The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-12-11
GOSSIP Of
L.ONDOHERS
South Africa again in
Front.
THE TALKATIM FILIPIHOS
They Regret Bryan's Defeat But Say
War viii Go n--lipton's
Yachts.

cent success at Dewctsdorp. where he
,,aptured the British garrison of 400
men and two guns, as already cabled
10 the Associated Press in detail.
lis this guerrilla warfare?'' the Lib
.ral papers ironically inquire. why.
Is asked on all sides, ARE these troops
coming home?" The ovations To the
yictors strike even those participating
in them as hollow compared with the
events Transporting at the seat of war.
Parliament not being in session the
public Is not favored with any insight
into the war Offices opinions and plans
But 1t Is credited with varying ideas
from philosophic and Indifference to
acute panic. a representative of the
Associated Press interviewed one of the
responsible heads of departments ana
aalicited the following views: I'm
doubtedly the situation in South Africa
IL serious. 1t resembles in many re-
-spects Americas trouble with the FIJI
ipinos. We cannot expect to crush out
opposition for some time to come. we
are not withdrawing troops indiscrim-
tuately nor are we Indifferent To the
gravity of the problem. The House
mold cavalry has come because heavy
cavalry is practically useless. The in
fantry, too, is of comparatively small
service. We rely upon two things TO
bring about peace. First, the trans
formation SO far as possible of all the
8 British troops in the disturbed districts
into mobile cavalry and mounted in
fantry. Second. through the establish
nent of a police force. Until the lat
ter gets in working order even the
cavalry will not be able to accomplish
CHI hs
Star to the Irish constabulary, only all
the men will be mounted. When that
BODY is organized l believe a change
will quickly come over the situation.
The Canadian officers who returned
here from South Africa this week eX-
pressed no surprise at the renewal of
ssoer successes. They only wondered
that they had not been greater. The
canadians however. are unanimous III
expressing the belief that General
Kitchener is the right man to deal with
.he form of opposition now faced by
fh. British in South Africa Hardly
any of the returning officers expressed
criticism of Lord Roberts, even in the
face of recent reverscs. The general
feeling towards the field marshal is
well put by the sun of this city. II
says:
Lord Roberts is "A brilliant. dashinG
soldier and has displayed consummate
ability. But. after all, we fear he is
SOP much of humanitarian for the
work now to be done. tOnce Kitchener
gets to work on Tie Eocrs nothing Will
stop him
INCLUSION OF FILIIlNOS.
There is a noticeable incurson of
FilipinOs into London ana Paris. Tho
report, subsequently denied that
Agoncillo, Aguinaldo's agent in hu-
rnpe, was contemplating going To
Hongkong to reOrGan2c there tn"
Filipino transport and resupply the Fill
spinos with munitions of war has given
rise to the belief that the FilipinOs in
Europe are contemplating new cam
paign. \ representative of the Associ-
s,ted Press has interviewed one Of the
most prominent members of the Euro
pean junta who has just returned from
Paris and Madrid. He said:
We are planning no new campaign,
There is no reason why Agoncillo
should so to HongkonE to give the
Fnipinos a further supply of munitions
of war. The fact that AgOncillo has
Just leased a home in Paris shows he
intends TO remain there and watch
events. The reports of our committees
al Kobe Yokohama. Macao, Batavia
,HonkGong and Bangkok show they are
all working well. This Is also evil
denced by the fact that ten thousand
rifles were struggled into Manila last
month. The war is no nearer an end
than ever. The Filipinos resources are
sim great as can be judged by the
fact that Aguinaldo is continuing to
keep and feed 5000 Spanish prisoners.
We are deeply disappointed at the re-
. election Of Mr. Mckinley. Although
our agents In the United states have
never led us TO believe that MIR. Bryan
would actively help us, yet we relied
on the strength of the anti-imperIalists
in the United States. We are stNl
anxious to come TO an understandings
and there are indications that MIR. Nc
Kinley fayors a compromise. II is clear
ahat Judge Taft goes beyond his in-
astructlons and that Mr. Mckinley Is
prepared to give greater concessions
than Judge Taft. 1t Is true that %
large number OF Fllipluos are hooking
40 European countries At least a'Nty
are now in London but not Wit r
idea Of renewed propaganda
lunta Is content to await til the a
scans are tired Of losing officers
men by deaths from sickness, ",
nope and believe better times are lu
store"
LlPTON AND HIS YACHTS
Sir Thomas Upton recently has h.U
--onsidrrlns the proposal "a send an.
shamrock l. into American waters for e
srrles ~ trial races with the sham
rock III However while be- Is anxious
io CIV" The nov yacht every chance nt
frls pledged 10 the Glasgow exhibit ~
committee 90 race the older boat In iI..
International match which The comm
srr has arranged 90 take place nn 81