The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-29
DUTCH
AID BOERS
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Considerable re-entOrCenelts 14s-
been sent to De Aar and Ll---y,-r ,----
II is expected that further .A,4sIon 49,.
now be stopped except in ,ne o.-ze -
scouting parties. which ma sup
through to raid cattle and ~ obtain
much needed supplies.
Hitherto there has been very little
fighting. as the enemy in every in
stance have retired before the British.
They took our garrison of twenty men .
at Ventorstad prisoners, but the Ma
gersfontein garrison repulsed their at
tacks. inflicting heavy loss, after some 1
hours fighting and a refusal of a de- !
mand To surrender
1t is probable that of the two in
vading forces. the former is part Of
De Vets commando and the latter
consists of small commands hitherto
operating In the west Of the Orange
River Colony and n number OF rebels"
Martial law has been proclaimed in
'he following additional districts:
Britstown. Victoria West. Richmond
Hanover. MurraysburE. Craaf Reinert.
Aberdeen, Nidtlehu~r. Steynsburg.
Craddock. Tarka ard Nolteno.
DE VETS BOLD DASH.
BLOEAFONTEIN. Thursday. Dec.
2O-The details of General De vets
escape from the general eucircling Brit
ism columns show that Il was one Of
the bOldest incidents Of the war. When
HaaSbroek's command Joined De Wet
ID December 18th. some fifteen miles east
OF Thabanchu. General Knox was only
about an hour distant and the BOer
situation appeared desperate. But De
Wet was equal TO the occasion. Dis
patching HaasbToeN westward to make
"a feint at Victoria Mex. General De
Wet prepared u break through the
British column at Springhau Mex pass.
about four mil ahead. At the en-
frances were two fortified posts. while
artillery was posted eastward, watch
ing the Beers.
Suddenly a magnificent spectacle was
presented. The whole Boer force Of
1900 men started on a gallop in open
order through the rex. President
Steyn and Peit Fourie led the charge
and De Wet brought u tho rear. The
British guns near the drift boomed and
ratified necessarily. The Boers first
tried the eastward route but. en-
'counterinE artillery. they diverCed and
galloped to the front Of the hill to the
, westward, where the FIRE Of only a sin
gle post was effective. The whole
maneuver was n piece Of magnificent
daring and its success was complete in
, spite Of the loss Of ifteen-pounder
/, and twenty-five prisoners.
The British force detached after
Haasbroek came in contact with his
r commando at nightfall. The burghers
were scattered and the Welsh Yeoman-
~ galloped among the retreatine
I Beers. using their revolvers and the
, butt ends Of their rifles with great ef-
/. feet. An incident OF the fight was the
o Callop OF a British ammunition wacor
right through the scattered Beers. tn,
4 gunners using their revolvers freely.
h is KIMBERLY IN PERIL?
LONDON. Dec. 22-The Evening
STANDARD says it hears a report ha
,. reached London that Kimberly is seri
- lously threatened by the Beers.
None Of the leading South Africal
J. firms interested in Kimberly have re
2 ceived information tending to confirm
l. the Evening Standards report.
\ DARK OUTLOOK
T NEW YORK, Dec. GA dispatch t
10 the Journal and Advertiser from Lon
n don says:
u
7 to the British in South Africa. Lor
m Kitchener has completely shut. off tn
~ news. serious cabinet meetings an
~ numerous pretentous conferences al
taking place at the War Office. Will
re-enforcements Of cavalry and irregr
lar troops are being hurried out wit
all possible speed.
-. There H. growing discomfort anon
lfN IN, frf1
a sop has been offered to them in II
ch form Of increased pay and rnultiplyir
Is. the time credited to them. The Impe
- ial Yeomanry are clamoring to con
home. They went out for a year al
NY saw the pampered favorites Of Il
zee Household cavalry and the City Ir
a. perial Volunteers relieved. while tn
Ia have been given the nastiest work
lru the whole campaign. The Governme
DO now offers 20 pay them a dollar and
las quarter a day If they stay This is
no increase from their present pay of
ID cents
AK The Colonials are demanding to
lu- returned. This in the face of gre
u- Boer activity.
an PITCHED BATTLE IMMINENT.
- KRUGERSDORP. Transvaal. Su
rff- ludNs lftt IA HlLNllft BcANit II HILL
ar nent between the British under Gene
ha- Clements. who has been re-enforc
m, and the Beers under General Delary
,iai LONDON. Dec. 19.-It is report
das that General Knox has been forced
nd abandon the pursuit Of General
sm- Wet owing TO the situation created
m Cape Colony by the Beers crossing
IN orange river. 1t is said that 5000
are publicans have entered Cape Cole
and and n similar number have reacl
nm Phillipstown. The report adds that
Dlo- Wet with about $500 men is northe
ear, Of Ladyhrand and that an attack
tho windburg Is momentarily expected
fote CAPE TOWN. Dec. 17.-Seven h
and dred Beers have crossed from Ora
nav River Colony into Cape Colony. n
.oii- Alwal North and have reached Ka
All Idal.
OF
two Every man who knows good whis
on likes Jesse Moore IA" a gentlem