The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-12-12

an enemy which they could nos afford
to give a single point. Their tactics
had been excellent. and he recognized
and admired their courage.
Continuing. General Methuen said
that, when called upon to fight for his
flag. he preferred to fight a foe worthy
Of his steel. rather than savages whose
role recommendation was bravery. He
then expressed the hope that he and
his men had gained each Others con-
hdence. and would do all their duty to
the country. as Englishmen should.
| General Methuen also described as
''dastardly" the conduct of the Beers
dn firing on ambulance wagons, the
shooting OF British ofiicer by a
wounded Boer and the Beers use CT
dum-dum bullets: but he refused to
believe that these acts were charac-
teristic Of the Beers. He gave them
credit. until convinced to the contrary,
THAT they, like the British, wished to
fight fair and square.
Those who are acquainted with Gen.
eral Methuen think his terse descrip-
ton OF the battle Of Modder river FORE
casts "a fearful butchers bill"
Little attention was paid here to the
fimsy fabrication announcing the fall
OF Ladysmith. The dispatch caused
frenzies of Joy in Paris, but 1T is i'm
possible to make Briton believe that
after wiehstanding the siege so long.
General White, with the thunder OF
General Clery guns at Colenso telling
Of the coming relief, would relinQuish
his position while ammunition or a
man was left. The news Of the British
success will speedily spread far and
wide among the Beers.
The war office officials today reiter-
ate that they have received absolutely
nothing to indicate the slightest like
lihOod OF Iadysmith surrendering,
while. on the other hand, they expect
the place will be relieved shortly.
General Buffers dispatch from Piet-
erraritzburg would have hardly dealt
with belased details of the situation at
Ladysmith IL there was anything Sc
riOus to report. Since then has come
the dispatch from Estcourt saying Gen.
eral 80 ebert Is Fastening back to Op-
| pose Colonel Baden-Powell. This is
incomprehensible here, and 1t Is gen.
orally supposed that names have been
mixed up. But In some quarters con-
lectures are ventured that the besieg-
ers of Mafeking have Withdrawn south
ward and permitted Colonel Baden
Powell to leave THAT place, and that he
Is now in communication with Colonel
Plumer of Fort Tuli, traversing the
Transvaal
1t is claimed that II General Joubert
is travelling in an omnibus ne must
be sick or wounded.
A dispatch from Cape Town, dated
Monday, Nov. q, gives reports of the
nervousness of the Beers Of the Orange
Tree State border. Some of the Boer
forces. It IL added, have been hurried
ly withdrawn FROM Ladygrey and Bark
ley East.
ALL WELL AT KIMBERLEY.
LONDON. Nov. 3O.-The War once
public from the commanding General
at Cape Town under date Of November
20:
kimberley all we'll to November %.
Rail and telegraph open to Moddef
river. Gatacre reports the following
from General Butler dated Pitermar-
itzburg. Wednesday, Nov. 20:
'Attchell, q telegraphist. has just
made his way out of Ladysmith to We
enen. whence he sends the following
message:
""On November Q we heat. hack the
Beers with great loss to the enemy.
Our total casualties were remarkabiy
small. There were only 8 men Killed
during the siege by shells and in all
the battles, ETC., only 100 men have
been killed or wounded.
II left Uadysmith the night of
November 20. Since Nov. no attempt
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