The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-18
AFTERMATH OF THE STIR
RING TRANSVAAL BULLETINS
Gleanngs From Coast Exchanges The Door Of
China-Cuban Affars-Hobart Better-Taken
BY Cannibals-No Divorce for
Mrs Gillig.

opened fire on the De Beers carts, but
no damage was done.
The explosion of the dynamite mag
azine, caused by the Beers firing the
place, was terrific. The huts contained
thirty-five tons of dynamite, valued at
G3, 500.
AL the wounded are progressing
satisfactorily. A committee TO regulate
the supply and price Of food is being
formed
"Mr Rhodes is making an avenue a
mile long at Kenitworth to be called
Siege avenue. A double row of orange
trees a0d vines will be planted on
either side, with pepper trees forming
the background"
WHAT DEFEAT WOULD MEAN.
Cologne, Nov. letters received
by the Cologne Gazette from Johannes
burg, dated October 13, said the Ger
mans there Indignantly repudl2te the
telegram to Emperor William, signed
by Colonel Schiel, which IN no way re-
fleets the feelings Of the Germans of
the Transyaal AS matter of fact, it
is declared Sohiel was not responsible
for the Objectionable character of the
dispatch, as he was absent at the time
L
KafIirs were being conveyed across the
border in gangs Of 1000 to 5,000 and
| that the cscorting Boer forces were
robbing them of a considerable amount
of their savings. Foreigners, it also
appears. were being stopped in the
streets and compelled to give up the
money in their pockets. One letter con-
| cludes: AS long as the Beers are vic
tnrj0rc Johannes has hing e to
fear, but if beaten the town, with all
the mines, will soon cease to exist.
BRITISH SHIPS ALERT.
LONDON, Nov. 7.-Interesting news
comes from the channel squadron at
! Gibraltar, showing precautions against
| all eventualities almost unknown in
European waters in peace times. On
| the way to Gibraltar the fleet spread
out four miles apart and sharp look
out was kept for suspicious craft. At
Gibraltar extra sentries are posted at
night at different parts of the ships
with ten rounds Of ball cartridges each.
The small guns on the upper deck and
in the fighting tops are kept ready for
| immediate use. The ammunition be-
| ing on deck and a few men sleeping at
the guns, the searchlights are kept
working, all boats are hailed and not
allowed to approach without the per-
mission of the officers of the watch.
KAISER AND CZAR.
BERLIN, Nov. THE Tageblatt sees
in the Nord Deutsche Allgemeine lei
lungs article Of welcome to the Car
a twO-fold reference to the Transvaal
war. The article halls the Car as an
exponent of the old-esta blished and
much-prized friendship and amicable
cooperation between the two empires
in Europe, and significantly points out
that, thanks to this friendship, the two
powers can proceed to a joint solution
of the problems outside Of Europe, add
ing that it looks for benefcent results
TO the worlds peace from tomorrow s
meeting.
NATAL DUTCH 4uOK FART.
ESTCOURT, Natal, Nov. 5.-An ar
mored train went over the Tugela
bridge yesterday, found Colenso intact
and also found the road and railway
bridges strong. An Orange Free State
force was sighted six miles from COlen-
so Or the Ladysmith side. It was sup
posed to have been engaged with the
British forces from Ladysmith Thurs
day. The Beers suffered heavily. 1t is
rumored that the Natal Dutch took
part in the engagement, siding with
the invading Beers.
FIGHTING AT MAFEKING.
CAPE TOWN, Nov. IA dispatch
from Kuruman dated Friday, Novem-
ber 3, says a dispatch rider arrived
there from Mafeking that morning, an
nouncing that Colonel Baden-POweIl
had captured a number Of mules and
horses. Fighting was occurring
daily at Mafeking, all, it was added in