The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-01-23
BOERS MASSING FOR DEFENCE
ALL ALONG THE BORDER LINE
Cen ,orship is SO Strict That No News of
the Latest Developments Can be
Had in London.

be followed by the Beers, who mus,
! fight in the name of the Lord.
Relief in London.
NEW YORK, Jan. IA cable to
the Tribune, dated London, January
Butler had moved caused an intense
feeling of public relief yesterday in
London, where the suspense had be-
come well nigh intolerable. A bulle-
tin was posted in the War Office at
neon stating that he had occupied the
south bank of the Tugela at Potgie-
ters' Drift Thursday morning. had
seized the pont and had found the en-
envy strongly intrenched four and a
half miles to the north. This dispatch
was sent from Springfield, on the Lit
tie Tugela, where the enemy had pre-
viously been reported as holding the
extreme position at the western end of
their long defensive line Of seventeen
miles.
Tugela drift, or ford. is fifteen miles
west of Colenso and eight miles north
OF Springfield, on the wagon road to
Dewdrop and Ladysmith. Buffers ad-
vance line at Potgieters' Drift was
about fifteen miles from Wagon Hill,
where Whites forces were fighting
desperately a week ago. The British
army, when once across the Tugela,
would have the enemy intrenched in
front at the western end of their long
line following the Tugela to Colenso.
Butler is apparently attempting a
turning movement west of Colenso
which nearly all military experts were
expecting when his first battle was
Fought on December 18TH, directly in
front.
Strength of the Beers.
LONDON, Jan. 12.-An apparently
wcll-informed correspondent of the
Morning Post says: THE Boer
strength, originally 10000, is now heay-
lily augmented by Cape Colonists, and
the enemy's fighting forces may be
estimated fairly at 100000 men and POS
guns. The Beers are not compelled
to guard their communications. Their
grass is good, their crops are grow
ing; vegetables, cattle and sheep are
plenty and game is abundant"
The Losses at Ladysmith.
NEW YORK, Jan. ia cable to the
Tribune dated London, January 18th,
says: The casualty list of the Lady
smith battle is now complete with fif-
teen officers killed. twenty-six wound
ed, and 1876 killed and Pa wounded of
the rank and file. The aggregate of
the casualties is 400, or about ) per
cent of the probable strength of the
garrison fit for duty. AS the names
represent eighteen military organiza-
lions, it is clear that nearly the whole
garrison was engaged in the seventeen
hours fight. This list disposes effect
ually of the Boer estimates of losses,
which General Butler took needless
pains to correct. Those losses were
evidently heavy unless General Whites
men We're forced to spare their ammu-
milton.
Colonel Dick Cunningham of the
Gordon Highlanders won the Victoria
Cross for rallying his men at the sum
NIT of Sherbur Pass when they were
He was with Lord Roberts |
in the march to Kandahar and be- |
cnged to the Indian school of fighters. /
He was at Majuba and he was wound /
I'd at Glands Laagte with Captain La
one of the Devons Battalion, and both .
we're killed in Saturdays fight
Major Miller Walnut, another Cor
Ion Highlander had been constantly
lnder fire in Egypt, the Soudan and
Chitral, and won decoration after dec
,rntinn nd - 4,
If Dargai. His name is among the
lilled, who have avenged at Ladysmith
he slaughter of the Gordons at Ma
uba Hill.
Majors MacWorth and Bower, who
we're killed with nine lieutenants, Were /
ulcers of less distinction.
Later dispatches announced the
|eath OF Lord Ava, Loru Dufferin's son.
10 had formerly been connected with
he Lancers, but was serving at Lady
mith with the medical corps. Lord
;helmsford's nephew, Major Thessin-
er; Major Simpson OF the Manchester
and Captain Carnegie Lord {
'outhesk's son, were among the I
Major Karri Davis of the |
imperial Light Horse, who had been f,
prominent leader in the reform cause I
n johannesburg, was wounded on Sat
rday. After his recent dashing ex- {
loit in destroying the enemy's guns Y
n a midnight sortie, Major Edwards
'as wounded.
Balfour's Frivolity.
LONDON, Jan. 13.-The frlvolity dis
'layed in his recent speeches by Bal
our, the Government leader in the ]
House of Commons, has landed what I
as been known as the strongest gov !
rnment of modern times in the :
Tough, from which extrIcation Is diff