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From Natal the news is also satisfactory, except for the

ambuscading of a troop of Bethune's Horse, which, though from a military point of view quite unimportant, is a humiliat- ing episode. General Buller has now driven the Boers entirely out of Natal with the exception of a position on Laing's Nek,. which is held by them in force, is being strongly entrenched, and is supplied with very heavy artillery,—one of their guns has a range of ten miles. Whether they will really make a stand is, however, doubtful, for General Buller has quite enough troops to make a big enveloping movement. Meantime, it is worth noting that the attempt to destroy the Laing's Nek tunnel with dynamite proved a failure. The damage done is small and can easily be repaired.

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