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stayed over night in Kimberley and
then pushed on to get in touch with
the retiring enemy. A long Boer
wagon train is moving toward Bloem-
fontein, followed presumably by
large force of British infantry. In their
hasty departure the Beers lost quanti-
ties of supplies and ammunition.
Military opinion here is that Lord
Roberts will not push far after the
Beers Immediately, because of trans
port problems and the need of restsfor
the troops. He has to feed 10000 per
sons in his army and the whole kim
berley population. >, He must rebuild
the railway from Modder river town
to Kimberley and revictual the latter.
General French lost azfew men only
in action, but the forced marches and
heat have probably made many ill.,,
Numbers of remounts must be pro-
vided. =
All over England tonight there has
| been. evidence of public joy. In every
| theater and public meeting, around
the railway stations and in the streets
there have been expressions OF glad
ness over the news. The newspapers
are editorially rejoicing.
| muse WHO I6StQ the news CFOSSly See I
lonly one disturbing factor in the Cape
lsituation and that is the pressure of
the Beers toward Lord Roberts line
of supply through the De Aar, which
was never more important than now.
The Beers under Commandments Delarey
and Grobfer are making a persistent
effort to penetrate to the railway. They
have pushed General Clements back
ito Arundel and have outfianked him.
All are within sixty miles, or two
days hard march, of the Central Rail
way. Doubtless Lord Roberts has left
considerable forces along the line and
can send back more if necessary.
An Important Capture.
: LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE following
. despatch has been received at the War
! Office from Lord Roberts:
d "JACOBSDAL. Feb. II, $50 a M
: General Kelly-Kenny's brigade captur-
ed yesterday seventy-eight wagons
It Eladen with stores, two wagons OF
It Mauser rifles, eight boxes of shells, ten
n barrels of explosives and a large guam
s tity of stores, all belonging to Cronje's
V lager which still being shelled by our
|. artillery when Kitchener despatched
his messenger"
Hopes Running High.
p,l LONDON, Feb. 1T Afternoon Ser
vice).-With General Cronje in full re-
treat and General Kelly-Kenny haras--
= sing his rear, hopes run high that a de-
" cisive action will occur if it has not
already been fought. The dispatches
20 from Jacobsdal confirm that belief, say
IA ing General Cronje has been obliged
| To in nf for n
lager or camp, in order to rest his
"A oxen. This explains General Kelly
Kenny's latest despatch referring to the
Smelling of the lager, which also
: brought long expected word of General
?; Kitchener's whereabouts.
That the General who so relentlessly
~ pursued the .Khalifa to his doom is
- supervising the pursuit of General
90 Cronje adds greatly to the confidence
= of the nation so eagerly awaiting fur
Their news. If General Tucker, with the
Seventh division, is able to effect the
projected junction with the forces of
General Kelly-Kenny while the Ninth
u division, under General Colyiile, is
OF lapid1y coming up from the rear, the
m hero of Khartoum should have suffi-
cient force to decisively engage Cen
=, eral Cronje prevent him from reach
> ing Bloemfontein with an effective
force. In the whole Modder district
there is such tremendous military ac-
tivity that it is hard to realize the area
covered or grasp the full meaning oil
the movements.
The Beers, though retreating from
Magersfontein. are active elsewhere.
A special dispatch from Orange river
dated Friday, February 10, says they
are attempting TO cut the British lines
of communications at Graspan, but Il
is said they are not likely to effect z
serious result. They are. however, un
doubtedly making a strenuous effor'
to cut the British lines to De Aar.
On the other hand comes the news
that General Macdonald has again &C
cupied Koodorsberg.
What precautions Lord Roberts hal
adopted against counter-attacks are no
yet known but the War Office and pub
lie are thoroughly convinced that he Il
fully able to cope with all contingencies
and that, if it is within human pos
sibility, he will infiict the defeat Oh
General Cronje that is so much NOR
important than the relief of Kimber
ley, brilliant as was the latter achieve
ment. While General Kelly-Kenny' S
or rather General Kitchener's dispatcl
referred to the Boer rear guard as beinl
General Cronies it is still doubtful
that General i personally with 1t, ant
it is possible he may be employing
more than one line of retreat.
The repc ted capture of large Brit
ish convoy by the Beers is still DO
mentioned officially.
There is no news of Importance froI
elsewhere on. the scene of war. De
sDatches from Cape Town announc
that enthusiastic demonstrations fol
lowed the announcement of the relic
of Kimberley.
More Troops Moving.
LONDON, Feb. 17.-(Afternoon Sci
vice).-The first unit OF the specis
8 corps of Yeomanry called the Duke {
Cambridge's Own, left London thi
co. Iar Of