The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-12-01
WORKING OUT The PROBLEM
OF MILITARY RELIEF
General OTIS Troops Still Pursuing Aguinaldo and
Winning Victories-The Natives
Weakening.

LONDON, Nov. 2O.-A special dis |
patch from Estcourt, dated November
20. says a report has reached there of
a battle at Ladysmith on Wednesday,
November Is, lasting from daybreak
until 9 in the afternoon. Many Beers
are said to have been killed and many
are also reported to have been taken
prisoners. The British losses are
spoken OF as much less. Another bat
tie Is said to have occurred Thursday
and is described as the heaviest yet
fought. The Boer dead, 1t Is added.
number hundreds, while the British
losses were comparatively small. A
correspondent writes that Sir Redvers
Butler is expected to follow line by
sea from Cape Town to Delagoa bay.
from which landing place he will. it is
predicted. swoop down on Pretoria, the
Transvaal capital and end the war.
PREPARING TO MEET BRITISH.
LONDON, Nov. 2O.-The present
week, according to the dispatches from
the front. ought to see change in the
defensive tactics hitherto maintained
by the British in South Africa. 1t is
said that the task allotted to General
Clery, that of relieving Ladysmith,
will task his generalship to the utmost.
The Beers are developing a great deal
of strength in the neighborhOod of
Estcourt, and General Joubert Is re-
ported to be moving southwark him
self in order to direct the movement to
repel the British advance, after, it
would seem, attempting to isolate Est
court.
This latter movement is already in
progress. The Beers practically sur
round the town. Another small force
was discovered at Willow Grange,
south OF Estcourt, yesterday evening.
Major Thorneycroft, with detach-
ment OF infantry, made sOrtie and
engaged the Beers, but with no mate
rial result.
The so-called Boer attempt to rush
Estcourt on Saturday was apparently
merely reconnaissance resulting in
the Beers obtaining the information
which they desired, namely, that Est
court is fairly strongly held and has
naval guns in position. The Beers
then withdrew out of danger, but re-
NAMED at points commanding the ex-
its from the town.
CHURCHILL A PRISONER.
PRETORIA, Nov. 20, (via Lourenzo
Marques).-At noon Saturday fifty-six
British prisoners. including the men
of the Royal Dublin Fusileers and sew
-eral bluejackets. arrived here. There
were large crowds at the railway sta
ton. but no demonstration was made
Winston Churchill. who Is wounded In
the hand. was taken to the Model
School. while the rank and file are be-
ing sent to the race course.
One spy was lodged In jail. The
wounded had been treated at Colenso
The Boer version of the conflict In
which these prisoners were taken says
that two British were killed and ter
wounded.
LONDON. Nov. 2o.-The first def
mite news regarding the fate of Win
ston Churchill was conveyed to hi
mother last evening by q representa-
tive OF the Associated Press. Lad!
Randolph Churchill had Just returne,
from a quiet dinner with q few friend
when the gratifying intelligence tina
her sou 10 living was conveyed to her
The fact that his wound 10 not neces
.sarily dangerous and that he IL aliv
in Pretoria caused her the creates
qualification, as she had been hilbert,
without the least intimation OF hi
whereabouts.
AN ATTACK REPULsED.
LONDON. Nov. 2o.-The War ono
has posted the following Telegram
from General Sir Redvers Butler to tn
Marquis Of Lahsdowne:
CAPE TOWN, Nov. 10, o:36 p. M
The following 10 from the general com
mandlng at fredericksburg:
To-day at 8 q. N. the oflcer com
handing our northern outposts report
ed that the enemy's mounted patrol
were advancing across the countr
from GOurton road to Ulandi, movin
on Estcourt. Ny force stood TO arms
The outpOsts reported various b0diel
from 800 TO 700 strong. advancing O
Estcourt from a n0rthwesterly diret
lion. One party. 800 strong. moved u
ward tho railroad bridge half a mil
northwest Of Esteourt.
THE outposts fired on the enem
aud ono OF the naval guns fired rhe
az 5000 yards range. the shell burstin
close 10 the enemy, who then hurried
W retired.
"'At ~ o'clock reports We're u
eelyed from three pickets that n larl
number Ut hoers we're IN sight on
blll above I.sslie's homestead, III
troors have returned 10 camp"
TREATMENT Of our CONSUL,
NEW YORK, Nov, a0.--A special
she World from Washington says
A, the request VI ihe british 90
srnmsni tbs state Department gabli
az 'orHul haiIum "a Pretoria, askil
N th0 Trans iaal Government NVu