The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-15
WAR NEWS IN BRIEF.

WAR NEWS IN BRIEF.
Gen. Yule is said to be a physic5
wreck.
The Portuguese people sympathiz,
with the Beers.
Lord Salisbury's son has been wound
ed at Mafeking.
Bechuanaland is in the hands of the
Beers and Dutch.
England is to spend several millions
on new artillery.
The Beers are rapidly becoming ;
disciplined army.
ROer spies are believed to be in tn,
British yeomanry.
New York Irish are volunteering {,
fight with the Beers.
Twelve battalions of militia will bi
given foreign service.
The BOer forces fronting MethueI
are increasing in strength.
An American military attache is {
accompany the BOer forces.
Two batteries have been accapte,
from the Indian government.
DR.. Leyds has had an interview witt
the Queen of the Netherlands.
Guns captured from Butler dispu',
the passage of the Tugela river
DR.. Leyds says the Beers are noN
making their own war material.
Winston Churchill declares that tn,
Beers treat their prisoners well.
Indian Princes offer their fortunes e
assist the British in South Africa.
England may patrol the American
coast to keep watch for flisuster5.
British Insurance companies retarl
volunteering Oy demanding war risks
The Mayor of Kimberley telegraphe
New Year greetings to Queen Victoria
Immense stores of food were import
ed before the war by Transyaal specI
lators.
The Car has announced that he wi
abstain from creating difficulties 70
England.
The London Times declares that tn,
British War Office is managed for it
own benefit.
No changes are probable in the Bri;
ish cabinet unless Butler suffers an
other defeat.
The German press is filed with tale
OF British atrocities on the BOer deaD
and wounded.
Several guns have been removed frou
the forts at Plymouth, Eng, and sen
to Cape Town.
Almost every family in the Briti5i
nobility is in mourning owing to losses
in South Africa.
The National Zeitung says the idea
of Cecil Rhodes will split upon the rocl
of BOer courage.
Canada has sent forward four squad
rOns of mounted troops and three bat
teries of artillery.
II is reported that if Delagoa ba,
goes to England the Portuguese VII
rise against King Carlos.
IL is announced that Great Britain
agents and detectives are secret,
watching all Italian ports.
Dutch disaffectiOn is rapidly increas
ing in Cape Colony and vigorous meas
ures are needed to suppress It.
Six men were killed and nine wound
ed by a single Boer projectile at Lady
smith. The same she'll killed fourteen
horses.
Lady Sarah Wilson, who was captur
ed by the Beers, has been exchange
for Niljoen, a notorious horse thief an
convict.
The Transvaal Government is sal
to have asked the United States to us
its good offices in bringing the war t
an end.
1t Is reported from Ladysmith by va
OF Pretoria, that the British are dc
stroying their heavy cannon prior to
T final sortie.
/ The War Office has invited Sir Will
/ IAN Thompson to accept the post G
chief surgeon to the forces in Sour
/ Africa, instead OF consulting surgeon
( The Cape Argus asserts that the la
est importations by way OF Lourenz
b Marques are six large Armstrong gun
and sixteen cases of ammunition, all {
which have arrived at Pretoria.
The imperial authorities at the Can
have seized at Adelaide an fmmeng
consi gnment OF arms and ammunitio
/ marked Biscuits" sent by Beers I
Dutch farmers IN that nelghborhood.
It now appears that Il Is job
/ Churchill. second son OF Lady Rar
dolph Churchill and not Winston Sper
Ger Churchill, who has been given con
mand Of a squadron of the South Afr
can Light Horse.
/ Lord RoSslyn has thrown I'D his or
gagement at the Court Theater in ordC
/ TO Join the yeOmanry. The offer Of Lor
+ Iveagh to provide at his own expens
a completely equipped hospital for us
IN south Africa has been accepted.
Intelligence has been received froI
the Free State to the effect that Pre-,
ident Steyn has issued a proclamatio
declaring that every white man. 1,
/ respective of nationality. is 10 be cor
sidered a burgher and is liable to /
compelled TO fight for the defense of n
country.