The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-30

at home and in the colonies to achieve
the end at whatever cost.
The Pail Mall Gazette comments In
much the same tone, and adds:
Even If Ladysmith falls, Spion kop
IS not NIatuba in the most vital sense
It will not end the war. There will be
no muddling compound of .MaSnan1mtty
and cowardice this time The war VIII
end when General Roberts dictates the
terms at Pretoria. To that end The
Empires mind is made up
NATURAL ADVANTAGES.
The Evening Standard, commenting on
the supposed natural advantages on the
side of the Beers. says:
This country also had and has great
advantages. but between the War Office,
the admiralty and the generals they have
been mostly nuliited.
The ST. James Gazette this afternoon
returns to scathing criticisms of the Ian
guage of General Buffers reports 1t
says:
general Buffers reflection on the ter
ror he put into the foe reminds us OF
things we have heard about Chinese
MandariEs.
The Press is discussing whence are to
come the troops for a ,protracted CAM
paign It is becoming recognized that
some form of compulsory service is more
imminent than previously thought OF.
The st. James Gazette, however, sug-
rests that the solution of pouring more
more trops into South Africa Savors
of the Spanish action in Cuba, adding
that the solution of making better use
ousands already there has never
suggested itself.
LONDON. Jan. 2s.-The War Office de-
MES a report that Ladysnith has surren-
dered and announces that a very heavy
list of casualties will be issued tonight.
CASUALTIES AT SPIONs KOP.
LONDON. Jan. 2a.-General Butler wires
from Spearmans Camp, January 18th,
that the casualties among the officers OF
the Fifth Division and Mounted Brigade
at Spion Kop January oath, were: Killed.
%: wounded, 20; missing, 6.
Killed: Staff Captain NJ. III. Virtue,
Captain S. NJ. Stewart, Lieutenants e. X
Molock and f. Fraser. Second Lancashire
Fusiliers: Captain c. AIuriel. Lteutenants
w. I.awIey and Fl. "A. Wilson. Second
NliddIesex; Major "A ]. Ross. Captain NJ
w. Kirk and Lieutenant A. III. Wade,
Second Lancaster Regiment: Lieutenant
Pipe-Wo!ferstan. Second Kings Scottish
Borderersi Captain c. G. Birche and Lieu
tenant F. NJ. Rachel. First South Iancstsh-
Tres; Lieutenant II. w Garvey, First Bor-
derers; Captains. the Hon w H Petre
and C. IS. H. Knox-Gore. and L:eutenants
Corauedale and FIill-Trevor, Thornycroft's
Mounted Infantry; Lieutenants Randall
and Kpochshand Imperial Light Infantry.
THE WOUNDED.
Wounded: Colonel Bloomfield (taken pris-
oner), Major w. F. Waller, and Lieuten-
ants r. S. Wilson and L. r. Charlton: Sec
ond lancashire FusiierS: Major T.. W..
scott-AIoncrief, and Captains G.. w. Sa-
vile r. Dell Burton. G. w. Bentley
Second Middiesex; Captain w. Sancach.
and I1ieutepants y. Dykes. J. A. Nixon
and G. R. Stephens. Second Lancashire;
General Woodgate dangerously, Captain
NJ Carlton. and Iaeutenants 4. w.
Forester and J. W. Baldwin, of the stan,
Captain r A. Bettinyton. and Lieutenant
! Howard. of Thornycroft's Mounted lnfan-
try: Captain Coleman, Imperial Light In
fantry.
Missing: Captains w G. Elmslie, Hicks
and GB French. Second Lancashire
Fusiliers; Major G.. A. Carton. Second
ROYAL Iancashres: Lieutenant Powerful
lis Thornycroft's Mounted Infantry
ABANDONMENT OF LADYSMITH.
NEW YORK, Jan. ga special cable
gram from London to the Evening
World says:
TT is learned from a reliable source that
Field Marshal Lord Roberts has advised
! the abandonment of Ladysmith. AT the
| War Office, the dispatch adds, no confir-
nation could be obtained of the advice
said to have been given by Lord Rob
| erts.
BERLIN, Jan. ga semi-oficial dis
| patch from Lisbon says that the report
| that the Beers have crossed the Mozam-
| bique frontier is unfounded.
PRETORIA, Friday. Jan. 26-Presldent
! Steyne, of the Orange Free State, and A.
| Fischer of the Executive Council of that
Republic, arrived here this morning They
were met at the railroad station by Presl-
| dent Kruger and other. officials, and We're
| cheered while driving to the residence OF
| the President Of the. Transvaal.
The Volkestem. the official organ OF
| the government, in welcoming the guests
| OF the State, says:
but for the coura geous attitude Of tho
Free State the condition Of the present
struggle would he changed 1t would
I have been impossible for the Transvaal to
have taken the course followed with such
success. =
THE QUEENS SPEECH.
LONDON, Jan. 29.-It has been learned
| by the Associated Press that the Queen
speech at the re-assembliug of Parma
ment tomorrow viii be colorIess. There
will be short reference to the war.
chiefly confined to regrets at the ter
rible bloodshed and encomiums or the
men who have laid down their lives
| for their country. The whole procia-
nation indicates, that there IS not eh y,
slightest idea of giving UP the war until
Great Britans ends are gained
A Cabinet Minister. who was inter
viewed by 2 representative of the Asso-
ciated Press, said:
81 do not believe the session opening
tomorrow will materialize into ANYTHING
serious. Some OF our Irish friends may,
try to expire on the floor, but -hnd
| in moments Of serious national crisis irish
eloquence has little effect, and such ora
.tors generally take back seat. me
diatribes on the government Will. doup t.ess
be little more vicious than formerly, nut
I I believe sober minded men OF potn
parties realize, however much there may
be to critictse.. that the government -
! doing Its best. and that it would be mn
i possible. I'm patriotic to attempt TO tls E
i Its hands at such "a tine We are no.
nervous as to the result of the session
The speech WILL further say thai rela-
tons with all the foreign States are ar
very friendly. and will express great
pleasure and sratificat ton at the patriot.
i ism shown by the colonies at a critical
i period IN sending troops to South africa.
and at the patriotism existing IN the
j sEntp re generally. 1t will also express
! p asiacatsan at tbs Offers Sns sropnsa srp:a
/ indian native chiefs, ana viii aimee 50
the satisfactory completion OF tAes tfeaf.'