. Review of reviews and world's work. LORD METHUENS ADVANCE TO THE BELIEF OF KIMBERLET. (Captain Boileau, of the Royal Engineers, constructing a fly-ing bridge over the Orange River for the convejance ofhorses. From a photo by Lieut. A. C. Gird wood.)From the Oraphic. RECORD OF CURRENT EVENTS. 25. A SOKIIE WITH THE ARMORED TRAIN FROM LADYSMITH. November 26.—Th^ Boers occupy Stormberg; reen- forcements arrive ^he Boers between Estcourt and Mooi River retreat. November 27.—General Gatacre occupies Bushman-shoek. November 28.—Lord Methuens force attacks a strongBoer position on the Modder River ;
. Review of reviews and world's work. LORD METHUENS ADVANCE TO THE BELIEF OF KIMBERLET. (Captain Boileau, of the Royal Engineers, constructing a fly-ing bridge over the Orange River for the convejance ofhorses. From a photo by Lieut. A. C. Gird wood.)From the Oraphic. RECORD OF CURRENT EVENTS. 25. A SOKIIE WITH THE ARMORED TRAIN FROM LADYSMITH. November 26.—Th^ Boers occupy Stormberg; reen- forcements arrive ^he Boers between Estcourt and Mooi River retreat. November 27.—General Gatacre occupies Bushman-shoek. November 28.—Lord Methuens force attacks a strongBoer position on the Modder River ; Lord Metliuen de-scribes it as one of tlie hardest and most trying fightsin the annals of the British army ; the total Britishlosses are 471 officers and men. November 30.—Ladysmith is effectively shelled bythe Boers from Lombaids Kop. December 8.—A detachment of the British troops atIjadysmith successfully storms Lombards Kop, cap-turing a Boer gun. December 10.—General Gatacre attempts to surprisethe Boer position at Stormberg, in Natal; the attemptresults disastrously, his forces being raked by theBoers rifle and artillery fire, without a possibility ofreplying ; the total British losses are 687 officers andmen and 2 guns ; the Boer loss is slight. Deceml)er 11.—General M
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