to be of strategic importance, asis it will enable the British to attack Stormberg from twofr nt points. Dec. 29. si There was an alarm last evening at the et British camp at Victoria 1Vst ...

... WITH METHUTEN'S , fCOLUMN. - I . .I . . ~. . 1 ' DETAILS OF THE BATTLE OF MODDER RIVER. DESPERATE ENGAGEMENT,' in. - ioBOER EAR OF THE BAYONET ir- I¶ (From. the . Dily. T-iegraph ,d Id' - W Nar. .or~reponden~t).. : i',ty y Special Ikrrargemernt for Simultaneous; d Publication in the W6stern Mail, Id The 1)AILY TLEGRAPrc sspecial war telegrams ad and letters are copyright-both in Great e ...