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ELANDS LAAGTE BATTLE. Fighting continues in Nafa', where th c Boers and British vanguards are engaged in an artillery duel at Elands Laagfe. The shelling continued throughout Saturday. ROBERTS' ADVANCE. The very sever? censorship assumed is believed to indie Ue that Lord Roberts' forward movement has commenced. WOMEN DISGUISED AS MEN. British doctors report many Boers killed proved to be women disguised as men. The women warriors have beon admittedly chiptly g \i ty of killing the British wounded on the field of battle. A FORLORN HOPE. A nnmber of Boers deserters in Natal de" c are hat the hope of'intervention alone keeps the Boers at the front. DEWETSDORP. The official report states that MajorGeneral Bundle engaged the enemy five miles west of Dewetsdorp, about midway' between Bloemfontein and Wepener, on Friday. The Yoemanry and mounted troops enab'ed Major-Genaral Bundle to seize the enemy's first and higher position covering Dewetadrop. \ The force advanced again on Saturday and fighting is ensuing.
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Manawatu Herald, 24 April 1900, Page 2
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