The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-12-28
THE D|SLOYAL DUTCH
Many of Them Are Joining the Boer
Army of Invasion.
ThOrneycrOft's Mounted Infantry
Occupied Britstown Without OPP
pOsftiOn-BOers Retired in
the Direction Of Prfoska.

London, Dec. 26.-The position OF
Cape Colony is hanging in the bal
ance. According to the Morning
Posts Cape Town correspondent, ev-
erything depends upon the quantity
OF ammunition in possession of the
disloyal Dutch residents. 100 of whom
have joined the Beers in the Philip
town district alone Eenergetic
measures have been taken to stem
the invasion, but there is unquestion-
ably danger that parties of Beers will
get through into parts of the colony
and gradually raise the whole cape in
rebellion. Reinforcements can arrive
none too soon.
Most of the dispatches from Cape
Town describe the raiders as doing
little harm and as being rapidly en-
l. closed by Lord Kitchener's ,combina-
ton. Lord Kitchener is in the heart
of the disaffected districts He has
the advantage of being personally ac-
qualnted with local conditions. Last
March he supervised the suppression
of the rising which occurred then. He
is bringing down thousands of troops
from the north
A responsible coloniSt, who recent
~ made tour of the country, de-
clares that 80 per cent. of the Dutch
are simply waiting for the appearance
of resourceful leader to rebel
Civil railway traffic has been .stls-
pended largely in all parts of the
colony and the movements of both
the Beers and the British are almost
unknown in Cape Town.
1t appears that one Boer column at
tackled Steynsburg, but was repulsed
and fled, entrenching itself i'm the
mountains. Another Boer commando
captured party of police at Van
terstad. Mounted colonial troops sur
prised 300 Beers is miles from Burgh-
essdorP December % and after brief
interchange of volleys retired with "a
loss of two men,
London, Dec. 26.--Lord Kitchener
telegraphing to the war office under
date of Naauwpoort. December "a, g
m, reports:
''Thorneycraft's mounted infantry
have occupied Brittstown without OPP
position. The Beers retired to the
north in the direction of Prioska.
They will be followed APP
London, Dec. 27.-The paucity and
obscurity of the dispatch from South
Africa give rise to renewed anxiety
Apparently the disturbed area of
Cape Colony extends further south
"a In 40
Kitchener. does not appear TO have
had much success as yet in driving
: back the Invaders. The war office had
received no news Wednesday evening
of the reported capture of yeomanry
near Britstown.
A Rurghersdorp dispatch has a mys-
ferrous reference to IAN unfortunate
mistaking of the enemy for Brabant's
horse" which resulted in the sound
ing of cease fire. and enabled the
Beers to occupy all the commanding
positions, the British retiring from "a
difficult predieament.
Gen. Clements SUCCESS against the
Beers in the Magaliesberg region is
also doubtful. the last dispatch re-
porting unaI III was considered al
sisable not to force the Beers from
their POSITIONS
The British press continues in the
main optimistic, but the condition of
affairs brings home the enormous
difficulties that will face Lord Kitch-
ener in patroling and policing such
immense tracts of country even
when the Beers shall be finally sub
dued.
The Daily Mail, which makes a
strong appeal TO the government to
''face the facts and send Lord Kitch-
ener more troops" says: There is a
real risk in being lulled to sleep by
carefully censored messages"
Zerust, Transwaal, Dee 24-The
Beers captured two wagons contain
ing Christmas luXuries destined for
the camp of Lord Methuen.
Wellington, N. H., Dec 27.-The
sixth contingent of New Zealanders,
200 strong, half being Maoris, will
sail for Somth Africa in three weeks.