The military correspondent of the "Daily I Chronicle" writes as follows :—"The Tugela River is in flood, and one wonaers how tue temporary bridges of the Boers will stand the test. They may want them at any moment, for it iooks as if General Buller were thinking of trying to cle

The December number of the "South Afrivan Volunteer Gazotie,” published at Cape 'town. states that up to that period the number ol vo.unteers called for service in Cape nearly six tho,..and, math' up as follows Prince Alfred's Own Artillery, Town 12d Cape Garrison Artillery. tap

The Central News says that the following message was received this morning from Lieut.• Col. Pilcher, through the General Officer corn manding at Orange River (Begins) 1 completely defeated the hostile commando at Sunny side this day. Ist January, taking the !eager and 40 prison

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FUNNY BOER ACCOUNT OF THE FIGHTING. The following is an extract from the "Blom fontein Express of . December sth : . . _ The fighi at Modder Rive; ;described as a pitiable carelessness on the part of the Boers, who placed no sentinels the night before. Consequently 1,100 British

AMBULANCE PEOPLE UNDER FIRE A' .11AGERSFONTEIN (From the " Daily Mail " Correspondeot • CAPE TOWN, Dec. 30, 4.20 p.m. A British doctor who was present at Stagersfontein states that after the battle, while he aid some others were, during an armistice, chatting with the Doers who

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(Central News Special trorrespondenti FRERE CA.MP, Sunday Evening. Our scouts have learned that the Boers are making important alterations in their plans for the defence of the Tugela River. Yesterday they brought in the news of the formation of a new liner camp to the west. A c