The sun., 1900-05-10
THE SOUTH AFRICA WAR
Beers Reported TO Ee Retiring From
the Zand River.
EVACUATION OF LADYBRAND
Expected That Repairs to the
Bridges Over the Vet and the
yaaI VIII Delay the Brit
ish Advance.

iApHuUll, Auy J.-lne 1OllOWlng ulS-
patch, dated May s, has been received
from Smaldee:
The British have been successful at
all points recently. General Hunter has
passed Fourteen Streams after a fight
i'll which over 20 Beers, including two
commanders, were killed.
AT the Vet river the Gordon high
ianders put large commando to flight,
and the Eighth hussars Killed over 40 of
the retreatng Beers.
Although General Ian Hamilton was
fighting every day last week, his casual
ties were only about 100.
The Boers are reported to be retiring
from the Zand river.
Many Bncrs are turning in their
horses and Mau>ers.''
Later dispatches from Smaldcrl shy
that General French, about whose move
ments there has been considerable mys-
terry for several days, has joined Lord
Roberts forces.
1t is announced in d special dispatch
from l-ourcnco Marques that the govern
ment Of the Orange Free Stntc hns becn
moved from kronnstadt to IIoilbron.
Although the British expected consider
able opposition 1T the difficult drift of
the Iand river, the latest advices indicate
that the fcderals are not yet ready to
make determined attempt to stem Lord
Roberts advance. The latter's front
indeed. is so wide and overwhelming in
numbers that it is difficult to see how
the Beers can help being ousted out of
Virginia Siding as they were out of
Smadeel, even if they elected to give
BATTLE.
May Retnrd the Advance.
The same considerations would proba-
by affect the situation at Kroonstadt
hence the general belief that little real
opposition will be encountered south OF
the Naal. The repairs to the bridges
over the Vet river and the Faa are ok
pected to retard the general march from
Smaldeel and Fourteen Streams for three
or four days, when General Butler will
also be ready.
The general idea is that Lord Roberts
will direct his right on Harrismith in or.
der TO get in touch with the Natal army
coming through Van Reenan's pass.
"A dispatch from Maseru says:
The Beers have deserted I4adybrand
and Ficksburg They took lot of books
and documents with them and destroyed
such others as might give information
as to the origin of the war and the sup.
plying Of the Free State burghers and
Cape Colony rebels with Mausers from
the Transvaal
THE roads from Wepener to Clocolan
are shrouded in dust. Owing to block
of the continuous stream of wagons and
cattle going northward they are now
jammed together in an inextricable mass.
the leaders not knowing which way tc
turn.
THE British occupation of Winbcra
and Senckal is said to have frightened
the Beers, who fear that their retreat
may be cut off.
The Gl"hc, commenting ON the attitude
Of cordality displayed hy the New York
aldermen toward the Boer delegates. in
spite Of the ''unanswrrablr opinion of
Alderman Bricc" asks:
'What would have hccn thr sentiment
in the United States IT, during the late
war, the lord mayor Of London had offer
Cd Il public welcome to the delegates
from the Philippine Islands asking for
European intervention in behalf Of thcil
independence? Our conduct then appear
ed TO evoke intense gratitude. but the
value Of such gratitude becomes obvious
when blown to the winds on the approach |
of a presidential election"