The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-02-16


that the United states could not. with
ont exposing this Government 20 th
annploion of nnffiendiy moiivee. ven
ture 90 suggest the use ~ the goo
ofices 20 both parties to the war. Eve
nov there may be some hesitation
about declaring by advances made eve
With the best intentions. that th
Transvaal II or IA not a vassll state
bul IT IL beginning TO be appreciated
here that the sympathy ior the Boer
is widespread and increasing. and tina
u may not be wise to defer too lonl
the offer of friendly Intervention e
save life on both sides.
IL has been discovered here tha
while there is no loss Of appreciation o.
the attitude OF Great Britain towart
the United States during the war with
Spain and a strong inclination to lei
ile British go on and settle their own
difficulties 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 II Is on the Democratic
s.de, where almost every man Is Boer
sympathiZer. The situation undoubted-
iy arises from desire on the part OF
the Republicans to avoid pressing a
course that will conflict with Mr.. Nc
Kinley's policy The Democrats may
take advantage of this knowledge to
press the Boer side in order TO embar-
rass the Administration.
Vigorous Work Ahead.
NEW YORK, Feb. 7.-(Afternoon Ser
yice).-- 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 a 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 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 Colesberg
repeat the announcement that the
British forces were approaching Ach-
terlang on the way to Norvals 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 a strong
body of cavalry. is surrounding Storm
berg. Dispatches received from the
Orange River frontier have been cut
A,.x ktN ~I1s
gible.
When the dispatch announcing the
fighting on the Upper Tugela was pub
iished there was the usual scene of ex-
citement on the streets. ihe big
placards attracted newspaper buyers
and the news was discussed eagerly In
ali 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 Ladysmlth, 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 still 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 1t 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 1t is presumed this third attack
will be supreme effort on the part OF
the General to cut his way through and
that in it he will employ every avail
able man. The expression In the Off
clal dispatch, ''is now advancing upon
Ladysmith," 1t is pointed out. must not
be taken to mean that he has cut down
all opposition but merely that he is
headed in the direction OF the besleged
town and the public here are naturally
on tenter hooks in regard to the next
move.
From Boer Sources.
BOER HEAD LAAGER. Ladysmith.
Feb. 6.-since yesterday the British.
with naval and other guns, have bom-
barded our positions on the Upper Tu-
gela. The troops crossed the river at
that point and Kolen Drift, with the
object OF storming our positions, At
the former General Burgher beat them
back and they re-crossed in great con-
fusion.
The fighting continues at Kolen Drift
with the Standerton and Johannesburg
c0mmandos. There were no casual
ties on our side. The cannonade was
ahe fiercest yet experienced. There was
a continuous firing all day long. This
morning 1t recommended with an in
creased number OF guns.
Traitors in War Office.
NEW YORK. Feb. 5.-A cable TO
the Sun from London says: The in
vestigatlon into the leakages of the
information passing over the cables
from South Africa, which was COM
menced six weeks ago, has just been
completed. 1t was fully believed here
that on a number of occasions the