Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-09-17
70 CATCH DOM PAUL
ONE or FIRST OBJECTS
or BRITISH CAMPAIGN
Attitude Of Portugal Will Have
Important Bcsring---RObers
Gets Ready 10 Go
Home.

New York. Sept u A dispatch TO
the Tribune from London says
The news telegraphed from Lisbon
yesterday that a military expedition n
thousand strong II about to leave the
Tagus for Lourenzo Marques has caus-
ed much speculation as to the Portn-
guese intentions In South Africa. For
some time past II has been limited that
important developments In Portuguese
policy might shortly be expected and
many people believe that there is a re-
cret agreement between Great Britain
and PORTUGAL. which will enable the
former power to exercise a long cher
ished right OF presumption OF Della
goa Bay. Others connect the Portuguese
reinforcements with an intention to
refuse the Boer fugitives an asylum In
Mozambique and the determination Of
the Lisbon Government no longer 10
permit the Dutch forces to draw sup
plies from Delagoa Bay
AS long as the Transvaal was an in
dependent state Portugal had no right
to prevent goods other than contrabani
OF war reaching the frontier nor could
she prevent. unarmed burghers from
entering the territory; but II Portugal
recognizes the British annexation u
the Transvaal as valid she will be en-
tiled to treat the Beers as rebels
against friendly state and could re-
fuse to grant Kruger or other leaders
of escaped Boer combatants permission
to seek refuge within the dominions IL
King Carlos.
The English Government is extreme
ly anxious that the ex-President should
not slip through their fingers and Por-
tugal would certainly be doing the
British very good turn II she denied
the old man asylum and so compelled
him to surrender to Lord Roberts. I.
is still more important that supplies
from Mozambique should be cut on
which are quite likely to remain In the
field even after the final collapse Of
Botha's army.
There are many signs that the mill
tary authorities regard the end of the
war as close at hand. Lord Roberts
is making preparations to return to
England and has already sent four OF
his chargers down to Cape Town. The
general belief Is that General Roberts
is coming home to take up the post Of
Commander-in-Ch Chief of the Britt III
army, which Lord Wolseiey Will va.
cate in October. Another indication Of
the same kind is that the personnel Of
the army transport in the Orange
River colony has been paid of and
disbanded and the imperial yeomanry
and scouts employed in that country
have arrived at Cape Town, also with
the object of receiving their iinal pay
prior to embarkation. II is hoped the
war may be declared officially over be-.
fore the general election, which is al
most certain to be in October.
The greater portion Of Lord Roberts
army will have to remain in South Ar
RIGA, probably under the supreme com
mand Of Sir Redvers Butler, several
months longer. but they will be con-
sidered as engaged in police operations
on an extensive scale rather than as
occupied In a regular Campaign.
There Is no truth In the statement
that Sir Charles Warren has been APP
pointed to succeed Lord william Sey-
mour in command Of the British troops
in Canada and nothing whatever is
known Of any such appointment either
by the officials in Pail Mall or by Cen
eral Warren himself.