The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-10-13

u'Tt started for the Natal border too
cay with his stan~
dispatch from Newcastle Natal.
reports that Commandaut Genera!
Joubert has gone 20 NTyheid.
The PtetsrmaritzbprE correspondent
oi the Daily Mail says he believes mar
iial law viii De- declared ia Natal wlfh
view of preventing the Natal Dutch
from Joining the Beers
The Standards correspondent n
Newcastle. Natal. tsleEraphtnE Mon
day night. says: The forward move
msnt of the BOer forces which threat
ened the Natal frontier. has been sud
denly arrested. \ majority uf IN.
burghsrs who gathered on tE. heights
northeast and east 90 Newcastle. have
fallen back on their original base near
Sandsfruit.
The Daily TeleETaph's correspondent
at Pietermaritzburg says Commandani
General Joubert's policy ts defensive.
Communication u interrupted BE-
yond Charlestowu. where the stores
have been looted by the natives sine.
the departure OF the whites. Stories
OF the movements OF Beers and Brit
ish and OF the hurried muster and
dispatch OF troops on both sides hav.
come from other points. \ telegram
from ladysmith. Natal. says THAI the
Orange Free State troops have occu-
pied and closed Boshas pass on the
Free State border. and that Command
ant AllrtChc. chief OF the Free Stat.
artillery. - proceeding in the dtrcc-
ton OF Kimberley with n considerable
force of artillery. Another force OF
artillery. under Commandant BoninE
has gone to Harrismith. while Com
mandant Smith commands a force Of
artillery en- route for kroonstadt.
The latest news received from Jo-
hannesburE. filed there yesterday. in
dicates that the last rush Of Europeans
tn leave the town has occurred. They
crowded the trains like sardincs. ocCu-
plying every possible inch on the
trucks. There u considerable anxiety
with regard to the few who remain be-
hind. as communication seems to- be
cut OF
The mining commissioner stated on
cially that the proclamation of Sep
{, mber 80. relating tn the protection Of
miners. had been withdrawn and he
therefore advised all Britons to leave
as soon as possible.
The British steamer I.alpooTa. now
in the transport service. arrived last
evening ut Durham. Natal. with field
artillery. hospital corps and commits
sariat stores from India. The troops
were promptly disembarkcd and sent
by train up the country.
The Natal authorities have an
| noua"ed that no more mails will he
| dispatched. To the Transvaai until fur
Their notice. Last Fridays mail was
sent hack from the frontier.
\ Bloemfontein dispatch says that
the Orange Free State Government has
| gsZctted an alien expulsion Law and
also law forbidding the export ut
| grain. stock and other ncccssgrtCE
| without a permit. Communicating u
proceeding there at n lively rate.
According to n dispatch from Loren
~ Marquee. Portuguese East Africa. =
| crowd OF Beers who were assembled at
the MaChadorp station forced the ref
ugee buTEhcrS Ten uncover during the
singing at a Boer song. and severely
maltrcated several EnglishmCu. stab
hing one and kicking and tramplinE
upon others. II Is reported there also
that two ladies were attacked at PaaT-
dokup station by Beers. one bcinE
struck in the face by q rifle showed
through the railway carriage window
and the other struck by her assajiant'g
fists.
The War Office. u Is reported has
| received an offer from s.Up1 officers
and men of the Cuban army for scrvtcs
in the TTansvaal.
| Lloyd's publishes a report that gold
valued at ESIO.OO0 in transit has been
secured by the TTanSvaal authorities
ENGLAND FAR FROM READY.
LONDON. Oct. awhile constant
military orders are being issued hers
progress seems very slow. and tt must
still be weeks before Great Britain
will be in n position to- strike. al
though IL is believed the British troop.
now ut the front. or near il. are suffi
Cient to- protect British territory. Tbs
Government Is certainly not showins
any signs OF haste in sending an ultt
matum. This Is probably due to a rec
ognition that Great Britain u not yet
ready to- substitute force for neEotia
ton: and the Cabinet therefore j. Civ,
ing the TTansVaal every chance To- ac
Cept the latest proposals.
OFFERS To ARBITRATE.
NEW YORK. Oct. "A special {,
the Sun from Milan quotes the Courier
which says that Count MuTavief. th'
Russian Minister OF Foreign Affairs
who Is now i'm Switzerland. has ofcres
to- arbitrate between Great Britain anS
Transvaal.
BUYING CANNED MEAT.
. CHICAGO. Oct. 2.-tt e. rcpoTtss
here that the British Government h1l
placed a large order for canned msa
and timed fruit with one % Chicago
, packing concerns. II L. understood tn
contract was let through the Londoi
branch OF the house concerned and tina
IL calls for the largest shipment q
canned meats ever exported from thi
country.
LARGE STAFF FOR BCILER
LONDON. Oct. THE staff Of Gen
eral Sir RedveTs Butler. who j. q
command the British forces tn Sout
Africa. has been officially Eazcttsd.
Is the largest since the CTimeau val
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