The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-05
FROM COAST FILES
TO THE TWENTY-EIGHTH
Great Britain May Have Secured
DeIagOa Bay.
DESTRUCTIVE EARTHQUAKE
IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Nicaragua Canal Prospects Not Hopeful Beet
Sugar-Important Pasteur Discovery
d. l.. Moody Dead.

various points indicate the steady
growth of the Dutch disaffection. The
Cape Town correspondent of the Daily
Chronicle reports the discovery Of a
plot to connive at the escape Of Boer
prisoners. The Times advises stern
treatment of the disaffected Dutch col
Onists and the enforcement of the pen
alties Of treason against persons and
property.
Sortie From Ladysmith.
LONDON. Dec. ga dispatch to
the Daily News from Ladysmith, dated
Friday, December 18th, by heliograph.
says: Another sortie occurred last
night. General Hunter, with 500 vol
unteeTs, destroyed one 6-inch Creusot
vrn. one howitzer and one Maxim. One
Briton was killed. The Boer gunners
fed.
Lord Roberts Sails.
NEW YORK, Dec. ga cable to
the Sun from London SAYS: Lord
Roberts sailed today to take command
OF the British forces in South Africa.
He viii meet General Kitchener, his
chief of staff, at Gibraltar. so that they
will have a fortnight aboard to con-
suit about the plan of campaign. This
win be an entirely new campaign on
a new basis.
After the complete failure of the at
tacks from east and west. it would
seem natural that the second stage CT
the war should witness a return to the
original scheme, with one strong army
to press forward to Bloemfontein. re-
gardless of what is happening on The
western and eastern borders. This. II
successfully carried out, will relieve
Gatacre and French, su0due the rebel
lion in Cape Colony and go far to de-
prive the Transvaal of a considerable
amount of Orange Free State help. The
Free Staters freely admit that once the
war is prosecuted in their own terri
tory they will be glad to see it ended.
Lawyers to Enlist.
LONDON, Dec. 23.-The exceedingly
grave view taken in some quarters of
the present crisis is evidenced by a
circular signed by Attorney General
Webster, Solicitor General Findley and
General Sir Evelyn Wood, adjutant
general to the forces. to the effect that
the position of public affairs is so crit
ical that a greater part OF the regular
forces will be required abroad, and it
becomes imperative. for the purpose Of
home defense, that the home volunteers
should be augmented, and urging that
every member of the legal profession,
not debarred by age or paramount du-
ty, enroll himself as an active member
OF the Inns of Court or other volunteer
corps.
Another Battle Expected.
LONDON, Dec. 2s, 4:3O p. MO-
days news from Natal conveys the
impression that Butler is intending an
other attack upon the Boer position.
Certainly the Beers are not inactive.
At both Modder river and the Tugela
they are said TO be strengthening their
forces and extending defensive works,
which in both cases are seemingly al
most impregnable.
Mr.. Churchill's reference TO Lady
smith may imply that the situation CT
the garrison is more desperate than
had been supposed. The Beers con-
tinue fortifying the hills commanding
he town. General White, however,
photographed that all was we'll in La
dysmith on December 26th.
Queen Not in III Health.
lO4NDONs Dec. Zl.-l0 ne queen ndS
been greatly annoyed by the unfound-
ed statements that she is in Ill health
and perpetually weeping. a para
graph cOntradicting these stories ap-
pears in the papers, which add that
It has never been Her MaJesty's habit
to display grief like a hysterical
school girl"
Kruger and Portugal.
BERLIN, Dec. 2S.-The Lokal An
zeiger says that If Delagoa Bay is ceded
to Great Britain President Kruger /
may declare war on Portugal.
NEWS CONDENSED.
Lord Kitchener has sailed for Malta. !
The Portuguese at DelagOa Bay fear |
BOeT raids.
Lord Methuen's line Of communion :
ton is still intact.
British cavalry horses are being /
stricken with disease.