The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-03-16
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crab.es the Brush 90 begin stien-
tihC scheme OF campaign in their ad.
van1H ON Pretoria through tie Free
Sia,e, wHiuI the beieAgulrmcuJ ol the
CITY ana kimberley prevented lhe
knowiCOAc of this plan, IN all pruul-
bilty, had much 10 do with the Beers
giving ~ the siege. This confirmed q
te.egi Ani from BrUssc.s published 10
Berlin which was inspired by Trans. I
wal aEtHts 90 the eject that General 4
Joubert Will choose the neighbOrhoOd
of MIndburg, seventy miles northwest /
of B.oemfOntein, as the hrst line o! de- /
Tense and Will Concentrate there the
nnc4eus OF an army OF $4,000 men. The
territorial conditions at Windburg re-
sembIe those at Ladysmith and oner a
possibility Of long resistance should
the British arrive by the beginning OF
the week, Bioemlontein vii. be evdcu-
aIed wItnOut serious resistance. The
Beers are already active between Bob !
erts and B.OemiOntein. In fact the
Morning Posts correspondent says that
at the llme CronJes surrender Was be- |
ing consummated an action was about |
to begin, but Lord Roberts delayed II. |
The Boers are said to number 1000 |
10 the eastward OF PaardeDurg. An
other force is reported TO be 10 the |
southwest toward Dekils Drift. There |
is a rumor present in London that |
Lord Roberts cavalry had reached |
Bioeml ontein, but no confirmation has
been received.
B ,ers Confront Roberts.
LONDON, March 3, AIS a. m.--Lord |
Roberts, at Osfontein, six or eight
miles east of Paardeberg, faces the
reformed Boer army, from five to six
thousand strong. I his may be merely
a corps OF observation, ready to retire
on prepared positions. Doubtless II Is
RECEIVING accretlOns from the late be-
siegers OF Ladysmith and from other
points. Whatever the force may be
Lord Roberts has ample troops to cope
with ii. AS a heavy rain is falling on
|
this will be a good thing temporarily
for the Beers.
Lord Roberts has surprised oDserv-
ers by the excellence OF his transport
during the first advance and he Is
Likely 10 do so again, although military
men here think he must wait for some
days before going much farther.
The Beers, presumably, will use this
delay for all it Is worth pulling their
RESOURCES together. DR.. Leyds gives
out the opinion that the British entry |
of Bloemlontein Is daily expected, as
Commandants De Welt and DeIarey
had been instructed to retard the ad-
vance of Lord Roberts only until the
concentration under Joubert had been
accomplished.
No adequate explanation is yet made
of the $4,000 reinIorcements that are
preparing for Lord Roberts Such eX-
plantations as are advanced tentatively
suggest either that the Cape Dutch
have become more restlve or that the
imperial Government has hint OF for
eign suggestions as TO the future stat
Us of the allied republics.
The Admiralty board has telegraph
cd to the Cape commander an express
sion of admiration and thanks on the
part of the lords of the Admiralty to
The marines and bluejackets engaged
in the war for the splendid manner
in which they have uphe.d the tradi-
tions of the service and have added TO
its reputation for resourcefulness,
courage and devotion"
Brabant's Advance.
DORDRECHT, Cape Colony, March
4-General Brabant's Colonial division
L., |
the Beers in a strong position at La
buschagnes Mex, on the road from
DordreCht TO Jane estown. The engage
ment is proceeding with great ylgor
ana the bOers are gradually retiring
before the British shell lire from three
positions. A heavy rifle fire Is being
exchanged where the British are en-
gaglng the Beers on the right flank,
So far the Beers have had no big guns
in action.
Eyenlng-General Brabant's advance
today was most satisfactory. After
marching and bivouacklng over night
the force reached the strongly in
trenched positions which they occu-
pied and now hold, the Beers being on
the opposite hill. The British will re-
main tonight in the captured positions,
although the Beers brought two guns
forts to retake them. The British
losses are six killed and eighteen
wounded.
DOhDRECHT, March (evening).-
General Brabant, with the Colonial
Division. has scored a complete vic
tory. The Beers are in full retreat,
with their guns and wagons, and are
being pursued
Mafeking to be Relieved.
CAPE TOWN, March 5.-A strong
force of British, including the Kimber-
ley Light Horse, is marching north
ward from Kimberley. 1t is expected
the crossing of the Vaal river will be
disputed at Fourteen Streams. where
the railway bridge has been wrecked.
LONDON, March 6-5 a. m.-Mafe-
king is to be relieved as soon as the
British force already on the way to