The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-15

save life on both sides.
1t has been discovered here thai
while there is no loss of appreciation of
the attitude of Great Britain toward
the United States during the war with
Spain and strong inclination to let
lt-e British go on and settle their own
dlf1culties in their own way, there is
making for the Beers a strong feeling
of sympathy because they have at least
nominal republic.
On the republican side the feeling is
not so strong as it is on the Democratic
SIDE, where almost every man is a Boer
sympathizer. The situation undoubted-
ly arises from a desire on the part of
the Republicans to avoid pressing a
course that will conflict with Mr.. Nc
kinley's policy. The Democrats NAV
take advantage of this knowledge to
press the Boer side in order to embar-
rass the Administration.
Vigorous W r Ahead.
NEW YORK, Feb. 7.-(Afternoon Ser
vicel.-A dispatch to the Tribune from
London says: Everything points to a
vigorous prosecution of the war in the
cape Colony frontier and the Tugela
within few days or even hours, but
all surmises respecting the strength OF
the columns or the direction of the
movements are futile. There are no
clews upon which a correct judgment
of the situation can be based.
The Times has a dispatch from
Rensberg stating that the situation in
that quarter was unchanged on Mon
day, and that General French was
holding large Dutch force around
Colesberg and was shelling the Boer
| camp northwest of Stingersfontein.
Pretoria dispatches from Oolesberg
repeat the announcement that the
British forces were approaching Ach-
terlang on the way to Norvais bridge,
and there are rumors from Cape Town
| that a considerable force of infantry
has been sent to support General
French and that General Gatacre, with
| heavy reinforcements and strong
body of cavalry, is surrounding Storm
berg. Dispatches received from the
| Orange River frontier have been cut
by the censor until they are unintelli-
gible.
When the dispatch announcing the
fighting on the Upper Tugela was pub
lished there was the usual scene of ex-
element on the streets. Ihe big
placards attracted newspaper buyers
and the news was discussed eagerly in
all quarters.
There was notable excitement IN the
House of Commons where, in addition
to the announcement that General Bull
Ter had crossed the Tugela Monday and
Was advancing on Ladysmith, news
agency telegram was posted saying that
100 additional ambulance stretchers
had been sent to the front from Durham.
The War Office at present is only able
to add regarding General Buffers ad-
vance "the operations are stifl In prog
ress but we have no Information re-
garding the result"
The available maps do not show the
drifts mentioned in the Boer dispatch.
The rush In the direction of the War
Office when it was learned that con-
firmation had been received there of
the report that General Butler was
again advancing evinced the anxiety OF
the public to obtain the latest news
The War Office message given out
furnishes no clue as to where the Tu-
gela was crossed nor the numbers sup.
. porting General Buffers movement
but it is presumed this third attach
Will be supreme effort on the part o
the General to cut his way through ans
that In it he will employ every avail
able man. The expression In the OH
clal disuatch, ''is now advancing upoI
Ladysmith," it is pointed out. must no
be taken to mean that he has cut dowr
all opposition but merely that he &
headed in the direction OF the besieges
town and the public here are naturall,
on tenter hooks In regard to the mex
move. #a
From Boer Sources.
BoER HEAD LAAGER, Ladysmith
Feb. 6.-Since yesterday the British
with naval and other guns, have bcm
barded our positions on the Upper Tu
gela- The troops crossed the river a
that point and Kolen Drift, with tn
, object OF storming our positions A
, the former General Burgher beat theI
back and they re-crossed In great cor
fusion.
The fighting continues at Kolen Drii
! with the Standerton and Johannesbur
lcommandos. There were no casua
ties on our side. The cannonade va
; 1.-THE fiercest yet experienced. There wa
La continuous firing all day long Tn
!. morning ii RECOMMENDED with an II
J tcreased number Of guns.
Traitors in War Once.
NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-A cable
the Sun from London says: The Fl
2 vessigation into the leakages OF Il
; information passing over the cabl'
Z from South Africa, which was con
: menced six weeks ago. has just bee
: completed. 1t was fully believed he
3 that on a number of occasions u
: news of British reverses was know
: in Europe long before the informatic
3 reached the Government most co
= cerned.
: The solution Of the mystery Is tn
Z there has been a reasonable leakai
= of news, and the traitor is locat'
. either on the Eastern Telegraph Cor
pany's staff or in the War Once
self. Despite the precautions. ne.
2 has repeatedly leaked out and now q
!, efforts Of the investigator are conce
/ trated upon the discovery OF the exa