Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-03-31
From The Seat Of War

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
London, March II, 4:2Q a. m.-With
| the railway Communication to the Cape
| intact, Lord Roberts will IL a few days
be in a position TO begin the advance
| on Pretoria. His deep political intu-
ition, combined with his bed strategy.
Is having the result desired in the
southern sections of the Orange Free
State, which are rapidly calming down.
Mafoking is now the Oniy point at
anxiety, and as it is known that n force
mas left Kimberley It's re,iCS may be
announced before many days pass. The
efficiency Of the relieving column IL
heightened by the fact that IT. is partly
composed of regulars.
In the Hobbies Of Parlia'u. mt last
evening Il was remarked that l.orA
Roberts Is about to issue pruulama.
ton announcing that the former gys-
TEN Of government in the O,nnge Free
state is abolished and promising Free
StateIs who Immediately surrender cue
consideration.
1t Is understood that the Continental
powers, with one exception, uncOm.
prCmisingly refused intervention. The
exception was Russia, whose reply was
couchCd in less firm language. al,
| though, like the others, she declined TO
interfere. II Is said that the Pope was
appealed to, but that he declined to do
anything beyond writing letter t.
| The Queen, appealing to her to stop he
| further efiusion Of blood. DR.. Leyls
efforts with King Leopold were quite
| futile.
The possibility of the destruction Oi
Johannesburg is still discussed here,
but il is believed that the French and
German shareholders would offer q
strong protest.
The latest advices respecting tho sur
! render of Bioemfoutein show that the
approach Of the British caused STAN
| Dede. Thirteen trains, each composed
| Il forty cars and all craumed with
| IUGls, hurried northward jusg before
| he line was cut. Mr.. Steny wOuiu
have been compelled to surrender, but
ne pretended he was going to visit one
ii the outpUsts. and at plIdr!ghr took
a carriage which was wa.GinS for hiEl
| outside the town and thus escaped
The Beers got the bulk Of their wa
CONS and military stores away.
Berne, Switzerland, March 2l.-Tht
Federal Council has IN 'wcred the BoGl
appeal for mediation rs 'Jiiows:
The Swiss Federal Council woulE
have been pleased to 'Oopt rae 1t
friendly mediation in OrlCr to @nl fur
ther bloodshed, but as tHa Presidents q
both South African republics have di
rectly approached the British Govern
ment, in order to couc!uae peace on 1
basis indicated and tR3 British Govern
ment has shown Itself against the pro
posal: and as, furthe ,19vr''. the British
Government has declared to the Cahi
: net at Washington thdt 1t did not pro
pose to accept the intervention OF ali,
! power, the Swiss FederI; Council, to IL
/ regret, must also renuUn%o the idea q
? taking any steps on the lines OF lae re
quest made by the presihvuts Of tn
South African republics. There re
: mains for the Federal Council. In tb
circumstances, nothing brG to expires
= its sincere wish that the bol!gGrcni
- will have succeeded, at no too diStar
q date in finding basis for an unde!
/. standing honorable 60 both parties
4 London, March Ala statcmel
s comes from Pretoria admitting thu
a the Boer losses during the war eXcDe
{ 1000.
: No fresh news has been receive
A from Mafeking, but Pretoria dispatc
n dated Thursday, March 18th. asser
n that Colonel Plumer has not been alb
q to advance south Of I.Jl'asti.
q London, March 23.-G: 80 p. NJ
: According to a special dispatch
d from Cape Town dated today, Gen.
II French's cavalry brigade is fight
l. ing eastward of Bloemfontein,
ASSOCIATED Press Specially
It London, March 23.-2:15 p. NC
l. onel Plumer apparently has retired
l. Crocodile Pools and MafelSing seer
IS farther off than ever from relief. Tn
news was contained in despatch fro
,e Bulawayo, dated Monday, March
a and published in the second edition
re the Times. These advices add that t
g: base hospital has been brought ba
n to Gaberones, though the correspo
DIV dent further says 1t Is thought the G
nd ject of the Boer demonstration
March Is and March 16, was to COY
nd the removal OF the siege guns irt
It. Mafeking.
of General French's activity in
IL Orange Free State may well be pre-
pg minary to a forward movement
Nv Lord Roberts with the main army.
ne dispatch from Bloemfontein dat
ed Thursday, March %, says Preside
Kruger is reported to have issued
to proclamation declaring that CIR
he Britain Is in dire distress and that
A. Russians have occupied London.