The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-09

from General Butler dated Pitermar-
itz0urg, Wednesday, Nov. %:
: mitchell. telegraphist. has just
made has way out of Ladysmith to We
enen, whence he sends the following
message:
"On November we beat back the
Beers with great loss to the enemy
Our total casualties We're remarkably
snail. There were only s men killed
during the siege by shells and in all
the battles, etc, only 100 men have
been killed or wounded
. Il left Ladysmith the night OF
November %. Since Nov. no attempt
has been made 10 attack Ladysmith in
force. -
JOUBERT MAY BE RETREATING.
ESCOURT, Monday, Nov. 27.-The
Twelfth Lancers are reported to have
attacked Piet Retiefs force at Weenen
and 10 lave inflicted great loss on the
Beers.
General Hildyard's troops bivouack-
ed last night at Frere. Two Beers
have been captured One of them, a
doctor, entered the British camp under
the belief that it was Boer bivouac.
General Joubert is reported to have
retreated to Colenso yesterday by way
VI ShISNCISy. IlS lidNSItu III OUlT
nibus Drawn by six horses. 1t is re-
ported mat ne is hurrying back TO OPP
pose Colonel Baden-P Powell
Two Estcourt trains arrived AT Frere
last evening. There is great rejoicing
at the reopening of the line.
Boer prisoners report General Hid
yards night attack with cold steel par
alyzed the burghers, whose loss was
30 killed and over 100 wounded.
LONDON, Nov. 30.--The authorities
here are unable to explain the refer
ence to Colonel Baden-Powell contain
ed in t--4e Estcourt dispatch.
SCENES AT WAR OFFICE.
LONDON, Nov. 30.-The casualty list
of the Modder river fight is awaited
with the ekeenest anxiety.
A rumor is current that the English
losses, including both wounded and
killed, were probably 500. Distressing
scenes were witnessed about the War
Office, where relatives of the officers
and men engaged in the battle waited
in agoniZing suspense for news. 1T is
understood that the War Office receiv-
ed the first rough estimate of the cas-
ualties at 6 p. M, but refused to give
out any information.
The inflated language of General
MeJhuen's dispatch excites unfavora-
BILE comment.
The World" correspondent says in
military circles that Lord Methuen Is
prone to such ebullience From his ac-
count alone, SO far as it is published,
it is impossible to ascertain upon what
grounds Lord Methuen claims this to
be a victory.
CHAMBERLAIN TALKS.
LONDON, Nov. 30.-Joseph Cham
berlain, Secretary of State for the Col
onies. in speech at a luncheon at
Leicester today said that ever since
the great split in the Liberal party he
had found himself a mark for the
ISLANDERS and misrepresentation of the
'baser sort of politicians" but that he
had found compensation in the gener-
Gus appreciation of the majority of his
countrymen.
Continuing Mr.. Chamberlain said he
was deeply gTatified that the foreign
relations of Great Britain were so sat
isfactory and asserted that the country
owed a debt of gratitude to Lord Sails
bury for the great improvement in
Great Dritain's position. 1t was espe-
cially gratifying, he said, to note the
friendly relations existing between the
Anglo-SaXon branches, saying that The
understanding between the United
States and Great Britain was, indeed, a
guarantee of THE peace of the world. |
This statement was greeted with
cheers.