Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-10
BOERS ARE ACTIVE AGAIN
KEEP ROBERTS BUSY wARDING OFF
THEIR ASSAULTS.
Civil Mails for johannesburg and
kilograms for Pretoria Have
Been stopped.

LONDON, July 1O.-As Lord Roberts dis
patches reveal. the Beers are unusually
active, both in the Orange colony and the
so-caled pacified western Transvaal. but
without producing any serious impression
upon the British arms.
The Cape Town correspondent of ihe
Standard says, under date of July o:
The post office authorities have issued
notice that civil mails have been sus-
pended for johannesburg. This, with the
fact that kilograms for Pretoria are re-
fused, causes uneasiness.'
The bond leaders at the Cape are ex-
tending their boycott of British firms, and
Dutch companies with Zoo 900 capital have
been formed.
Passengers arriving at Lourenco Marquee
or July from Middleburg say there has
been severe fighting between the latter
Place and Machadodorp, in which the Beers
were defeated and demoralized.
The Lourenco Marquee correspondent OF
the Daily Telegraph says. under date of
July .: Il understand that Mr.. Hollis. the
American consul here. has been recalled.
He is well-known pro-Boer.
The five Afrikander leaders who arrived
In London on Saturday last seek to impress
uron the English that public opinion Is
favorable to Boer independence. They have
been asked to leave the hotel at which they
are stopping. Among them is Prof. Devos
of the Stelenbosch Theological Seminary
and DR.. De Wet, formerly member of the
Cape Colony cabinet.
Lord Roberts telegraphS to the war Of
nee from Pretoria as follows:
The officer commanding at Hebron re-
ports that State Secretary Blgnaut. State
Attorney Dickson and Members of the
Council Nantandor and Kuppervergen came
in yesterday and surrendered.
Hutton was attacked yesterday in G 20
sitlon he was holding by "A large force Of
Beers. He cut them off without much lit
o
ing found most useful Our only casualty
was Lieut. Young of the LIST Canadian
Mounted Troop, slight scalp wound The
e,.emy left several wounded on the ground
and sent flag of truce with a request
that they might be received in our field
hospital.
L regret to say that Capt. Curre and
| Lieut.. Kirk of the Imperial Light Horse.
who Were reported wounded in my telc-
gram of yesterday, We're both killed. One
| squadron of this distinguished corps pressed
| very severe force of the enemy In a
| gallant attempt to carry off a wounded
! comrade, to which they attributed The
| heavy loss sustained. In addition to the
| officers. farrier sergeant and three troop
| ers were killed, and the sergeant ma ior,
| three sergeants and seven troopers
| wounded"
] AT d meeting of Afrikander women in
| Cape Town yesterday. called to protest
| against the annexation of the republics to
the British empire. and the punishment OF
| the rebels, Mrs. Olive Schreiner Cronwriglt
| denounced the British policy. She said she
was ashamed of her English descent, and
| added:
| IF the republics are annexed, ii the
| Afrikanders are oppgn Ssed, peace is lnpuS.
| sible. Every trench Of Roer dea1 is a gray E
| Of England's honor. Every buller making i
| wound also finds a lui!et in the heart o!
| the empire"
| 1t is reported here that President Kru.
| gers retention of large amounts of geld
| a Machadodorp has created the utmost
| discomfort among the mercenarirs, officers
! and men. They expected substantial To-
| wards for Championng The Bper inter SIS
| but have received nothing. 1t IL addcI
| that visiting foreigners VINO have s;tsc-
| quently advocated intervention are believed
! to have received substantial sums Proofs
| il Is further asserted. have been Giscov-
| cred IN Pretoria which promise starting
| devel0nments.