The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-02
Of a Battle at Lady,
smith in Doubt.
USUAL GRlST FROM THE SWAMPS
OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
Dagupan Captured But Aguinaldo Yet EVades
His Pursuers Army and Navy
Not Cooperating.

ES lCOUhl, monday, NOV. ZU.-I q
day fresh news is again at hand from
Ladysmith in the shape of long Off
cial message from General White and
also some private dispatches. 1t ap-
pears that on Wednesday and Thurs
day Of last week a big fight took place,
the Beers attacking the town in force.
All the English infantry was engaged.
The Beers were repulSed and a portion
of their trenches were carried. Their
loss was great in killed and wounded
and prisoners, but the British casual
ties amounted to only about one tenth
of theirs.
Ladysmith is full of wounded and
captured Beers. 1t is reported that in
the fighting on November 8 the enemy
lost 800 killed and 500 captured
Major General Methuens patrols
have located the enemy on the north
east about ten miles off. The Beers
would not be drawn out. Fighting is
reported at the MOoi river.
Runners declare that General JOu-
bert is coming on against EstcOurt to-
day with large reinfOrcements, with
the intention of attacking the place
BERLIN, Nov. 20.-The Cologne Ga
zette publishes the following dispatch
from Cape Town: Everything is pre-
pared for a general rising of the ma
tives throughout Cape Colony. They
are ready at any moment to make COM
mon cause with the Beers
A DESULTORY CANNONADE.
LONDON, Nov. q, a. m.-The re-
ports of heavy fighting at Ladysmith
last Wednesday have not been con-
firmed On the contrary, the reliable
advices from Estcourt indicate that
there was nothing more than a desul-
tory cannonade. Probably the rumOr
of serious engagement grew out of
the fact that the Beers threw a few
harmless shells late Tuesday night,
leading to the supposition that an at
tack was imminent Nothing hap
pened, however, on Wednesday.
Beyond the fact that the Beers are
daily receiving fresh reinforcements
and supplies there is practically moth
ing new from the front.
The Boer invasion of Cape Colony
continues steadily and rapidly. There
are 1900 Beers at Colesburg and news
has reached East London that Lady
Gray, near Aliwal North has been de-
serted by the British and is now in the
hands of the enemy
A Pretoria dispatch announces the
arrival there, among the British pris-
oners, Of Major Haldane, Lieutenant
Brochie and Lieutenant Hallway 1t
also declares that the British on Sun
day made two unsuccessful attempts to
lNY.p MD
a position near Mafeking and that Sc
we're fighting took place.
From Delagoa bay come reports Of
the arrival Of more German officers
and artillerymen who have volunteered
to serve with the Transvaal forces.
The War Office semi-officially asserts
that all news received from Africa has
been published with the exception Of
demands for the renewal of stores, war
material and the like. There is an un-
confirmed rumor that more troops
have been ordered from India to the
Cape.
The plan of operation on both sides
is slowly unfolding itself. General
Joubert is evidently moving south to
prevent, if possible. the junction Of the
British relieving force with the forces
at EStcourt and LadySmltn, while on
the Orange river border the Beers are
believed to be concentrating at Dom
kerpoort to oppose General Buffers ad
vance. 1t is said 5000 Beers have al
ready Iaagered at Donkerpoort.
The English plan seems to be a
advance-from Durham to
Ladysmith, from Orange river to Kim
berley and from East London, by way
OF Queenstown. TO Burghersdorp. Gen
eral Butler has wired the commanding
officer at Queenstown announcing the
disnatch of General Gatacre with the
first battalion of the Seventh Brigade
to East London. This was the place it
was originally intended that Gatacre's
column should start for. Thus it is
possible that General Buffers first
plans have suffered less modification
than some have supposed.
General Gatacre will be able to keep |