Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-27
C0LWLLE MUST GO SAW BRETH HAZED
British Commander at Gibraltar Asked
to Resign.
RESULT OF DISASTER At LINDLAY
Sensational Beginning Of New
Regime in London War Office.
NEWS FROM KITCHENER

LONDON December 27-The war office
has begun the promised reform of the army
In a sensational manner 1t has demanded
the resignation of Maj. Gen. S.r Henry Col
vile, commanding an infantry brigade at
Gibraltar. and recently commanding the 9th
division Of the South Africa field force
Gen. Colville refuses to resign, and he is
now on his way to England. The news Is
Gen. Colville's responsibility for the Yeo-
many disaster at Lindlay last May was
fully investigated by the authorities when
Gen. CoIviile returned from South Africa
last summer
After The inquiry Gen. Colvile was rein
stated in his command at Gibraltar in Sep
tember last. The attitude of the war office
indicates that n new regime in Pail Mall
will reverse the decisions of Lord Lans-
downe and Lord Wo.seley in regard to some
of the recent commanders III South Africa
Gen. CGIEille. like Gen. Methuen, has al
ways been a great social parsonage in Lon
don and "a prominent clubman. He has had
a most distinguished military career,
has been repeatedly mentioned IN dispatches
and is f9mlarly known as "Odgers. lie
is also a Weil-knoWn author. and on the oc-
casion Of his marriage created stir by
going on his honeymoon in balloon.
Hoer Attacks RepuIsed.
The following dIsptach from Gen. kitch-
ener was received from Pretoria under to-
days lThursdays) date:
yesterday 200 Beers attacked a small po
lice post near Boksburg. The police gal
lantly drove them off before reinforcements
from Johannesburg arrived. The Beers
damaged the mining machinery in the neigh
borhood
The Beers attacked Utrecht at o clock
rhlS morning nd were driven
The Beers held up d train three miles
west of Pan and Were driven of.
The eastern force of Beers in Cape Col
ony was headed yesterday and driven in the
direction of Nenterstad
The western force is still being driven
north through Strydenburg.
Fighting With De Wet.
The following dispatch has also been re-
ceived from Lord Kitchener:
PRETORIA, December 6.-Knox. with
Barker, Pitcher and White, is engaged with
De Vets force. holding a position in the
neighborhood of Leuw Kop.
DE Wet hopes to break through and go
south again.
The Beers eastern column in Cape Col
ony is apparently headed by our troops
about Rcitport Spruit. The Beers western
column = reported to have gone north in
TWO portions. one toward Prieska and the
other through Strydenburg. They are be-
The Evening Standard today says II I'M
dcrstands that the squadron of yeomanry
which. as announced in a dispatch from
Cape Town yesterday, was entrapped and
captured 10y the Beers. whom they were fol-
lowing from BritstOwn, was released after
the men had been relieved of their horses
and other equipment Ten of the yeoman-
~, the paper adds, We're wounded.
Pursuit of Kruitzineer.
BtRGHERSDORP. CAPE COLONY ed
lie sday. December 26-Col. GrenfeIl con-
tinues in touch with kruitzingers command
of q" men. who are carrying off the British
prisoners. kruitzinger has abandoned his
Maxims and carts. An attempt of the 9th
Lancers 10 turn hrutz!nger's flank at Plas-
terheuVe!, December n. resulted in eight
casualties among the Lancers, including
Lord Frederick Blackwood, who was
wounded.
BLOEMFONTEIN. ORANGE RIVER
COLONY, Wednesday, December 26-There
are renewed but unconfirmed rumors here
that Gen. Dewet, President Steyn and Gen.
Haasbroeck have had a conference and de-
cided TO offer to surrender, provided the
colonial rebels not punished and the
leaders. including themselves. are not de-
ported
CAPE TOWN, December pa small
party Of Beers attacked Burgersdorp on De-
cember "A. They were repulsed after heavy
fighting. The Beers aIe active, and skir-
mishes in several places have been reported.