The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-03-06


at Nstlo, hospital to give ven, 70 their
delight
The Queen. who was looking re-
markab.y well showed evident signs
0f deep satisfaction. smiling contInu4
ally. bowling In response % She con-
gratulaiory cheers greeting her on all
sides Her Majesty took quantities OF
fl1wprs 10 distribute 10 the wounded.
All the garrison towns and naval
ports received the news with the live
Hest satisfaction, soldiers and sailors
ylcIng with each other In displays Of
delight
a letter has been received from
man In the First Dragons now In
South Africa confirming the report
that supply transport reached Lady
smith during the engagement at SpIon
kop. He says the Dragons were the
escort OF the transport, which was sew
en- miles long, and adds: THAT Is
why Butler engaged the enemy at
Spion Kop. Old Butler knows what
he is doing and all are willing to fol-
low him in spite of his reyerses.
Apathetic London.
LONDON, Feb. 27-(Afternoon Ser
yice.)-No one who did not know of
General Cronje's surrender would sus-
pect from the appearance OF the town
that London was today celebrating the
chief victory of the war.
Not flag is flying and in front OF
the places where bulletins are display
ed to the public scarcely more than
dozen people stop at a time to read the
news. Outside of the War Office there
is the same absence of enthusiasm,
which is due doubtless to the drizzling
rain.
In the War Office Hobbies when
clerk posted the news of the surrender
quite a crowd was waiting, and here
the tidings were hailed with consider
able enthusiasm and in an incredibly
short space of time, the news had
spread TO all parts of London. At the
Mansion House when the news was
posted it was received with great ex-
element by the crowds of business
men hurrying TO their offices and cries
of Bravo Roberts," and "Majuba"
were heard.
The Lord Mayor of London said to
the correspondent Of the Associated |
Press that while the surrender of Gen
eral Cronje was foregone conclusion |
the news was received with a great |
sense of relief and the result of the ca
pitulation, he thought. would be the |
rapid conclusion of hostilities.
At the Stock Exchange there was
much excitement and cheering, but |
this quickly subsidized when the House |
opened. Stocks opened with an up
ward tendency, but no material i'm
provement in prices and consols |
were slightly weaker.
News From Mafeking.
NEW YORK, Feb. 27-(Afternoon
Service. IA dispatch to the World |
from Mafeking, Bechuanaland, Febru- |
airy 10th, by native runner to Gabe- |
rores, says: All are well here. A i
dance was interrupted on Sunday,
February 18th, by an alarm sounded
that the Beers intended to
attack the town. There was some
not pushed home.
The next day, Monday, February
18th, Captain Girdwood "a. S. Kirk
wood, lately of the Third Royal Irish
Rifles, was mortally wounded. He was
There was heavy night firing on
Tuesday, the 18th. and Wednesday, the
I4th.
Greatly" apparently the nickname
If Boer siege gum was dismantled
1t nightfall on the 18th and had dis
appeared on the morning of the 18th,
Thursday, but during the day turned
Up five miles west of Mafeking and be-
gan Smelling the town at noon, the
'ange at that distance being as favor
ibe for her as that from her previous
while she Is inaccessible at
present to the gradual advance of the
British garrison (by running trenches.)
The last advance made the Beers un-
,asy.
There was firing all Thursday night.
It was pretty sight, but too much OF
hat sort of thing pals upon one.
Today, the 10th, bullets have been
alling everywhere and very viciously.
The British guns occasionally stir up
uch a response.
Beers Prepare for Battle.
LONDON, Feb. q, 4:2O a. m.-The
3oers are assembling an army near
with which to dispute the
INVASION of Lord Roberts. This intel
igence comes from Pretoria by way of
4ourenzo Marques. The commands
re described as Fastening from all
quarters of the two republics" No es-
innate is made of their numbers, but
he withdrawal of the Beers from most
# the places where they have been in
ontact with the British, except the
istrict near Ladysmith, may raise the
esisting force to 10000 men. This fig
re assumes that the Beers have be-
ween 10000 and 10000 men in the