The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-03-06
NAjJBA HILL IS AVENGED.
CRoNJE sURRENDERs TO LORD
ROBERTS.
Free state General Hemmed In the
Bed of the Modder River Yields to
the Inevitable.

Bed of the Modder River Yields to
the Inevitable.
LONDON, Feb. 27.-The War Office
has received the following dispatch
from Lord Roberts:
"PAARDEBERG, Feb. o., 7:45 a. m.
General Kronje and all of his force
capitulated Internationally at daylight
and are now prisoners in my camp. The
strength of the force will be commu-
nicated later. l hope that her Majesty's
Government will consider this event
satisfactory, occurring as it does on the
anniversary of Majuba."
LONDON, Feb. 27.-The precise point
reached by General Butler in his fourth
advance toward Ladysmith is not
known but he is reported to have made
substantial progress within the past
few days. His advance has evidently
been attended by severe fighting, as the
casualty list issued yesterday by the
War Office shows that on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday he lost eight Off
GERS killed, thirtyfour wounded and
one missing.
LONDON, February q, 500 p. NJ
The War Office has received the follow
ing dispatch from Lord Roberts,;
"PAARDEBERG, February q, II
O'Clock Tuesday morning infOr-
nation furnished daily to me by the
intelligence department it became APP
parent that General Cronje's force was
becoming more depressed and that the
discomfort Of the troops and the dis
cord among the leaders were rapidly
increasing. This feeling was doubtless
accentuated by the disappointment
caused when the Boer achievements
which tried to relieve General Cronje
were defeated by our troops on Feb
pressure to bear upon the enemy Each
night the trenches were pushed forward
toward the enemy's lager so as to gra-
dually contract his position and at the
same time I bombarded it heavily with
artillery, which was yesterday materi-
ally aided by the arrival of four 6-inCh
Howitzers which l had ordered up from
De Aar. In carrying out these meas
ures a captive balloon gave great as
sistance by keeping us informed of the
dispositions and movements of the enc
my AT 3 a. m. today a most daShing
advance was made by the Canadian
regiment and some engineers, support
ed by the Gordon Highlanders and Sec
ond Shropshires. resulting in our gain
ing point some 600 yards nearer tie
enemy and within about eighty yards
of his trenches. where our men en-
trenched themselves and maintained
their positions until morning, a gallant
deed worthy of our Colonial comrades,
and which 1 am glad to say was at
tended by comparatively slight loss.
This apparently clinched matters
for at daylight today a letter signed
by Cronje, in which he stated that he
surrendered Internationally, was
brought to our outposts under a flag of
truce.
In my reply I told General Cronie
he must present himself at my camp
and that his forces must come out OF
| their lager after laying down their
arms, By Z a. m. 1 received General
Cronie and dispatched a telegram to
you announcing the fact. In the course
of conversation he asked for kind treat =
ment at our hands and also that his
wife, grandson, private secretary, adj
jutant and servants might accompany
him wherever he might be sent. 1 re-
assured him and told him his request
would be complied with. l informed him
| that general officer would be sent
with him TO Cape Town to insure his
| being treated with proper respect en-
route. He will start this afternoon I'M
der charge of Major General Pretty
man, who will hand him over to the
| General commanding at Cape Town.
THE prisoners, who number about
1000, will be formed into commandos
under our own officers. They will also
| leave here today, reaching the Modder
river tomorrow, when they will be rail-
cd to Cape Town in detachments."
LONDON, February p, 6:35 p. M
1t is now announced that Lord Roberts
has notified the War Office that the
number of Boer prisoners approximates
1900, of which about 1,150 are citizens
of the Orange Free State. The remain
der are citizens of the Transvaal.
Twenty-Five Transvaal officers were
captured and eighteen Free State Off
GERS were made prisoners The guns
| captured from the Transvaal forces
were three 75-centimetre Krupps, one
9-pounder and one Maxim gun From
| the Free Skaters, the British captured
one 75-centimetre Krupp and one Max
i'm gun.
The War Office has issued a list of
I21 non commissioned officers and men
wounded in the fighting at Paardeberg
Sunday, February 49, including SO Can
adams and 273 Highlanders.
The strategy of Cronjes capture is
thus summarized by Spencer Wilkin-
son:
ION the NIGHT of Thursday, February
18TH General Cronje marched out from
Magersfontein between General French
who had just entered Kimberley, and
General elly-Kenny, then at Kiln
Drift, on the Modder river. The next
day General Kelly Kenny pursued him
attacked his rear guard and delayed
him until the Highland Brigade, which
was on its way to stop him on the
south bank of the Modder, and General
French could pass him on the north
bank.
after a three days running fight
General Cronje was stopped at Koo,
doesrand, near Paardeberg, where he
was surrounded. His force was between
the river banks, which gave him q de
fensive position facing either way, 81
that attacks on him involved heavy
loss, but he was held until on Tuesday
Lord Roberts arranged to grip him with
Il girdle of infantry in his position
while cannonading him with fifty guns
Cnflading the river bed. In the mean
time Lord Roberts, with a spare divis
ion or two beyond the three brigadei
holding Cronje, set himself to intercept
and drive away any Boer re-enforce
ments."
A GREAT MANS SON.
One of the sons of notable public