The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-02-14
damon AGAIN 70 RESCUE. ONTO LADYSMITH OR DIE
BULLER HAS CROSSED TUGELA
RIVER.
Announced That He will Permit No
News to go Out Till Ladysmith is
Relieved.

Relieved.
DURHAM, February 4.-General Bull
Ter crossed the Tugela river Friday
night and is marching on Ladysmith
No definite news will be permitted to
go out until Ladysmith is relieved.
LONDON, February "a special dis |
patch from Durham dated Sunday, and
referring to General Buffers recrosslng
the Tugela in an advance upon Lady
smith, says:
"It is probable that General Butler
crossed at a spot above richards Drift
! and that, leaving the enemy to the
| right, he is marching to Acton Homes,
whence the road to Ladysmith runs al
most due east, through fairly open
country.
TT is expected here that he will
reach Ladysmith tomorrow (Monday)
night"
LONDON February 5.-winston
Churchill, in a dispatch from Spear
mans Camp, dated Saturday, Febru-
ary Sd, says:
"The belief is general that all will
be staked on the issue of the coming
battle. 1t is probable that no press
| kilograms will be permitted to leave
pending the operations
''The fighting power, morale and ma
terial of the army was never higher
than 1t is now"
The Daily Telegraph has the follow
ing dispatch from Spearman's Camp,
dated Sunday evening:
Messages are now freely exchanged
between the camps of General Butler
and General White-by night with cal
cium lamp, by day with heliograph.
The men are enthusiastic at the pros
pect of a speedy advance under Gen
leral Buffers instruction. A very large
convoy with stores for the besieged
garrison will accompany the relieving
force. The Beers have repaired the
road bridge over the Tugela at Colen-
so sufficiently for the passage of cav
airy"
. LONDON, February 5.-The Pieter-
martzburg correspondent of the Daily
Mail, telegraphing yesterday says:
General Butler has undoubtedly Sc
cured the road to Ladysmith, and
should reach his objective this week.
: Tt is believed here that the object of
Beers in occupying Ngutu, Zululand, is
! to secure the road from Dundee to
VrYheid in case of retreat.
"I learn from a reliable source that
General Joubert was seriously injured
I by e,-sheu in the fight at Willow range
! and that he will never be able to COM
mand again on horseback. My infor-
mant says that he has in fact retired
> from the field.
"The Beers admit that the attack on
Ladysmith was a serious blunder and
= would not have occurred if General
Joubert had been in command Gener-
al Lucas Meyer played the coward at
Talana and sheltered himself in a Red
Cross wagon. shamming sickness. He
has been unable to face the Beers since
l and they threaten to shoot him.
"The Beers say Great Britain made
D a mistake in not sending General Sir
= Evelyn Wood. I understand that they
still have thousands of barrels stored
in reserve at Delagoa bay"
SPEARMAN'S CAMP. February 3,
9:35 p. m.-The Beers fired from the
hills on several squadrons of Methuen's
/ mounted infantry, who were reconnoi-
: tering. They continue to set fire to the
r grass on the left of Mount Alice in or
} der to enable the Beers to see the ad-
| vance.
I LADYSMITH Saturday. February
2 3.-(By heliograph, via Signal HILL
S General Buffers guns have been heard
Y Otherwise 1t is very quiet. We are
| awaiting further news of his progress
There have been no developments
$ here. Very few Beers show northeast
2 of camp. The majority are concentrat-
I ed south and west. The health OF the
y garrison is improved.
LADYSMITH, February (by hello
graph from Signal Hill. 1.-The garrison
was much cheered by hearing General
buueT 3 guns yesterday. Inc result Ol
the engagement is not known. The
Beers are again massing near Lady
smith, also moving another gun tow
ard Surprise Hill. We are quite ready
for them if they contemplate another
attack.
HEAD LAAGER, LADYsMITH. Feb.
ruary 2.-With the exception of desul.
tory shots from Long Tom" everything
is quiet. Beers with artillery from the
Vryhied district attacked the Ngutu
- magistracy, Zululand, January 31st anC
!, captured the magistrate and clever
- white and thirty-four colored police
their horses, $40 rifles and much am
e munition. The prisoners were sent tC
S Pretoria.
n LONDON, February THE Associ-
ated Press hears that the War Office
e today received a telegram saying briefly
- that General Butler had again recross
e ed the Tugela river February 5, and
Il is now advancing upon Ladysmith.
n BOER HEAD LAAGER, Ladysmith
. February 6.-Since yesterday the Brit
ish with naval and other guns, haV,
bombarded our positions on the Uppe
, Tugela. The troops crossed the rlvel
a at that point and Kolen Drift, will
!, the object of stOrming our positions
q At the former. General Burgher bea
. them back, and they recrossed in grea
4 confusion.
e ne lBHllnB ColtlHues at holeH DIll
with the Standerton and johannesburg
cOmmandos There were no casualties
on our side. The canonnade was tn,
fiercest yet experienced. There was
continuous roaring all day long. Thii
d morning 1t recommended with an In
creased number of guns.
- CAPE TOWN, February LORD
! Roberts and General Kitchener have
i started for the front
MRS PHEI,AN DEAD