The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-12-15

~ GNIETr, FRIDAY. III
the Beers simply rained bullets on our
forces No one could live Under thia
fire aud the losses we're heavy
Meanwhile the Grenad.ers, Cold
streams. Northumberland and High.
ianders were pushing forward ON both
sides Of the railway line. which IL high
er than the surrounding plain. Every
one who tried 80 advance along u was
hit. The whole line was now about
COO yards fsom the south hank of the
river. taking advantage of the dtt'e
Dver procurab'e The iniantry lay for
hours returning the Boer FIRE. s;ill not
one OF the enemy could be seen by
this time artillery had been brought TO
bear against the farm buildings. scores
OF shells went THROUGH them and the
walls Were soon rlddled Once the
farmhouse was on fire. bu, THROUGH all
the storm OF shot and shell the Beers
held their position with y grim ten
acity which was lasle less than marve-
lous.
Late In the afternoon part OF Pole
Carew's brigade managed to get across
the river. far down to the left. and
maintained their foothold. We lay on
our arms that night the Beers Quet'y
withdrew across the river into their
in;renchments on 'he north side. car
rying most OF their deadand wounded.
Thus We gained the field. but at enor-
nous cost, nearly 500 of ours being
dead or wounded. The list you already
have. r
ROBERTS TO SUPERSEDE BUTLER.
LONDON. Dec. 4.-Field Marshal
Lord Roberts will be ordered to .ape
Town TO take chief command OF all the
British forces In South Africa. accord
ing to report prevalent ton'gh'. s,-
perseding General Butler. Loni Ro-
berts ranks next to Lord Wolseley.
Commander-in-Chief of the British
army. and was long COMMANDMENT
Chief in lnoia.
This news caused decided cUrmo-
ton in military quarters which were
already greatly agitated by the order
ing out of 10000 fresh men. under Ma
jor-General Thomas Kelly-Kenny. In
spector General of the auxiliary forces
and recruiting. Military experts think
General Butler has enough to do toI
look after Natal, while Generals Cat
acre, French and Methuen are operat- !
ing almost as Independent command |
ers. |
Continental critics insist that the
Boer tactics wild land General Methu-
en- al Kimberley so weakened .nat he |
will not be able to move toward Bio
emfontein or Pretoria because his lines
behind will be cut by raiders.
MAY BE IN KIMBERLEY.
LONDON. Dec. 4.-The EVENING"
News says ii learns that cable dis
patch was received today from an off,
Ger of the Guards. saying simply. I'm
Kimberley" which II Is added. mayI
mean that General Methusn's van
guard has entered Kimberley.
BoERS RETIRE FROM MAFEKING
CAPE TOWN, Thursday, Nov. 3O.-I
The Cape Times has the following dis
patch from Mafeking: General Cronjel
with 100 wagons and large body OF
Beers, has left his laager. practically
raising the siege, although desultory
firing can be heard.
LOURENZO MARQUES. Nov. 29-l
General Joubert has retired from Est.l
court and Is now blowing up the Co
lensO bridge. He brings large herd
OF cattle and intends to concentrate his
forces around Ladysmith
INSULTS TO THE QUEEN.
PARIS, Dec. 4.-The police, In addi-
ton to another seizure of copies of La
Caricature. containing matter and II
lustrations grossly insulting TO Queen
Victoria, tonight seized copies of a
ribald song entitled The Disembark-
alton of the English" containing a
ridiculing Her Majesty. The
song had been exposed in many shop
and kiosks.
HEAVY FIRING AT LADYSMITH.
LONDON, Dec. 5.-These dispatches
from its special correspondents are
published by the Daily Telegraph:
"ESTCOURT, Thursday, Nov. 30.-l
Throughout last night and for the
greater part OF today there has been
more than the usual continuous can
nonading at Ladysmith. 1t is believed
that all Is well there.
Our troops at Frere are in splendid
condition.
Reports come In to the effec; that
the Beers have posted over 10000 men
with fifteen guns, several CT heavy ca
llber, 10 oppose our passage"
The Daily Mail publishes this dis
patch from its special war correspon-
dent, G. w. Stevens. who is with Gen
eral Whites forces:
"LADYSAiiTH. Nov. 24.-The bonn
bara.nent Of the town continues. A
was hit by a prOjectile 10.
lay and RAJ of the line. There was
no o.ier damage done. A Baer she'll
last evening killed three men OF the
Liverpool regiment and wounded nine
moo. some dangerously. Yesterday
one of our naval guns preached the
epaulc ment OF one OF the Beers Big
guns on Bulwana Hill. which has thus
Tar been rice silenced.'
1..s dispatch from Its special cor
respondent Is published by the Daily