The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-12
S,,cfai Gable Dispatches to THE Sun.


IoNpoS. Oct. ~ The DAILY 1ete0rdpHs
CORRESPONDENT at Ladysmith. Natal says
,ho, the Beers are In Natal. The British
force ia standing to arms. the outposts
have been strongthened and companies
NJ infart "uuacked in the hills on
Wedn.s' nigh The mounted patrol was
stoned Foo the previous night The
British W.. red not to Ere unless they
,rrc fired upon Beers OF the Orange Free
s,otc have seized a Natal Government train at
Harrisnith
Tho Standard in a second edition yesterday.
said that the troops OF the Orange Free State
b,d crossed the border southwest Of New
cast,e
pprrop1, Oct. ia Transvaal ambulance
corns has arrived at the front flying the Irish
FAC with those of the South African Republic
mi IN. Orange FREQ State.
The German detachment has placed in posi-
,ion hip cun 10 defend Wakkerstroom, a
Boer town to the northeast OF Laing's Mex.
The gun was hauled by mon up an almost in
,ccassibe huff
Fxrariments have convinced the Boer q ON
nnnders Of the ability of their Creusot guns to
nierce British ormored trains as though their
srmor were OF paper.
Numbers OF Germans, Americans. swedes.
Fr.nchmen. Italians. Swiss. Hollanders. Danes
And Cane 1frikanders. though thsy are not
burob.rs have enrolled them selves in the
Transyaars service and have gone to the front
MANY British have taken the oath OF allegiance
IN the Renuhlic
Leading citizens hero say that the opinion IL
growing among thoughtful mon that the war
ia an unholy one. aiming only to secure the
gold fields for the benefit of n few capitalists.
Numbers ALREADY ragrat that tbav vera mia
led by capitali,t JnRoe,
LONDON. Oct. 1.-THE Right Hon. ". st. J.
Brodrick, Under Foreign Secretary in a speech
at Guilford to-day announced that the
Government had replied to the last
note OF the Transy,al saving TINT Il
was not prepared to enter into a dis.
cussIon Of the terms Of the note. Mr.. Brodrick
aud also Arthur ]. Balrour. First Lord Of
the Treasury. and Attorney General Sir
Richard Webster made speeches in other
places and took occasion to refer to
the situation They all avowed that the Gov
eminent had done it's utmost to maintain
the Transyaal.
Herbert Asquith. formerly Secretary Of
State for Home Affairs. is the first active
Liberal leader to declare his views on
the utimatum from the Beers In q
speech at Dundee to- day he said it was almost
Incredible that the South African Republic had
deliberately forfeited by its H. starred despatch
part at any rate. OF its claim to the
Wmpathy which the world always gives to the
weak in conflict with the strong. The British
were bound however unwllingly. TO take ur
the issue forced upon them. However the
Governments Methods might be criticised, Mr.
Asquith credited 1t with sincere and hone %,
desire to avoid war
Mr.. Asluith's speech is regarded as indicat.
ing the attitude OF a majority OF the Opposition
when Parliament meets
Tho cost OF the war preparations thus IA,
made by tho British Government is estimated
at G5oOO.OO0
In response to a long despatch from 81,
Alfred Miner, Governor OF the Can,
Colony and British HIGH Commissonar /,
South Africa. setting forth the suffering,
OF the refugee. from the Transvaa
and the Orange Free State. Sir Jobr
Noce Moore Lord Navor of Iondon ba,
opened a fund at the Mansion Hous,
for their relief He appeals for sub
scrptons through tho press. It ia estimated
that nearly 80. 600 refugees are already at var
hundreds are still arriving daily,