The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-30
II II Generally Thought That an In-
vasion OF the Free state Will he
Attempted, whether the Relief Of
Ladysmith Ii Tried Again or Not
There Are Troops Enough ON the
Ground TO Try Large Operations,
and Thousands More Are ON the
way-The Public Cries for still
More soldiers to Be Seat.

LONDON, Jan. 30. 4p a. m-distofy
pauses for time In South Africa II u
one of those unsatisfactory pauses thai
are nearly as trying to British nerves as a
sequence of reverses, and apparently y
will terminate only when Lord Roberts
gives the word for the forward move
ment into the Free State, which, accord
ing to the most cheerful view, he VIII De
unable 20 do for fortnight.
what Are Roberts, Planss
Whether he will permit Gen. Butler to
make another attempt to relieve Lady,
smith is quite outside the knowledge even
of those closely connected with the war
office. With the troops due to arrive next
month he may think himself strong
enough to try two large operations Com
bnlng the forces under Gems. Methuen,
French and Gatacre and adding to them
the arriving troops, Lord ROBBERS would
the arriving troops, Lord Roberts would
state with 1900 to $1,000 guarding COM
munications and 10000 trying to rescue
Ladysmith.
Advice by the Ream.
The pubic burns with impatience that
something should be done, but there 70
nothing to do but wait on the prepara-
OCGdua
advice. Orators are at work in the prov
inces telling the people that England has
..set her teeth in grim determination to
see It through"
More Men Must Go.
The governments declarations in par.
lament. the counter declarations Of those
outside the government and the conse
quent discussion In the press and on the
platform will Immediately enthrall the
public interest. The thing on which
everybody seems agreed is that more
men must go.
Heavy Reinforcements for Roberts
Twenty thousand two hundred and
twenty-five men and 155 guns are at sea
Eleven thousand infantry and 5000 caval
ry, including 5000 yeomen, are practically
ready to embark Therefore the govern
ment, without doing more, can place AZ
the disposal of Lord Roberts 10000 add.
tional men and 1856 guns. The further
PURPOSES OF the war Office officials are
supposed to embrace somewhere in ths
neighborhood of $4,000 men. AS the indi-
cation is that candidates will be rather
scarce, the war office will issue orders
for those reservists who were found un-
fit at the previous mobilization exnmina-
tions to report for further examination.
Applicants for cavalry service are still
freely offering as yeomanry.
Losses Within Ten Days.
Gen. Buffers operation has cost sl2
men so far officially reported within ten
days.
Applying to the 2os spionkop casualties
reported today the rule of proportion. the
losses Of officers indicated is zoo casual
ties yet to come. The total casualties of
the war, compiled from official reports.
are s.523. nearly division. or these 2.ls6
are killed, 4,s,l wounded and the rest are
prisoners.
Estimate of the Forces.
The aggregate British home troops In
South Africa, number 10000, the Natal
force 7,l5s and Cape Colonials 21,0OO.
The war office announces that no further
news has been received from South At
rica except a report from Lord Roberts
that the situation is unchanged
1t has been learned by the Associated
Press that the Queens speech at the re-
assembling of parliament tomorrow will
be coloriess. There will be a short refer
ence to the war. chiefly confined to regrets
at the terrible bloodshed and encomiums
of the men wino have laid down their
lives for their country. The whole proc
lamation indicates that there Is not tho
slightest idea Of giving up the war until
Great Brltains ends are gained.
The speech will further say that re-
lations with all the foreign states are very
friendly. and viii express great pleasure
and qualification at the patriotism shown
by the colonies at critical period In
sending troops to South Africa and at the
patriotism existing in the empire gener-
ally. 1t will also express gratificaticn at
the offers of troops from Indian native
chiefs, and will allude to the satisfactory
completion of the treaty relating to Sa-
moa.
The List of Casualties.
The following official list OF casualties
has been issued:
Killed-staff Capt. NJ. H. Virtue. caps
M. Stewart, Lieuts. F. r. Mallock and e
Fraser. Second Lancashire fusiliers; Capt
c. Muriel, Lieut.. w. Lawley and A. H
Wilson, Second Middlesex: Maj. A. X
Ross. Capt. w. NJ. Kirk and Lieut.. A. II
Wade. Second Lancaster regiment; Lieut.
Pipe wolferstein, Second Kings Scottish
5orderers; Capt. C. G. Birch and Lieut.. Il
NJ Rachael, First South Lancashiresy
Lieut. H. w. Garvey, First Bordererss
Capts. w. H. Vetre and 6. s. II. Knox