The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-27

London. Dec. 2I.-DiSpatcheS from
South Africa are still greatly delayed,
but they are arriving more freely.
which shows that the censorship has
been relaxed.
There appears to be no great change
in the situation. A dispatch from Lou
renzo Marquee dated Thursday, Dec.
Il, gives the following from the Boer
lager, dated Tuesday. Dec. IS: THE
British naval guns at Co,e1iso have
been cannonading Bulwer bridge, over
Iugela river, with view of smashing
ii.
THE bombardment of Ladysrnitn is
proceeding Slowly. General J6ubert
has arrived here and has been accorded
a hearty welcome. He addressed the
burghers on Dec IS.
! More British prisoners have been
sent to Pretoria, including Colonel Bull
Ter, Major Walters, Major Bailwark,
| Major Foster, Captain Dick, Captain
Nortein, Captain Fitzherbsrt. Captain
Ford, Captain Hutchinson. Lieutenant
Bonnam, Lieutenant Smithers. Lieu
tenant Thourne, Lieutenant O'Conney-
ghey, Lieutenant Kaunbald, Lieutenant
Charlstian, Lieutenant Brigg. Lieuten-
ant Birch, Lieutenant Halford Lieu
tenant Tarbull and Lieutenant Jones'"
dispatch to the Daily News. from
Ladysmith, dated Friday, Dec 15.. by
heliosraph. says: Another sortie last
night General Hunter, with 500 vo,un-
teers, destroying one six-inch creusot
gun. one howitzer and one Maxim One
Briton killed The Boer gunners fled"
Will Wait For Roberts.
There is an idea in some quarters
that General Buffers destruction of the
TuSela bridge heralds an attempt to
cut on the Beers now south of the
river, but the general opinion is that
the British will not make any serious
move pending the arrival of Lord Rob-
erts.
The newspapers continue actively
discussing and critieising the manage
ment, or rather misnianagement of the
campaign The advent of horse sick
ness draws increased attention to the
question of transports and the want of |
wagons, which may tie the British
Chronicle says:
Plenty of wagons could be obtained
from the United States. but the govern |
ment authorities with very in |
oiscreet patriotism have refused \
to avail themselves of the op |
portunity- 1t would have been bet |
Ter II the authorities had followed Lord I
hltcnener's example at Atbara bridge. |
VIII they ever now apply to the Ameri- |
can factories?''
Inc Tlmes editorially attacks the adj
mlnistration of the war Office. calling |
attention to the correspondence disclos- /
ing giaring defects and declaring
that the British army is being man /
aged Tor the benefit of the war office
and not of the nation.
Growth of Dutch Disaffection.
Dispatches from various points indi-
cate the steady growth of the Dutch
disaffection. The Cape Town CORES
pondent of the Daily Chronicle reports
the discovery of plot to connive at the
escape of Boer prisoners The Times
advises stern treatment of the disaf
fected Dutch colonists and the enforce
ment OF the penalties of trea son against
persons and property.
The Sixteenth Lancers will go to
South Africa from India at the special
request OF Lord Roberts. even after
the government had decided that no
more troops should be withdrawn from
India. The war office has nominated
oir william Stokes as consulting sur
seon to the South African forces. He
lays {
Lord Somerset writes to the Times
lrging the seizure of Lourenzo Marquee
and it's retention. if necessary. until the
and OF the war, in order to prevent the
anding of war material for the Beers.
The transport Tantallon Castle has
arrived at Cape Town with a number I
II howitzers and quick fires. which
General Butler urgently needs. The 6
government has chartered the Lake
Erie of the New Elder, Dempster 6 Co.
Inc. which was built for the Canadian I
nail service. She is vessel OF H. I
90 tons. l
Recruits For British. c
The recruiting of British c.,lonis.s in
ape Colony is actively protecting.
thirty thousand are already under. =
rms, and several thousand will be ad-
ressed. Those now in the field in
tnodesian and Natal forces and the
olonial troops belea guered at Kimbar
ey and other points. +
Dispatches from Modder river. dated &
thursday. Dec. q, report that inter- q
llttent nr1ng was continued on both =
ldes, although the Boer shells fell y
hort A number Of Free State burgh- q
rs had surrendered. There is an I'M n
onfirmed report that a Canadian pick
was cut off near Belmont. 1t is also v
sserted that fever is raging among D
ne Beers. a
The tests of wireless teIegraphy at t;
fodder river have been highly success h
IL, communication over a distance of B
evenly miles being perfectly essab- Z,
shed. Six Marconi instruments. in a
snded for the Beers, have been seized W
t Cape Town
A dispatch from Chieveley camp. dat r;
Thursday. Dec q, says: '.Lyddite "
leils are daily thrown into the Beer ~
imp to prevent them working at the ~
enches- The firing of big guns is n,
card daily from the direction of Lady ~
NTH y
Boer Commandment Recaptured.
Commandant Derneillon, who was az
lptured at Elanslaagte and brought w
Simonsntown, where he succeeded in W
aking his escape from the British OF
uiser Penelope. has been recaptured. al
The Times, in a special article. dis &C
lssing the International law aspect W
BoeT importantiens through Delagoa DC
". says: Were We to adopt either sh
it'll or without the consent. of Portu- Pl
Il. the drastic measures which are 50 Gu
silly suggested in some quarters. we tn
light find ourselves suddenly con-
Dnted with International complica- m
ms far more serious and injurious 20 Of
e successful prosecution of the South ca
'rican war than the evils OF which ii WI
As sought to secure an abatement" err
BoMBARDMENT KEPT UP. X K,