The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-12-05

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cHcRcHII.L INTERVIEWED.
PRETORIA. Nov. 2t--ThrousA the
courtesy Of the Transvsal authorities.
the correspondent Of the Associa,ed
! rcss here. In the company OF u. u.
Robler. Under Secretary for Foreign
s.rairs. and AIR. de sosNo. Secretary vi
the War Department, was enabled 20
visit Winston Churchill today AZ the
model school. where he IL confined
with the captured Officers. Beyond a
slight bullet wound In the right hand,
he seemed well and looked hearty. al
though naturally chafng under en-
forced idleness. In the course OF the
interview Mr.. Churchill said:
The Beers have treated us with
much Kindness. This was the case
from the outset. They praised our de-
Tense of the armored train and express
ed surprise that the locomotive was
saveu from becoming q hopeless wreck.
as they expected. under their artillery
fire. We were then marched through
a pouring rain TO Colenso. proceeding
the next morning to the BOer camp
near Iadysmith and then going by rail
on November IS. On the journey great
numbers OF burghers crowded to -
us, but there was only one who made
insulting remarks. the others courte-
ously offering us cigarettes or showing
such marks Of attention" Mr.. Church
III said the confinement In the model
school was close and severe. but under
all the conditions he had no grounds
for complaint. When asked regarding
his general Impressions. he said he had
had many discussions. with the Beers
N to the rights of the war and had
been much impressed by the uumbeG
who could speak English. He had
found that most OF them regretted the
conflict. asserting that 1t had arisen q
the result Of misrepresentation. Sc
far as he could learn, however, the
spirit of the burghers In the field, de.
spite their privatiOns. was most de.
ternined. and there was no chance Of
an early peace.
II fear" said Mr.. Churchill, "that
the struggle will be bloody and pro.
tracted."
SITUATION AT LADYsMITH.
DURHAM, Natal, Nov. 24.-An ON.
cial message from General White al
Ladysmith dated November %, Gays
Situation unchanged. Troops wei
and cheerful" u
The Natal Advertiser confirms the
report OF fighting near Willow Grange
1t says: Five thousand British les
Estcourt Wednesday afternoon for &
reconnaissance. They surprised the
Beers at 3 o'clock Thursday morning
and occupied the Boer position. bayo
netting eighty of the enemy.
At daybreak the Beers opened with
quick fires. The British artillery was
unable to reach the Beers and the Brit.
ish position, therefore, became unten.
able and was evacuated. Subsequent.
ly the artillery was brought into action
| and the Is 'ers fell back. Their object
having been attained the British re.
Il rned to Estcourt.
LONDON. Nov. 25.-A dispatch to
the Times from Moot river gives the
British casualties in the Willow
Grange affair as three killed and forty
four wounded. This Is the first news
OF such a heavy loss. and, II correct
suggests repetition OF Genera
Whites unfortunate action OF October
80.
The Pietermaritzburg correspondent
OF the Daily Mail, describing the same
sortie, says: 1.-The British SURPRISED
the Beers. carried their position, cap
tured all their equipment. and returo
ed to Estcourt In safety. General HID
yard was very we'll satisfied with sheiI
work"