The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-10-21
KRUGER DECLARES WAR WENT AFTER SMUGGERS
THE STRUGGLE ON IN SOUTH
AFRICA.
Ultimatum Followed Quickly by Ac-
tion-The Beers Advance into Natal
and Bechuanaland-Figh tingAlready.

LONDON, October 14.-There is actu-
al war in the Transvaal.
At 6:45 a. M, October 10, the British
Government received Kreuger's ultima
tum. After reciting the guarantees of
the London convention of 1884, and ar
gumentatively summarizing the events
and correspondence leading to the pres
ent conditions, the note from South
African Republic concludes by demand
ing assurances on the following four
points:
"First-That all points of mutual
differences be regulated by friendly re-
course to arbitration or by whatever
amicable way that may be agreed upon
by this Government and her majesty's
Government.
"Second-That all troops on the bor-
ders of this Republic shall be instantly
withdrawn.
"Third-That all re-enforcements of
troops which have arrived in South
Africa since June 1, 1899, shall be re-
moved from South Africa within a rea-
sonable time to be agreed upon with
this Government and with the mutual
assurance and guarantee on the part of
this Government that no attack upon
or hostilitieS against any portion of
the possessions of the British Govern
ment shall be made by this Republic
during the further negotiations within
a period of time to be subsequently
agreed upon between the governments;
and this Government will, on compli-
ance Herewith, be prepared to with
draw the armed burghers of this Re
public from the borders.
"Fourth-That her majesty'S troops
which are now on the high seas shall
not be landed in any part of South
Africa"
To these demands is appended the de-
| finition of the time limit for a reply:
This Government presses for an i'm
mediate and an affirmative answer to
| these four questions, and earnestly re-
quests her majesty-s Government to re-
| turn an answer before or upon Wednes-
| day, October IL, 1899, not later than 5
o'clock p. m.
1T desires further to add that in the
unexpected event of an answer unsatiS-
| factory being received by it within the
interval it will greatly regret to be
| compelled to regard the action of her
majesty's Government as formal de-
claration of war, and will not hold it
| self responsible for the consequences
| thereof, and that in the event of any
! further movement of troops occurring
! within the aforementioned time in a
| nearer direction to our border, this
| Government will be compelled to re-
gard that also a formal declaration of
| war"
To this Chamberlain replied the same
day that the conditions demanded are
| such as her majestys Government
deems it impossible to discuss" Octo-
ber II, Kruger formally declared war,
| the declaration to take effect at 10 a.
m, October II.
In dispatch to the Chicago Tribune,
| President Kruger says
1--WE must now make South Africa
| 1.
publics forces include all nationalities,
among them a strong American corps,
showing it is not a case of Boer against
| Uitlander, but all nations against the
English. We have full faith in free
dom and repubEcanism, in the right
euosness which guides the destinies of
nations"
The declaration of war was immedi-
| ately followed by an advance through
Laing's Mex toward Ladysmith in Nat
al and against Mafeking, Kimberly
and Vryburg in Bechuanaland.
CAPE TOWN, October 13, LAO p. m
An armored train from Mafeking, es-
corting two 7-pounder guns, sent from
here to Mafeking, was attacked last
night at Kraaipan. Apparently a raj
had been removed. The train left the
track and the Beers fired into it witt
artillery for half an hour and captured
it. Telegraphic communication with
Mafeking is interrupted at Kraaipan
The women and children have been SEN
to Cape Town. The guns belonged t
the colony. They are light and of ole
pattern. We have no details as to cas-
ualites."
CAPE TOWN, October 13, 4:O5 p. M
The entire crew of the armored train
with the exception of the engine driver
were made prisoners by the Beers.
NEW YORK, October 13.-A Journa
special dated Ladysmth says: The
Orange Free State force has come dowr
through Van Reenans Pass with clever
George Stewart White has eleven guns
and 5000 men and is sanguine of success
General White, with strong column
composed of infantry, cavalry and ar
tillery, accompanied by General Sin
Archibald Hunter, left Ladysmith be-
fore daylight and moved out toward
Acton Homes to reconnoiter Acton
Homes lies fifteen miles southwest o
Ladysmith on Venters Spruit, only
twenty miles from Tintwa Pass. Gen
eral Whites object was not only to re
connoiter, but also to test the mobility
: and efficiency of his men. He encoun
tered the enemy near there.
. LONDON, October, 14.-Fears are en-
tertained for 5000 British soldiers a
Mafeking. II is feared they will b,
cut of and destroyed by a superior
force of Beers.
LONDON, October 14.-The British
|, are landing troops at Delagoa Bay.