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GENERAL FRENCH.
When approaching Roodekop, Vfajor-General French's troops encountered some opposition from a small body of the enemy. The cavalry dismounted and with effective carbine fire drove the Boers across the plain, where they suffered severely from the fire of the machine guns. lajor-General French continued the pursuit and Colonel Paget, of Lord Methuen's division, shelled the Poer camp and trenches at Fourteen Stream? with shrapnel and lyddite, expe \vv? th* enemy, who retreated noi'thwi -1 <. General French had a sharp engagement yesterday, and defeated 1600 Boers under Commandants Botha' and De Wet. The cavalry went in hot pursuit, though the ground favoured defensive tactics. KRUGER'S FIN L TANDPresident Kruger has collected an enormous store of provisions at Lydenburg, among the mountains, and two hundred miles north-ea^t of Pretoria, with a view of j_ia_:_g - final stand. DISSENSIONTS IN THE CAPE CABINET. Dissensions exist in the Cape Cabinet. Mr Schreiner, Premier, and Mr -olomon, Solicitor-General favour the annexation of the Republics, while Messrs Sauer Le Water oppose it- There are rumours of a Coalition Cabinet under Mr Rose Innes BOERS ACTIVE. " From these rearguard actions, it is feared the Boer divisions are converging on Thabanchu and Ladybrand.
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Manawatu Herald, 28 April 1900, Page 2
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