The sun., 1900-01-30

on tae Mounrsin rrom lss sreepesr nioe. sscn |
ssse thsy fought their way to the top; also the
Second Lsncashires and the Second Aiddesexes |
naarnincently maintained the best traditions Of
tho British army throughout the trying day; also
en- Jan. "a, Thorneyeroft's mounted infantry, whs
fought throughout equally we'll alonside.
General wsedgste, who was in command at the
summit. being wounded, the oshesr who succeeded
him decided ss the stset Of jan 2. to aeaades
the psstiss and sisy = before daylight sb the
2sth
| rssahsa ware1's camp at a. m, Jan. 20,
| sns decided that a seeoni attack en- Spies tor
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ssyss vsybsis knxAsFs Esp ths s,styssss ss
the kigAsst btRs u fks sEfsA kss sSsaR sasaes
. Iats Che iazsef sayisa tkst the kss wss lem are
+ THAT the essiisA Axs taksR &c. nsesfsrsrHs&fe
ware aranrsa up, sat Esskisa asula b ssBe fer
. ssme tiwe chs hil keisx anysaosaS in tsisk
mist AZ lawa tAe Nsiaelherg and Cprsfina csa-
tsnrsass, sussleSsnated frsm sther osmmansees,
: begun the sscent Of the hill. Fhree sFms pre-
I eipitem prsjsosiope, fseea ths Beer pesatisns
b Up tssse the asvan0e was made The harses were
l.ft undrr the ssst terrace Of rscks. Scaling tn,
s,esp, the Bosfs found that the English had nm
! proved the opportunity and istrenchee heavily
Between the lines Of trenches was an opes reldt
which had to be rushed under heavy are no
e only from rifles, but of yddite and shrapnel IRON
field guns !,
V Three soro.s assembled the three spurs eo-ordi
l. nately under cover of FIRE from the Free stat
Krupps 4 Creusot and big Maxim The Engns
tried TO rush the Beers with the bayonet, bn
their infantry went down before the Boer rine nr
az before a scythe. The Boer investing party ao
yanced step by step until in the afternoon
when white Gag went up, and loo men IN th
front trenches surrendered, being s~st as prisof
ers 10 the head lager The Boer advance cor
tinued on the two kopes east OF Spion kol
Many Beers were shot, but so numerous were "
burghers that the gaps filled automatically' -
ward twilight they feached the summit OF =
second kopie, but did not get farther. ine nri
ish Maxims belched fame, but wall oI hie ny
ihe Mausers held the English back. Their ce
ter under this pressure, gradually gave way al
broke abandoning the position
The prisoners speak highly OF the bravery
the burghers who, despising cover, stood again
the sky line edges of the summit TO shoot !.
Dublin fuseers sheltered in the trenches fti'
continued for some time, and then the fuslies
and the Light horse serving as infantry thr'
I'm their arms and rushed out OF the trench,
\ The effect OF the abandonment OF Spion kop
NM the English can hardly be gauged as YET, out
I1 must prove to be immense. An unusually y
W proportion Of lyddite shells did not expoue'
Failure AcISnowIedged.
The usual airy attempts to minimi
tbp seriousness of the situation in Sou
Africa are entirely lacking, and 1t
frankly acknowledged that the most Sc
Gus effort of the present war mas dlsna
.oa failed There is no sign Of a wish on !
M nnrt of the leaders of public opinion
~, disguise the ugly facts; but, on the &C
al, trary. there is every disposition 70 ~
the full difficulties and discover the ID
roo way out. liz short. the pollcy voiced
~ eIywhere is the gathering up OF lor'
~, for more effective blows All hopes
~, the speedy relief of Ladysmith nave pe
IN abantoned and the consensus ot exp
hat opliliuh uiA's -. -, +Ia rooLv l,nn
Ter. tIle the".ei y y" i14 II +bo II
airy OF .Natal - ~. ,a,rs cert.in-
other long pause is inevitable unless
- Roers assume the offensive. because, e
in the event f General Butler furt
- ~ attempting to reach I4adysmith. the pl
49, ming Of n new move will necessarily
Win cupy time.
go The afternoon newspapers are draw
u ~ attention to the closeness of the pars
a. nd between the Federal attack on Cen
cas- Lee at Fredericksburg and the op
tions on the upper Tugela.
49,: Curiously enough, there is visible,
',a,' pecially in military circles, an under
, nen rent Of yelief at the news that the Bri
~ ~ are safely sonth Of the Tugeia, Tor
j, w. .ne rumors of Saturday had conjured
~. visions OF an immense catastrophe.
pros The afternoon newspapers are disf
,n. rhenr are Ia come the trssps Z
so : protracted campaign. 1t is becsf
- generally recognized that ssae ferr
as. compulsory service IN mofe immf
,e, than previously Thought OF. fhe
oa,A s James Gazette, hewevef4 su&Essts
'"'e the solution of pouring more troops
South Africa ssvore OF the Spanish
thus eio. - ,'..,s, nxs sr fhr the,sa nd
this 'ha smS - n.xer suggested itssl
cara 'eaa' ~ .'s..... .,,.~ca al the rras
taip. sf parliament is awaited with
ihees usnst interest. in the expectation u
te OF ueun. ,,,,,s ;,,,.rsase ia the naval
loved conse' s,,. ..,,a;s~..a ~. Win be neeessi
This hlh.s.! s,,,.a oS}k,, war and be
| the " .e ,.,,s ry.u the special war '
The st. James Gszettc return
scathins criticism Of the fanguag
neral General Buffers reports. 1t says;
e re- general Buffers reflection on TIN
Z col ror he put into the foe reminds
ed at things we have heard about Ch
mandarins.'
as re- r,m, rnn1s nIDnmuEpI
enemy UEAEH FhUM UII u1 HERR