Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-11-08

smith last night, and the ambulance
at dawn this morning.
"The want of success of the column
was due to the misfortune of the mules
stampeding and the consequent loss
of the guns and small arm ammunition
reserve.
"The official list of casualties and
prisoners will be reported shortly. The
latter are understood to have been sent
by rail to Pretoria.
THE security of Ladysmith is in no
way affected"
The gloom caused by the British dis =
aster at Ladysmith was in a measure
relieved by today's story giving an ac-
count of the heroic stand made by the
decimated battalions until their last
cartridges were gone. The British
nerve was momentarily shaken by
General Whites use of the word "cari-
tulate" in his first telegram. but now
that 1t is known that the Gloucesters
and Fusileers fought against over
whelming odds and upheld the best
traditions OF the British army, the ten
sion has been relieved. since there is
no longer any ground to dread that the
loss of life was accompanied with dis
| honor.
The details today show the catas-
trophe in brighter aspect.
The full battalions were not engaged,
and therefore the list of prisoners is
materially reduced, while the disaster
now appears to have been not so much
the consequences of defects in the plan
of action as to misfortune whereby the
column was deprived of its ammuni-
ton. Still, II seems incomprehensible
why the plight of the luckless column
was not known at headquarters as the
scene of the surrender was only about
three miles northwest of Ladysmith,
and Lieutenant Colonel Carlton must
have expected relief to reach him or
| instead of attempting to occupy a de-
fensive position he would have retrac-
ed his steps to Ladysmith, when he
suffered the loss of his ammunition.
| Apart from General Whites state
ment that the losses are very numer-
Gus. there Is nothing to indicate the
extent of them except vague report
that the soldier who brought the news
to Ladysmith said the British dead and
wounded were lying in heaps and that
hundreds needed doctors. This, how
ever, is hardly borne out by the long
list of captured officers.
The concluding sentence of General
Whites despatch, relative to the safety
of Ladysmith, was received here with a
certain reserve in view of the fact that
similar official assurances were given
recently at Dundee and Glencoe, ans
there Is intense anxiety for news Of
the renewed attack which is not men
toned in the dispatches.
The calamity has served to alarm tn,
British and their friends. The papers
comment on the splendid reserve o
patriotism existing in the far-awal
Colonies and the deep seated feeling o
friendship and sympathy of thu
great kindred nation across the Allan
tic.
The Standard sums up the feeling %
the nation, saying: From the Unite,
States and our colonies alone we heal
!. the voice of friendly sorrow and en-
couragement. But that suffices. Al
others are welcome to congratulate
: themselves over the misfortunes o
Great Britain"
The war Office has made a WELDON
. concession to the public desire TO
news. Hereafter every postotiice Wi
he open Sunday morning and will pos
I copies of all kilograms received by tn
war Office up to a. m. Sunday.
II was learned today by a represen
: tative of the Associated Press that tn
British Government has been oblige
to refuse permission for the Unite
: States to send four officers to watc
the Transvaal war owing to the pre-
) cedent which only permits one repre-
e sentative from each recognized powel
Captain stephen L'Hommedieu Slocun