CABLE NEWS; 7

A MESSAGE FROM LADYSMTTH

NOT DESPONDENT. "MANY WEEKS* TFOOD SUPPLY. DURBAN, Jaanary 31. A heliograph message received from Lady smith states that -he garrison is not des pondent, and is awaat-og General Boiler's next move. They still possess many we&fcs' supplies.
A BOER DEVICE.
PLAN TO FLOOD LADYSMITH. OiPETOWN, Febriuuy 1. Delagoa Bay reports that the Boers are sendhig huge quantities af timber and sand bags to dam the Klip river and flood Lady smith in order to force the garrison under their shell fire.
THE INVASION OF THE FREE STATE.
THE COLONIALS TO GET THEIR CeAiNOE. CAPETOWN, January 31. Lord Roberts has been recalled to Cape town. Major-General Kelly-Kenny has taken up Iris headquarters at Rosmead Junction, six teen miles south of Naauwport. He has 8600' men, while General Gatacre Imis 5000. February 1. Lord Roberts assigns the colonials an important eihare in the operations prepasna* tory to the invasion of the Free State. •

THE DEATH OF TROOPER BOOTH.
KILLED BY A SHELL. Trooper Harold Booth, of the New Zea* land Contingent, was acting: as General Clements' orderly, and was killed by a a_K_ while holding the General's horse, north wards of Rensburg.
COLONIALS IN A SKIRMISH.
CAPETOWN, February 1. Five hundred Canadians and Australasias had a smart fight at Badenborst, on the Riot River. T_ey expelled the rebals without lota.
CAVALRY REINFORCEMENTS.
LONDON, February 1. The fourth cavalry brigade, embark imme* diately.. '

THE COLONIES AND ENGLAND.
Mi' W. P. Reeves, in the course of aa address at the Leeds Chamber of Commerce, said the colonies resented the taunts levelled - from the Continent at England. He was con fident the daughters of England would rally round their mother.
AUSTRALIAN AID.
