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DAILY EXAMIN ER

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29.—The War Office has the following depatch from Gen= eral Forestier Wal Iker, at Cape Town:

Colonel Kekewich, Briti tome import rom November 18th to the

23rd. cificers and three

were wounded, and

Two troopers

a:e doing well. The

bealth of the garrison is good and water is | plentiful. General Cronje with 3,000 Boers is

moving tothe southward. The enemy is the neighborhood of He seems restless.

disappearing from Kimberley. Another despatch from the same Gen~ eral, aleo dated Cape Town, Nov, 28, gays that General Gatacre arrived at Bushman’s Nek with a battalion of in- fantry and eome mounted infantry. His main body is at Butler’s Krasl. The enemy bas retired in the directioa of the Molteno railway.

Loypox, Nov 29.—A despaich from Orange River, dated Nov 27th, and des: cribing the battle of Easlin, says that the Boers successfully retreated. The Lancers attempted to intercept them and succeeded in reach‘ng them; but a severe fire opened from a hill and forced the Lancers to with-

draw. General Cronje was with the Boers:

IMPERIAL RECIPROCITY

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Queen Victoria Will Visit Ger- many.

SreciaL to Tae Examiner. ]

Loxpox, Nov. 29.—Londoa Truth an- nounces that the Emperor of Germany has achieved ‘one of the objects of his visit to London in baving induced Queen Victoria to give a conditional promise to visit the Prussian Court daring the last week of next April.

She will travel, it appears, from North Italy to Germany by the St Gothard’s Tunnel, and will be Germany’s guest for several days a: Coblentz or Potsdam.

A GENERAL ELECTION,

Mr Blair Says, Must Come ere Many Months.

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[Spgcra, TO Toe ExaMIver.].

Hatirax, Nov. 29.— At Fielding ban- quet at New Glasgow last night, Hon. Mr. Blair, in concluding a violent harangue, said there would soon be a general elec- tion. Before wsany months, he repeated there muat be an appeal by the Govern- ment to the people.

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SCOTT ACT SUSTAINED

A Hot Contest in Westmoreland.

Ec1aL To THe ExAMIner.]

Moncton, ‘Nov, 29.--The Scott Act election for Westmoreland County was hotly contested, over 6,000 votes being polled, resulting in the Act being sustained by a mpjority of 257.

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LORD METHUEN ROUTED THE! ENEMY.

Details of Loss at Gros Pan.

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led the Boer forces.

Beau, Nov. 29.—The Beuthsche | Zs itmucul Cc} Aims tO have rece ive ] the 2 fola lowing despatch from a diplomatic source: }

Pretoria, Nov. 27. — Presidente | Kruger and Steyn instructed Geserals

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Traneve

and Cronje, commandets of the

forces but to strike vigorous blows.

Gen. Joubert has concentrated three corps, the first at Ladysmith, the second at Tugela river, and the third to the east- ward of the Pietermaritzburg and Este court railway to cut off the British re- treat.

Gen. Cronje’s forces are operating at Kimberley and at Modder River, part of them are in Gen. Meihuen’s rear,

Lonpon, Nov. 29.—General Methuen has defested the whole Boer force at Modder River.

181 and Orange Free BState forces | respectively, not to eplit the beleaguering |

SECOND EDITION,

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HARDEST FIGHT IN THE ANNALS’

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Of the ili Army

STRUGGLE LASTED TEN

IN BURNING SUN.

HOURS

Boers Forced at Last to Quit Strong

Position.

(Speciac To Tae Examiver.]

Loxpoy, Nov. 29.—The War Office hae received the following despatch from Gen. eral Buller, dated at Cape Town, Nov. 28.

General Methuen reports from Modder River under date of Tuesday, November 28th, as follows :

“‘Reconnoitred at 5 a. m., this morning the enemy’s position on the Modder River and found the

BOERS STRONGLY ENTRENCHED

and concealed. We had no means of ont-

Mr. F. W. Hyndman today received a cable from Lloyds, London, confirming Tue Examinen’s news of ihe defect of the Boers. is message reads as follows :—

“Great battle has taken place. British reported victorious at Modder River.

Another Liberal Knight (Special to Tae Exawiver] | Urtawa, Nov 29.—A report is current

that Hon. Dr. Borden will be knighted for his services in the organization of the Canadian contingent. February 8th is now mentioned as the date of meeting of Porliament.

For the Maine.

Loypon, Novenper or 28, —Lady Randolph Ch»rchill bas received £5000 from an American frieod for the fund for the hospital ship Maine.

Royal Courtesies.

flanking our foe, the river being full.

The action commenced with the artil- Jery, mountedjinfantry and cavalry at helf- past five o'clock.

The guards were on the rigkt of cur position, the Nio’h Brigade on the left, and we

ATIACKED THE BOERS

ina widely extended formation at 6.30

o’clock. The advancing troops were supported

by the artillery and found themeelves in front of the whole

BOER FORCE, 8,000 STRONG,

with two large guns and four Krupps. The naval brigade rendered great ass

sistance from @ position which they had

taken up on the railway,

AFTER DESPERATE HARD FIGHT:

ING, which lasted ten hours, our men being without food or water, and fighting in the burning sun, the enemy was forced to quit his position. General Pole Carew was successful in

Tse Hacue, Nov. 29.—Queen Wilhel-~ mina and her mother left for Flushing today to meet the emperor and empress of aeemany on their arrival there from Eng- anc

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