Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-30
tBy Telegraph to virginian-puot.,

(By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot.)
London, Jan. 30.-i:15 a. m.-History
pauses for 4 time in South Africa 1t
is one OF those unsatisfactory pnuses
that are nearly as trying to British
nerves as q sequence OF reverses and
apparently will terminate only when
Lord Roberts gives the word for the
forward movement into the Free State,
which, according to the most cheerful
view he will be unable to do for fort
night.
Whether he will permit General Bull
Ter to make another attempt to relieve
Ladysmith Is quite outside the knowl-
edge even of those closely connected
with :hc War Office. With the troops
due to arrive next month, he may
think himself strong enough to try two
large operations. Combining the forces
under Generals Methuen, French and
Gatacre, and adding to them the ar
irving troops, Lord Roberts would hare
10000 for the invasion of the Free State.
with 10000 to $4,000 guarding communi-
cations. and 10000 trying to rescue
Ladysmith.
The public burns with Impotence
that something should be done.
VERY INPATIENT.
London, Jan 80 (i:15 a. m.)-Impati-
ence that something should be done.
but there Is nothing to do but to wait
on the preparations. Oceans of ink are
poured out In advice. Orators are at
work In the provinces telling the people
that England has 'set her teeth in
grim determination to see it through"
The Governments declarations in
Parliament. the counter suggestions Of
those outside the Government, and the
consequent discussion in the press and
on the platform will Immediately en-
thrall public interest. The thing on
which everybody seems agreed is that
more men must go.
Twenty-thousand o-hundrcd-a
twenty-five men and 1876 guns are at
sea. Eleven thousand infantry and
nine thousand cavalry, including five
thousand yeomcn, are practically ready
to embark. Therefore the Government.
without doing more. can place at the
disposal of Lord Roberts 10000 addi-
tional men and l55 guns
The further purposes of the War Of
flee are supposed to embrace some
where in the neighborhood of So 600
more men, AS the indication is that
candidates will be rather scarce, the
War Office will issue orders for those
reservists who were found unfit at the
previous mobilization examinations to
report for further examination. Appli-
cations for cavalry service are still
freely Offering as yeomanry.
BULLERS LOSSES.
General Buffers operation has cost
9l2 men, so far officially reported with
in ten days.
Applying to the 206 Spioh IIop casual
lies reported to-day, the rule of por-
portion, the losses indicate probably SOC
casualties vet to come. The total cas-.
nalties of the war, compiled from Off
cial reports, are 9,952, nearly a division
OF these 2,4SG are Killed, 4,S11 wounded
and the rest prisoners.
Inc aggregate British home troops in
south Africa number 10000, the Natal.
ldhs, Il5S, and Cape Colonals, 81, 600.
SITUATION AT KIMBERLEY.
London, Jan. ao-The Times has the
following helograph message via Mod
der River from Kimberley, dated Jan
! uary goth:
/ The bombardment continues. 1t Is
now directed toward the inhabited por-
tions OF the town rather than the rortI-
fcations. Between midnight and n
m yesterday AS 60 shells were fred
They seem to have been of Transvaal
manufacture not bursting widely. One
enid was killed and four people were
injured.
A DENIAL.
London, Jan. SO.-12:45 a. m.-The
Yer Office announces that no further
1sws has been received from South
AFRICA except report from Lord Rob
elts that the situation is Unchanged
london, Jan. 30.-The War Office de-
ms a report that Ladysmith has sur
I9loered' and announces that very
tonight. 80 ueu
LORD RoBERTs' ADVICE.
Few York, Jan. pa special cable