The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-12-12
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'N' wv oV'p 10 oN"c'a"y
announced that General Methuen was
among the wounded at the battle Of
Modder river
$1,000, ~ An
LoNAN' NV. SV.-Aonoon nao
shock last night. In the midst OF re-
joicing over Lord Methuen's great vic
,orv AZ Modder river late edition. NJ
'he evening papers came out Win PA
cards OF big. black type, Surrender Of
Ladysmith."
The revu,s,on n, failing w.s only
ro,o,...,, T.s.
i,n oea.aIy. nousanus VINO eagerly
p rua Papers soon Iound GUY tnat the
repor'eu surrenuer was cohtained IN
VEL. ey TIc I1 agency aispatcn
rom ne HAGUE, II. Ley1s heaaquar,
.sls' .nguiIy az tne war Once ehcited
.ne ,hIorMst'on tnat no oispatch con-
'anns sucn news nad oeen received.
ueheraI Metnuens marcn from Or-
anse r'yer most notaDie acnieve-
meht IN tne course OF week ne mas
marcnea ms columns nearly nity miles,
IousnL tnree patties ana won three VIC
tories. Inc hght at beimont was nerce
enough WIN its depiorapie loss 10 the
Guaros. Inc engagement at Enslln or
Hras ran had melancholy notoriety
1or the terrible execution wrought
among the havai DrigaGe, put the MOO
uer river Dattie ls hkeiy 10 prove the
hardest ana Dioodieet OF the three.
. Inls comDat, wnich lasted for ten
hours ana was iougnt by men VINO had
neither tood nor drink, under blaz-
ing sun, against strongly entrenched
enemy. possesses features which Will
make i've military history.
AFTER saturdays battle at Gras Pan
General Metnuens iorce rested on Sun
DAY. X advanced niteen miles north
west on MONDAY. and at night the col
umn Iouhd user ciose 10 the Modder
river n ana confronted Dy q boer army OF
s'o0O men: strongly entrenched.
Eariy nuesaay morning the attack
began; Inc boers must nave Deen
posted on the nortn sue OF tne Modder
liver; when was running al ieli nood.
Inc Inc n.'t'sn attacked from tne SCUM
SIDE; Az there was no opportunity Tor
outflanking the enemy's position owing
10 .ne h,sn WAFER ,ney m9st nave maae
iIont attack ana forced tine boers 70
aul, tne!r positlon Dy tne superlorlty OF
IhelI artlIery anu line nre; the retire.
ment peins accelerated Dy the i1ct that
Geheral role-Carew proDapiy iate IN
tne entasement naa sucCeedea IN get
tlhs across tue river WIN . iorce: NO
pursuit OF the enemy appears 10 nave
pe Tha poss ~ Ii;,,. dor,. Tho. tho poor.
mere ID Httie douDt that the boers
are taking away their guns and will
ngnt again az Scnoltx kop ana Spyt-
fontein. twelve miles to the north.
fourth battle must almost inevi-
tabiy take place: but colonel keke-
wien VIII PROBABLY try 10 attack the
enemy IN the rear. ms engagement
must occur tomotrow or SATURDAY; ana
relieved by Sunday or Monday.
Nothing Is known yet OF the casual
ties AZ Modoer river, put excluoing
tnese .ieneral Methuen mas iost nearly
5oo omcers ana men since ne began
marching on kimberley.
Including prisoners now IN pretoria
the British losses under all heads since
the war began make an aggregate OF
5000.
The Daily Mall says 1t discredits the
report that LAdysmith has fallen, and
says 1t was circulated last night by Lar
fans News Agency In q dispatch from
The Hague. and had no foundation.
The absence OF news from Natal Tor
three days seems to point to the fact
that the Beers are In force on Tugela
river ana tnat General Butler wiones
to keep nis dispositions absolutely So
ere, untii No can strike Diow. ms
rs hkeiy 10 prove dimcuit TASK as
tne river Mes pstore nim WIN Ns
orIase CrS c m. uC~n cno ~ stream
~ noS 90 ooo y. oss,u cOsu ;. 10y n 1
ners as'vv. .. wH'ca SCSns.oersp G. ISrce
Wa wa' . as Lar aoSsa ~ CCo w cunusy.
No iuIsner 4Sws VI 0cnSta! 1etacos
, savan re. ON snS cape Oo'ony invaders