The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-20

Leaking Past the rigid Censor
chip, Drawn Closer Than Ever.
LONDON, Dec. 20, l:45 q. m.-The gov
| ernment has at last consented to mobilize
| q force which Gen. Butler II credited with
| having demanded ali along as essential to
success In South Africa, namely. 10000
mounted infantry. This morning the war
office issued an order to the effect that
| the government had decided to raise for
South Africa mounted infantry force to
be called Imperial yeomanry." and to
be recruited from yeomanry, volunteers
and civilians possessing the requisite
qualifications Enlistment will be for one
year, or during the continuance Of the
war The men must be between twenty
and thirty-fve years Of age and Of equal
physique to the ordinary cavalry soldiers.
Officers and men are to provide their own
horses and wear neutral tint cloth shooting
Jackets, not necessarily uniform, felt hats,
breeches and CATERS. All must be good
riders and markmen.
The same order invites every volunteer
regiment that is linked with regular
battalion serving at the front to supply .
full company which will take the place of
the mounted infantry Of the regiment.
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.e a.,A,sass,,a go. tn anro,,sd
s.--.s - ~. ,,.o,,,.rrv ,orcas Witch
originated in the troublesome periods of
the French revolution, is now 10.433. Their
services have never before been called for
in war.
Other yoIunteer Forces.
= ,rha '1o,zd navor of london. Alfred New
ton, il raising and equipping force Of
thousand volunteers among the city
corps. The large city firms are contrib
uting the necessary expenses.
Col. Sir Charles Howard Vincent, COM
mander of the queens Westminster volun-
teers. has also offered to raise regiment
of thousand picked men.
The enthusiasm OF volunteer enlistments
continues and promises to give the gov
ernment ample material.
Rudyard Kipling addressed meeting at
rockingham last evening. called for the
purpose of forming volunteer company.
queen to Entertain Soldiers KIN.
Tha ouear has announced her Intention
of entertaining at Windsor castle Decem-
ber 26 the wives and children of soldiers
serving in South Africa who reside In the
neighborhood. Tea will be served, her
majesty probably presiding In person. and
Christmcs tree twenty-five feet high will
hang with gifts.
Kitchener Will Go ON a Cruiser.
r,a pr,t,sh second-c,ass cruiser Iris will,
CONWAY Gen Lord Kitchener from Fgypt
TO the Cape. She has been ordered to
steam at sixteen knots.
News Comes slowly.
srec,aI renorts regarding the fighting at
~ rr,ga,. river ara stin altering throuph.
~, oil the rawsnaners comnla,n that tbese
are severely censored and Il ,s still i'm
ro.s,hla ~ oct .ny aocurata ,dea ~ tho
battle. From the latest accounts. how
ever, 1t appears that Gen. Butler was in
personal command.
correspondent OF the Associated Press
at Chiveley camp says the Beers excuse
themselves for firing on the stretcher
bearers by asserting that two squads OF
the Connaught rangers took cover under
civi1an bearers OF the Heo Cross ana tnat
TINS act ore" inc ooer lite' 'nree peins
No A'. VI oAues
Mucn anxiety IS caused oy tne iact tnat
the war ONCE mas not YET received fun
list OF the casualties at Tugela river.
The standard nints eoitoriaiiy TINS morn-
ing tnat II Fortusai continues 10 aaow
unteers to reach the Transvaal through