At niglitfall their ammunition being ex hausted, they fixed bayonets, awaiting at tack. Thirty struggled' back to camp.
Armed natives assisted the Boera.
THE BRITISH SURPRISED

EFFORTS OF THE ENEMY TO

RELIEVE DE WET.
THE BRITISH CASUALTIES,

(Received July 16th, 12.50 a.m.) j LONDON, July 14.
Botha's sattack was a desperate effort tc relieve De Wet, who was wedged in a small area which adjoined the Drakensbergs and Basutoland. 2000, with four guns, under Dβ la- Rey, surprised Nitral's Net. The -Soots Greys and gunners lost forty trying to hold the hill, while the Lincolns lost five officers out of ten, including Colonel Roberts wounded and'captured.
The total captured is unknown, since strag glers are still returning.
BRITISH SUCCESS AT KRUGERSDORP.
THE BOERS REPULSED WITH HEAVY LOSS. (Received July 14th, 8.45 a. m.) LONDON, July 13. Colonel Smith Derrien defeated the Boers with heavy loss at Krugersdorp on the 11th, and General Buller dispersed the Boers, who were destroying the railway, at Paarde kraal.
THE TELEGRAPH AND RAILWAY CUT.
CLERY WITHDRAWS FROM VLAK- - FONTEIN. (Received July 14th, 8.55 a. m.) :>■." LONDON, July 13.
The telegraph lino and the railway be* tvreen Greylingstad and Standerton has been repeatedly cut by the 80er. , ;, and in con sequence General Clery has been forced to return from Vlakfontein, Tv*here he had effected a junction -with General Hart.
DASHIBG CAPTURE OF POSITIONS

(Received July 14th, 0.5 p.m.)

LONDON, July 12.
Mason's and French's brigade dashingly, captured the positions at Reitfontein. The Boers fled, leaving their dead..
A BRITISH FORCE SURPRISED.
SUPERB CHARGE OP AUSTRALIA

BUSHMEN.
{Received July 16th, 12.50 a.m.)

LOiJiJUON, July 14.
The Boers, creeping through a mealie field, surprised the 38th Batteix marching to Bethlehem, and killed two officers, wound ed eighteen, and captured ofte gun.
