The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-03-20
D0EnS FLYING BEFORE
LORD ROBERTS CAVALRY


NMarfe reports thni ne intendE %
eupying Burghersdorp today.
The repairs 30 the railways toward
stormbefg and SiTinsburE are bein
pushed forward.
Clements has now occupied Norvai
Pont. on the south bank OF the Orang
river. The bridge was blown ul
March Sth, and the ehcmy are no DIM
the north bank OF the river. but not
Il is believed, in any great strength.
Burghersdorp Occupied.
LONDON, March s-A special from
Molteno says that the British occupied
Barghersdorp unopposed last night.
A Surprise.
OSFoNTEIN, March 7.--Isord Rob
srts' movement today again surprised
Ihe Beers, who fed almost without fir
ing shot
The plan of battle was as follows:
Gen. Colville's division extended along
the north bank. Gen. Tucker had the
center reserve, and the Guards Brigade
had the center advance. Gen. Kelly
Kenny's division was ordered to make
huge Ranking movement on the
Beers left, following Gen. French, who
was l0bif uCleu " llONt SOulutdSl uh
ill opposite the Boer flank and then
swing around the rear.
Every move was admirably executed
and entirely successful. The Beers
we're surprised, as was evident from
the state of the deserted camps. Twice
the British cavalry were almost in po-
sitiOn to charge, but they admit that
they were foled by the maneuyering
OF the Beers.
When last seen General French was
pursuing the enemy vigorously. He
was between them and Bloemfontein,
about eleven miles from the right
wing.
Gen. Colyille merely demonstrated
against a high mountain occupied by
the Transyaal troops, who are now
fleeing In consequence of the flight OF
the Free Staters south of the river.
1t Is impossible at present to give
ahe Beers numbers, but 1t Is estimat-
cd they reach 1900, all of whom are
now in flight.
Krueger Present.
POPLAR GROVE, Thursday, March
S.-President Kruger. who at pres
ent Is far in the rear, yesterday tried
TO stop the retreating Beers, who re-
fused to stay. The BloemfOntein police
tried to stop the retreat of the Free
Staters, but they declared they were
not willing TO fight any longer and
they blamed President Steyn.
The Russian and Dutch military at
taches arrived at the British camp yes
terday.
Boer Tactics.
LONDON, March 9.-The following
dispatch from Poplar Grove appears in
4he Standard:
1.-THE movement of the mounted men
was somewhat too rapid for supporting
infantry and as "A result the Boer po-
sition was turned before the main
body could strike effectually. The Beers
fell back precipitately and, extending
to the southeast, they checked the ad-
vance of the British cavalry with
heavy rife fire at 300 yards range. Ac
cOrdingly Gen. French moved south
ward and outflanked them again, but
the Beers repeated their tactics
Cut Off From Bloemfontein.
LONDON, March 9.-The Beers APP
pear to have made no stand whatever,
except that while in retreat they twice
repulsed Gen. French's cavalry with
rifle fire. AS no report has been made
on the capture OF prisoners, the enemy
probably got away with their entire
force.
Gen. French is still following them
and keeping between them and BlOem-
fontein.
The evacuation of the northern dis
tricts of Cape Colony is now hearly
complete. The British are in posses
sion of the river crossings.
Gen. White Interviewed.
LONDON. March S.-Mr. Winston
Churchill, telegraphing the substance
OF an interview he has had with Sir
George White, who commanded the
ladysmitn garrison, says:
General White says he might have
held out until April I'd, but this would
have involved the death of many of the
native population by starvation, and
the sick from lack of nourishment.
Then he would have destroyed the
stores and ammunition, and all who
were fit to crawl five miles would have
ohiiitu lOl III " lllhht u SHbN VI Ithlsl-
ance and to avoid formal capitulation.
He declared that he had always begged
Gen. Butler not to hurry the relief op-
erations, adding earnestly: 1t is not
right to charge me with all the loss OF
life they involved"
Mr.. Churchill says: Gen. White
spoke bitterly of home criticisms and
of attempts at the War Office to super
sede him. attempts which Gen. Butler
prevented from succeeding In con-
cluslon he exclaimed: i regret Nichol-
sons Mex. Perhaps It was rash, but
that was the only chance of striking
a heavy blow. But | regret nothing
else. / would do all over again"
Kruger at Bloemfontein.
PRETORIA, March Ga special dis
patch from Bloemfontein says that
President Kruger, while addressing
crowd OF people, said;
Although God is testing our people
my personal opinion Is that the limit
of the test Is nearly reached. II the