The sun., 1900-12-23
MORE MEN TO WHIP BOERS.
uyIyyR WARNS ENGLAND 7HAT Bf0
uOUNTED FORCE ~ NEEDED.
kimberley Again Threatened. and situation Il
u.,dl, Les. SERIOUS Than . Year Ase-Ir-
por,.nt Bo-r Victory would csuse Dutch
rprtsins to spread over Cape Colony.

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ioypoS. Dec News Of the sravest
,,,rnent comes to-day from south Africa
I,cafn.s from SIR Alfred Miner. the Governor
General him solf and has not yet been pub
Iished In England. IL describes SITUATION
which II Ia scarcely an exaeReration 70 pro-
,ou,c. no les. serious than that Of the dark
d,y. lust a year ago when Great britain
.nddenly decided tn throw the whole military
length OF the Empire into South Africa.
some p.enonitlons OF rapidly growing
.r,s,. hay. been given 70 the public In the
., ,.v weeks. but the truth will come % a
sI,,.r revelation TO the British people a. .
-,hola While officials will not and cor
-ss,ondents must not, speak out. to-days
nail from South Africa brings letters from
the latter bitterly complaining OF the un-
,.a.onable severity Of the censorship when
ia more lntolerable nov thar az any other
n.,iod since tho war commenced Cor
r.snondents attached 70 the operating COL
-. ars sub b,ected TO such humihstons
that they have returned to Pretoria ana
Iohanneeburg and there. In order 70 se'
snyShing through. are forced 10 oeeone
mare creatures OF the censor while the DC
.patches Of the more Independent men VINO
attempt 10 send information acquired theH,
selves are suppressed or einascuiaVed Ana
nm
rhis Ia merely a part Of settled scheme
=. r.ep up the Action that the war V practi-
o.,ly nnlshed The absurdity Of this has been
.hovn recently even by what the Govern
rr.nt hare has been obliged 70 publish con-
.>rr,rg the operations OF Conmanoann
D.Ierev and De Wet It is now plain that the
,ubuation over the splitting OF De VETS
column into three parts was mlserabiy mus
taksn II was simply another stratesy
Of ths skilfM Boer General. While ne re'hteo
an invasion Of Cape Colony ana are" on
ths british TO the north with one DIVISION
,hs other two made ready and then success
fully carried out an actual INVASION ms
- no,,urotion with the Mssaliesberg affair
n,ov., IA hat the Beers have been em!nently
.ucoessful in the active lighting which has
bean proceeding during the past few weeks.
Put thi. Ia only ths smallest factor In the
grave situation In which Great Britain now
npds herself This mornings cable toid
YOU Of Increased forces and horses o"lhs
dispatched as speedily as possible ms
was On outcome OF meeting OF the army
BOARD on Friday on tho receipt Of A despatch
from Sir Alfred Miner, but another hurried
meeting was hold to-day, when fuller and
more urgent despatch was received from tho
ssme source This describes condition OF
things tho gravity Of which Is most alarm
ing 'he uospa'V" "'' -. $1,000
out the iono"'"t
as absolutely authentic:
Sir Alfred Miner describes the situation
in Cape Colony as grave TO the point Of being
critical Kimberley is again threatened and
the British forces on oil sides are TOO weak.
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