The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-05-18
ROBERTS WELL on TOWARD
PRETORIA.
Beers Said TO be in Fun Betreat-Pre-
dicted That British VIII be Ia Freto-
ria i'm Two Months.

LONDON, May 1O.-The following
dispatches from Lord Roberts posted
by the War Office tell the story u the
defeat of Beers at Zand river.
Lord Roberts telegraphs TO the War
Office from Welgelegen under date Of
May 9th, evening, as follows.
Pole arew's and fuckers divis-
ions, Hamilton's column of heavy nav
al and Royal Garrison Artillery guns
and four brigades of cavalry marched
here today. The enemy hold the OPP
posite bank of the Zand river. Their
strength will be ascertained tomorrow,
when ] hope TO be able to force a pas
sage of the river
CABLE CART HEADQUARTERS
AT THE FRONT. May 10. $50 A. NJ
We are now across the Zand river.
The enemy are still holding strong
position. but we are gradually push
ing them back"
GABLE CART. ZAND RIVER. May
/ 10. 1890 =. M.-The enemy are in full
retreat They occupied position only
twenty miles in length. Ours was nee
| essarily longer. Because Of the widely
scattered force IL will take some time
/ to learn the casualties but ] am hope
/ full we have not suffered much. The
cavalry and horse artillery are pur-
suing the Beers by three different
routes"
LONDON. May 1.-THE Daily Elk
press in its second edition this morn
ing publishes a dispatch. dated Riet-
spruit May 10th. morning. describing
I the crossing Of the Zand river by the
/ British. II says.
THE rear guard Of the end Of the
I Beers. with their guns, resisted the
advance. The mounted infantry. two
/ batteries and pOmpOms cleared the way
and the Third Cavalry Brigade acted
as a screen before the main column.
Geneal French was on the left and
! General Hamilton on the right. The
/ Beers had destroyed all the bridges
during their retreat.
1t is impossible to ascertain the BO-
/ er losses. but they are thought to be
heavy. Those Of the British. consider
! ing the important advance made. are
considered light"
I A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph
| from Welgelegen dated Wednesday
says: The burghers held a meeting re-
Gently without the consent Of President
Steyn. at which the advisability Of
submission on the part Of the Free
! State was discussed and approved.
RIETSPRUIT. Thursday. May 10.
mOrning.-The Beers opposed the Brit
ish advance. holding positions north Of
Zand Drift back along the whole line.
| from General Hamilton on the east and
I General Hutton on the west. Chiefly
| artillery was engaged. The Sussex Re
giment charged the kop5e at the point Of
the bayonet, and the East Lancashires
captured another. The British loss is
insignificant.
General Hutton has a series Of agtil-
lery ducks. the Beers always retiring
Twenty Beers were taken prisoners
The advance continues. The Beers are
fighting half-heartedly. The Free
Staters are sick Of the war.
LONDON, May 11.-4:45 A. M.-Mem-
bers of the House of Commons were
freely betting in the IObbies last even
ing that Lord Roberts would BE- in Pre-
tOria in two months. From 1000 Il
10000 is the highest estimate Of tn
Beers under the command Of Genera
Botha, who is said to have forty-si'
guns. Lord Roberts is pressing hare
after this force with $4,000 men and ~
guns, and 10000 more men easily avail.
able.
LONDON. May 1O.-The War Ofiic'
has received from Lord Roberts a dss
patch dated Zand River Camp, MAY
9Th. saying: Il have received a mos
CHEEKY telegram from Baden-POwel
dated April 27th.'