The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-06
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PRETORIA. OF. -. via Iypucnzo
Marques The bomhardm.ni at Mafc-
king by General Cruni-'s commando
began this morning The Wumcn and
children acre given ample time So
leave the tuWn.
PRETORIA. Oct. -. Via Lorenzo
NIarqucs.-Th- Smelling of MsfckinE
Was resumed az daybrsak this morn
ing. several houses are la flames.
LONDON. Oct. s5.-Thc Cape Town
correspondent ut the Daily News says
ID - reported there from private
sources that the British issued from
lIaf.ktnE ON Saturday last and sur
rounded and captured gte Hpcrs.
There is little news from the west
cTn border. The Gordon around Kim
bcTlcy is drawing closer. hut hopes are
expressed that a dying squadron utli
shortly bc sent tn tts relief. The tsp~rs
have occupied MyndfuntUin. an un-
protected town The magistrate. With
the consent of ths inhabitants. sugrcn-
dcrcd ON demand. conditional upon the
lives and property of the people bcinE
respected. u is alleged. however. shst
the Beers refused to respect the prop
erty of abscntc~s. There is infcaSc
anxiety for further ness from Msfc-
king. where il ts believed q number of
officers who we're supposed to 10 on
fuTlouEh Joined Colonel Rad-n-Poucll.
\ BRITISH VICTORY.
LONDON. Oct. -s.-Drtails OF the
fighting at Rcitfontcin are coming In
slowly \ special dispatch from Lady
smith. dated October .t. flcd after the
fiEht. says: On discovery that the
IBocrs Wcrc mas&ei to- the westward OF
the main road TO Dundee. an sttrmp;
Na4 made by a train to- recover the
tody of Colonel Scott Chisholm. killed
at ElandS taaEtc. The train uss fired
| upon and Obliged to retire. and Gen
cral White moved uut Co attack the
Beers. believed to b. Free Ssstrrs Who
should have Joined the Transvazlrrs az
Glands 1.aaEtc. General White com
manded personally.
Tn. Fifth 1-anccrN U~r- PLACED oa
either iank. They first came IN touch
Nith the Beers below Moddrrspsuitt.
where go burEhcrs occupied = ssronE
ridge. whence they opened ere at .9se
yards. hitting several British. In th.
mcanWhiic the HusSzrs and Natal Car
binccrs advanced unscathed through
an opening in the ridge under Gre Of
Bocr gun. uhii. the Imperial tLEht
Horse took part of the crest of the hill
the Beers retiring. At about > O'Clock
Bo.r gun stationed on The eress of
Matawanaskop opened Gre Eith great
accuracy on the main force. which IN
the m.antim. had come up. bat the
shells failed to explode. and IN. British
Artillery siisncrd the opposition. The
Whol. British force then advanced and
the action beam. general
\ large body of Beers occupied
strong positions AZ Matzuanaskpp and
tho prccipstous ridges surrounding ~.
The British guns held the posittoa and
the infantry advanced under their Gre
tn. Gluucrstsrs and Dcvpns crossed
fearful Gre Eone brnsath TuitanFonki
hill. whence the Borrs poured uith.r-
inE hr. ~ith such ~rrrt that thirty Uf
the attackers dropped in a distance %
81" Yards SEEING the peril 90 the
navuus and Giuuecstcrs. Een.ral White
dispatched the Carbin~~rs and Liver
ruuJs tp take IN. enemy in the rear. \
fierce rio. and artillery duel w.as main
| tFiurd for some time. The British
MaXius rattlsd. but the purrs. under
cover uf tho rocks. remained cool aud
replied with an incrssant rife Ere. The
British artillery sNcpt the face of the
hills and az length the shells became
80 destructive that the Beers rcsreased
tn another ridge. whence they vrcrc
disIoiEcd by the volunteers ia the face
of calling firc.
The Beers soon reformed and took