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The Boer Repulse at Mafeking Confirmed and Reports

of Other British Sueeesses are Credited

AN ENGAGEMENT HOURLY EXPECTED AT LADYSMITH

Details of Fighting in Natal-General White Has 12 000 Troops Against 16 000 to 20 000 Boers

-The Enemy Steadiiy Moving Forward in Natal and Cape Colony Cutting Wires

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Destroying Railways-British tiovernment Calls out 132 000 Reserves-Making a

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Loiwon, Oct, 19 ;--(Special).-Stories of British success at several

points are being received and while not iooniirmed are generally credited.\

The report of the Boer repulse at Mafeking is now accepted as true. \ a The Boers are new getting heavier guns to attack the place,evident-ly

_Laing deermined to take it. '

The Cape Town correspondent of the Daily Mail age"

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"The authorities at o niiee urg ave annou “_

house to house search on Monday and will compel fvty §d@l sublet! leave the town

A runner has gust arrived bringing news of Gblcnel

They also are making a determined attack oiilisiherly, with the inten~ “ l\\°°°" 1° k°°P"18 *|10 °“°ll!` **b*! M'

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The conntryis not favorable for Boer tactics, and it will be very' dim

,_ ,muy already occupying useful positions,that is supposing they really i 'mn so ight and not merely to attempt to draw General White further out

a view of surrounding him. _ - 'Af ” General White has alarge body of excellent cavalry which will be__ put

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Volunteers shergpre vii-iagepon Dendrope Two thousand

engaged at Acton Homes and rather fewer at Destere station. Loiinois, October 18. Rt Hon A J Balfour brought htm the house H

commons to day a message from Her Hayesty ordering the embodiment d the militia and the calling out of the militia reserve The numhir ol hen affected by this measure is about 132000: It is the has mobilisation this force in very many years enu is regarded as a tsst,oi~ possible intimation to Europe that Great Britain’s military strength is equal to any emergency It is an imposing demonstration, the motive behind which can eulv be een Jectured The nation in arms is a aight which will shortly impress the

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