The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-11-28
ADVANCES TOWARD
THE SOUTH.
Gen. White Repulses the Enemy About
Ladysmith-The Beers Reported to
Have Lost Very Heavily.

LONDON, November 2O.-A special
dispatch from Estcourt. dated Novem-
Der 20, says a report has reached there
of a battle at Ladysmith on Wednes-
day, November Is, lasting from day
break until in the afternoon. Many
Beers are said to have been killed and
many are also reported to have been
taken prisoners. The British losses
are spoken of as much less. Another
battle is said to have occurred Thurs
day and is described as the heaviest
yet fought. The Boer dead. il is add
ed, number hundreds, while the Brit
ish losses were comparatively small.
LONDON, November 19.-Full de-
tails of the fighting about Ladysmith
on November have now been receiv-
ed. The Beers attacked in full force
opening with artillery fire at in the
morning. They advanced under cover
of their guns to positions on the edges
of Kopies adjacent to those occupied
by the British. The attack was on
all sides of the town. The main fight
was between the Free State and New
castle railway lines. The Beers ad-
vanced and made n deep trench in
front of the British lines. After some
hot fighting, the Beers withdrew for
their horses leaving the trench un-
guarded. The Kings Rifles advanced
and occupied this trench. and when
the Beers returned with their horses,
gave them such hot fire that the
Beers fed across the open where the
British artillery poured an effective
shell fire into them. At other points
the Beers were repulsed and the fight
ing was over by II o'clock.
Nothing important occurred until
| November IA when a strong British
force chiefly artillery and cavalry re-
connoitering near Colenso came upon
force of Beers and drove them back
to their main position.
Ladysmith is able to hold out for
months.
LONDON, November 20.-The Beers
strategy, according to this mornings
dispatches, shows no signs of weaken
| ing. According to latest intelligence
| from the seat of war, they have made
preparations to meet the new plan
of campaign which the British were
/ forced to adopt because of the invest
ment OF Ladysmith. A Boer force of
| 10000 men, under Generals Joubert
and Botha, is said to be moving south
/ to meet the British advance from Est
court. General White will, therefore.
be left with but a weak force against
him.
! This force, however. may be in
/ trenched and, therefore. will be diff
cult of attack. The relief column will
have a hard task before it if the enc
my is as strong as reported.
Estcourt is menaced by bodies of
the enemy at several points Due
west, probably at Ennersdale. there is
a force of Orange Free State burghers.
| On the northeast of the railway there
| is contingent under Commandant
Grobler while there are other Beers
at Weenen and Greytown. The Eng
lish position is considered as safe as
at Ladysmith itself, for General Hid
yard must now have n large number
of men under his command.
Buffers original plan for an adj
vance by three columns upon Bloem-
! fontein and Pretoria has been temper
arily broken up by the dispatch of a
division to Natal for General Whites
relief, by the need of relieving Kim
berley and by the appearance of Bo-
ers in some force in the strategic
triangle incIosed by the railways join
ing Stormberg Junction, Rosmead
! Junction and Sprinfontein.
The Boer invasion of Cape Colony
is proceeding apace. Aliwal North has
been occupied by a Boer command
500 strong. At Knapdaar is n com
mand of 1000 men; at Naauwpoort one
of 600, and at Burghersdorp another
OF 500. No advance has as yet been
made on the British camp at De Aar.