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London, Jan 81, l a m.-There is a material
shrlnkage in the volume of war news from every,
quarter of South Africa General Kitchener ,s
known 70 be a rigorous martinez respecting CEN
sorship, and his hand has already closed the
mouths Of the press correspondents who had
been magnifying the Importance of General
Frenchs various maneuvres
There is nothing to indicate heavy reinforce
ment Of Sir Redvers Buffers army from Cape
Town. and unless all signs fail the Sixth d.
vision is already operating on the quadrilateraI
OF which the salient angle in the Free State is
at Springfontein
General Kelly-Kenny is moving eastward on
tne-rz1rwsy from Rosrnead toward stevnsb,,re
where General Gatacre already has his advance
guard, and q combined attack Of the two forces
upon stormberg is probable This is a noun
famous region highly favorable to the Dutch
methods Of warfare. and the conditions for the
British Will not improve until Burghersdorp has
Deen passed on the way to the Orange River.
PROBABLE PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.
Lord Roberts may have surprises in store for
the public, but apparently his campaign viii not
open with any brilliant stroke, but with labori-
Gus and deliberate measures for driving the in
vaders out Of the most disloyal district Of Cape
Colony. Both Generals Gatacre and French will
senior general. will direct the campaign. The
Seventh Division may subsequently be moved
from Belmont to Springfontein, and Lord
Methuen's force finally be brought into com
bined movement upon Bloemfontein.
Casualty lists and belated accounts Of the
battle at Spion Kop are still coming in The ex-
tent OF the British losses at Spion Kop is not vet
summed up, yesterdays lists covering General
Clery's division IN the previous battles among
the kopjes. Every fresh account emphasizes the
desperate character Of the fighting on the noun
tain and the gallantry Of the British soldiers
1t Is not yet clear whether the entire British
losses In the Upper TugeIa campaign will exceed
tnose Of the single battle at Colenso. but no
guns were left behind and fewer prisoners were
taken oy the enemy. The Dutch losses more
over must have been far more serious than in
the CoIenso battle
QUESTION OF LADYsMITH's RELIEF
The military writers are divided into two
camps in to-day's papers respectine the exne
olency OF reinforcing General Butler and making
& third attempt to rescue L.adysmith The oues-
tlon mas It's political side both here and In South
Aflca' put Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener
are hkely to deal with 1t exclusively as a mill
1sry matter II does not follow that General
Butler win remain idle while General Kelly
Kenny is attempting to expel the Dutch from
Cape Colony
II is not Yet clear that Lord Iyttleton has
crossed the Tugela and that Potgieter's Drift has
been abandoned. That would be General Whites
natural destination If he should be left free TO
abandon his wounded, spike his guns and cut
his way through the enemy, and General Bull
ler's force would be able to render TO him s,b
stantial assistance.
The news from Pretoria is as meagre as the
intelligence from the British lines spion Kon "a
claimed naturally as q decisive Dutch victory
The report Of the destruction of the chief she'll
factory at johannesburg is confirmed. and the
announcement is made that Colonel de Vtllebois-
Mareuil mas started for Colesberg to assist IN
repeIling the British advance
THE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT
The reassembIing Of Parliament has cIeeroa
the political situation here The Queens sneoot,
With its hearty reference to the patriotism ~
the nation and the spontaneous loyalty of the
colonies, has been a good tonic for enfeehIed
minds, and the tactics of the opposition in nro-
ducing, through Lord Edmund Fftznaurtce
what is virtually resolution of censure 49,
united the Government supporters. The peneroI
tone In the Commons throughout the first night
was less despondent than had been exnacted
ana was wholesome symptom Of improved
public feeling. The debates were NOT renoarl,ob,o
" eilner house Lord saiisbury's was the strong
est speech Of the day and was full of dien,t,,
anu power. It's best point was that the British
government had ne right TO search Lourepco
marques when guns shipped before the
war The opposition leaders were not agora.
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