The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-10-10

20 Newcastle are guarded day and
night by a mixed force of police and
Infantry. Two men ar. allotted 20
each small bridge and four To IN. larE-
=. bridges. The batteries 90 artillery
which left Glencoe. ostsnSihly for Dun
dee. few miles distant. have sudden
y been ordered To Newcastle. which
.s IL advance % the British base. The
farmers of this uorthernmost part %
Nat1t. which enters the Tgausyaai
like wedge. are leaving their farms
aad coming out of the country.
Ia Rhudesia. which D. exposed to y
Beer attack. the British colonists ar.
actively preparing for defense. The
Administrator az BulloWayo has tn-
formed the Chamber 90 Mines thas the
forces will be- doubled and the forts
strengthened and machine guns mount
ed. There are constant patrols in the
country district Water u scare. tn
Rhodesia. but there j. enough % 10
rains soon.
\ dispatch from Pi.t.rmaritzburE
announces that the Governor OF Natal
has issued n proclamation i'm view of
the impression that many Of the
Dutch farmers may join the Beers. The
proclamation warns ''wiCkcdly dis
posed persons" that the punishment of
treason Is death and the confiscation
OF the rebels property. The mounted
Natal volunteers. including the re-
serves. have been warned to- bc In
readiness. Mails from Durham for
Cape Town are now sent by SEA in
stead OF across the TransVaal.
The CitlandeTs at Cape Town are in
dignant ut the Transvaal's coniisCation
law. which practically places at the
a a
property. the nature and definition Of
the offenses being such as tn embrace
every possible contingency and rem
| der them liable to- contiscation what
| ever they do. even in claiming their
rights.
The Times correspondent at Cape
Town says he learns that the Dutch
| farmers throughout the Queenstown
| district have TranSva1l MauScrsl and
| ammunition. The strip of Colonial
territory from which the most danger
Is apprchended - ColcsburE. across
the Allway north. as II lies alons the
extreme southern borders OF the Or
angc Free State. Although the coun-
/ try west aud southwest - mainly
Dutch. IL gives no sign OF anxiety.
The Durham Infantry. with three
i guns and n detachment OF naval vol
untecTs. left Durham this afternoon for
Colcnso. Enthusiastic crowds bid tbs
troops farewell.
The stoppaEe of train atNolksrusi
by the Beers Is confirmed. The caus.
of this step Is unknown. Subsequently
| the train proceeded tn johannesburg
The wires are interrupted.
\ telegram from Pretoria. dated yes
tcTday. says the widest excitement
prevails there and that the war prep
arations are proceeding apacc. Bis
guns. field tclegraphs. burEhcrs. mu
ni;ions of war and provisions arr h.
ing hurried of tn Noiksrust. the pro
jeCted base of the Bocr operation,
against Natal. Crowds gather at TN.
stations to- witness the departure %
the military trains. General Joubcr
goes to Nolksrust tomorrow. The Hoe
War Office Is working night aud dal
and organization IL actively proceed
ing.
The Raad. In order to secure TN,
support of many UitlanderS. has de
Cided that Cttlauders who help TN,
Id'oeTS will receive the franchise Sew
eTal at the TTausvaal Government de
partments close tomorrow. tnCludtni
the High Court. Immediately aftc
martial law - proclaimed outside pos
tai communication will b. stopped
The secret session which the Rad u
holding this evening will probably al
JouTn until "Wednesday for the result
OF the British Cabinet meeting.
| DUNDEE. Natal. Sept. Set is as
serted the Beers have mobilix.d n
Utrecht and at the new railway bTidg
on the Transvaal side at the BuFfal
river. There are a thousand men a
each place. The Beers have cut
route through the high bank and ar
ready to cross tn Natal.