The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-10-31

yards Of the position and advancing
under cover OF our artillery. about 2.VoO
range. Scouts report that 5000 Beers
are advancing on HattingspNiit The
Fifteenth Battery ana Leicester Hegi-
ment have gone TO meet them.
LADYSMITH, Oct 20, 9:20 a. m.--An
unconfrmed report has been received
that the Boer artillery Is shelling Dun
dee.
ENGAGED IN BATTLE.
LADYsMITH Oct. 20. II A. ma
d.sna,cb from Glencoe saws that n
Roer gun has been captured and that
tho Devonshire and Dorsetsbire Reai-
ments are now engaging the Beers.
prcr M UAErrpc
,ornoN o., % r,. -. ,u,u,
Clencoe caused a scone of wild entbu-
siasm on tho STOCK Eychan,e and Kaf.
frs rose tremendously.
OFFICIAL NEWS
The War Office received the follow
ing official dispatcb from I,adysmitb
filed at $3.50 this Afternoon: This is
from Glencoe. We were attacked this
morning at daylight by force, rough
4
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'',s paeu n ,.,n @ .y
u Snu ~, nV u n1S o ',anny ~, "neu
sit,on After tho nosi,ion Of ,he ono.
my had been shelled. our infantry ad-
vanced to the attack, and after hard
fight lasting until 1880 D. m, an al
most inaccessible position was taken,
the enemy retiring eastward. All the
Boer guns have been captured. We can
see our soldiers at the top of the hill.
Our cavalry and artillery are still out.
General Symons is severely wounded.
Our losses are heavy. They will be
telegraphed as soon as possible"
NAV Drove Fatal
There is reason IN se,r ,ba, the
wound received by Sir William Sy-
mons will prove fatal.
GATE TOOK couu,Np
49,,
uIspd''n rum niehcoe camp says
.nat when or WllIlam symons was
"ouhoeu III ,ne s.o"'aeh "eherai "a'e
"''"''e' ''h''''"h''
PURSUING THE BUTCHERS.
II was renor,ed In tho uouse of
Commons tbis evening tba, tho Rri,ish
had captured seventeen guns at Glen
eoe ana that the cavalry were stili
pursuing the heeins Durghers.
GREAT THEIR JOY.
The news of the battle was received
with intense enthusiasm everywhere
IN town. Inc public, gathered at the
decorations at Lord Nelson's monu-
ment preparatory tG Trafalgar Day,
speedily learned what had happened,
ana cheers ana patriotic songs were
continuous outside the war phce,
where the successive bulletins giving
Di,ei p'c.ures vi .ne contest were uis,
vociferonslv eybihitinp iov
nD>,,,D M, ,,o,,,
Ho"'
In reply TO question In the House
or commons today regarding the ru-
mored purchase OF Deiagoa BAY Dy
Great britain' Mr.. baifour SAID no ar
rahgemeht haa been maze Tor s'lch
transaction. Replying TO question as
10 samoa. ne saiu no decision mac yet
,u LEI S',,,iu,,, ,du VIII 'e,e,ti'e s ,h ~ tne ,u
the matter was st,l under considera.
tion.
Nrv, II, VINO So,-,n,o>
'H''oN'
Inc AFTERNOON papers publish DIS
in pa.,nes I'm .'shno.,n poln.,hS W
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"N n"N'- EN ii'''iA'ii''
MoNIREAL, Oct. 2o.-At an enthu-
siastic public meeting OF citizens called
by proclamation or Mayor Prefontaine,
heid at the Board OF Trade today, a
committee OF leading citizens was APP
pointed TO provide comfort ana atten-
ton to the Canadian South African
contingent.
OTTER A PROUD MAN.
TORONTO. Oct 2O.-At the rarri-
son dinner last evening Colone, Otter
said he was intensely proud of being
selected to command the Canadian con-
tingent and would endeayor to do his
duty to his Queen and country and the
men. Major Mckay, of Quebec, said
thar II n thousand French -Canadiass
were called there would be heorN
response.
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