The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-03

,, al S,,n Yesterday british Press
.od r,h,,c Convinced of the Gravity OF
,r. situation. hut There Is No Wa'erins.
,r,,,ar cr', p.,p'.."" Tnr suN
,.,.,Y Nv. "--Sh1rtl before midnight !
,b. War pNirr -isu th' Glowing
,,rh. l,,, rn,r %, Natal has Informed the
,.,,,,I,r ONI.s that Geographic communica-
.to win lalvsmith has been interrupted
,uce2.Sn y NJ TODAY
.>rry. nov 3--Tho Doors have achieved
,rn fire, important step toward IN" complete
,,y.s,rar' 90 Ialysmth by cutting
~. wire which connect that place with
.bs south Though the form ot the
w,r ONlcp's announcement OF the TACT
admits the inference that the breakdown IL
accidental suth an explanation IL nowhere en-
..rra.ned The gray" anxiety for III" safety OF
,.p Whites forrc nu.' now be- Indefinitely
'ncrotsul The War pt'lcc officials meet
~. -o,t..tu!a = lnlurers with assur-
.a,rs thai apprehension is needless;
,h,, the town - l,lvsmith and the camp
.h.r, were perfectly -aiH ut noon on Thursday.
,rhe- IN, last n. s,agc was desf atched. and
thu, Gen. White is able TO hold his own.
The publ, would prefer to these somewhat
vague assertions a communication Of the in
,.ll csnce that tho War Oflc" has actually re-
ce.ya! It j. certain that the principal part
uf what reached Pail Mail Yesterday was with
held. aud there Is a disUusition IN many quar-
ter, 10 Interpret tho reticencc unfavoraby
s,rs,t,onal reror,s Of further British dis
,s,.r. cached London from Paris. Berlin
,rl brussels last evening These as
,r,,j ,h,, Colenso had been captured
,l .h,, tho Hoers were holding the
,ot.,r,, ,r'ase there. which is the most i'm
tor,,nt s,rat,cical POSITION In Natal in view
~ usn. Whites rredicament Considering
N. sources OF the ularmins rumors. II might
T.. wis. not 70 attach too much import
,pr4 H. them Until they or. confirmed.
though .t cannot h- SAID that the
main hcts are Inherently improbable even II
IA, ,-tatIs are exaggerated. Tho army OF the
'n'alArs 20 greatly outnumbers the British
force, that confirmation OF such successes
would .ol surprise those acquainted with the
true situation.
The War once. when questioned on the sub
Jet. sanctioned the issue Of the following:
II is not necessary or desirable to refer to
these sensational reports more particularly.
= i sufficient To say that tho Government
received dispatches from LadySmIth. dated
o. mt" "a noon Thursday Tn" town and camp
ver" then perfectly safe The telegraph lines
wrrs cut two hours and half later.
presumably between Labyrinth and Coz
hs.o. 1t is obvious that no serious dis
s-'-r could have occurred in that period ot
les han three hours without the knowledge OF
her Majesty : Government. II u eJua'N owl
Gus hat after Geographic communication was
severed no news could have GOT out OF tho
Isolated town by the tsme L was published In
lunUe IN the evening. Such news. more
over, could not he cat!ei TO Eu-
rop' EXCEPT by the Eastern Com
lanY, cables aft1r passing through
III" hands otths military censors at Cane Town
an. A!en. who would naturally have notified
the War Ohlce. but up to hall past II
o'clock 'his morning friday the War once
has 10 Information whatever indicating any
matera! chang" In the situation at Lady
smith
NtwIths,andInG the argument anent the
cables. 1t is Tact that the capture OF tho
I'ghIeenth llusrars AFTER the battle OF Glen
cue was announced earlier In Paris than ia
London.
u"". Lord Roberts, romnander OF the FORCES
"a Ireland used signIhcant words yesterday In
addressing the troops VINO nave been oraered
To- he front lie said:
liner" "a no dIs.usIng the lact that we are
engaged IN very serious war one that wiz
F""'. COURAGE resources ana endurance 10
severe t'st' lie added that no was convinced
thd', Whatever diucuItles were met w'th' the
halt!th "oud issue from then victorious.
Inc NterdnceS yesterday OF Dir, sBaIour,
I"'' L'ri "i me treasury, ana the MARQUIS OF
La"'',Wne' secretary OF state Tor war also
su'"'l mat mo government was impressed py
we 'o'''''heS' Of It's TASK. hr be'our s-lu
""' 'nr moment was once lhe'!tnple ahA'e'y'
p'''e u" adm't'ed gravity OF tne situation
W'' 10 waNerlhg on the part "l the press
NJ, pune 81 "reat bfl,a'h' tar ross any pant
''' u only intense lh'eres' anu Keen "hN'o'
'"' '''r"' arrival III .ho .r"nspo''' 'o"-
2"- ,r'n'"'csnen's 10 "ou'n hlri'a,
'"' "'3''bh prints oeia'su uespatch
r " n""S'h"h' giving report u "on
~ "E"tI"E' "n'ch eonnrns 'no '"',uie .
W" ",l''h e"oFts' ~" '"i'espo"u.nS
,,' ~ was u'9uppo,"'nk "Ts'o"
~N' object which was to roll back the Free