The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-29
CAPE DUTCH
AID BO[RS
Serious Trouble For
British.
OUTLOOK VERY SQUALLY
Kimberley Threatened and Burghers
Descend Once More Upon the
Cape Colony Garrisons.


that private reliable advices have been
received in London" says the London
Daily Mail, Ito the effect that virtually
all the districts of Cape Colony in the
vicinity of the Orange river are in
more or less open revolt, and that there
is likely to be sharp fighting on a
rather large scale before the invasion
Is crushed. The tactics of the Beers in
rallying as many as possible of the
Dutch in the back country to their
cause is proving successful"
From it's Cape Town correspondent
the Daily Mail has received the follow
ing: The second invading force was
designed to occupy Britstown, but, be-
ing checked by the De Aar troops, it
has disappeared into the Cedarberg
mountains. An enormous concentration
of troops is being made upon the veldt
country occupied by the invaders, but
it is not likely that the Beers will offer
battle in large numbers. There is re-
newed demand for the wholesale proc
lamation of martial law.
CAPE TOWN, Dec. 21.-General Bra
bant, commander of the newly raised
colonial division. mas peen ordered to
the front and will start tomorrow.
| At Thorndale General French has
routed $500 Beers with four guns and
pompom. ThorndaIe is sixteen miles
northwest of Krugersdorp The fight
ttook place December 18th. The British
had fourteen wounded and the Beers
fled in disorder with about fifty killed
| The Beers who invaded Cape Colony
had, in most cases, pack horses in ad-
dition to those they rode. All were in
the pink of condition. They comman-
deered all possible clothing and stores
at Venterstadt. -
The Beers derailed train at Barber
ton, killing an inspector and others.
General Baden-Powell, will start for
the Transvaal tomorrow.
CAPE TOWN, Dec. 20.-The situation
in the northern districts of Cape Colony
lis most serious. Fully 1000 Beers have
Invaded that section. Grave fears are
lentertained that Dutch sympathizers
will join the rebellion and that this
will spread. Although there is no fear
as to the ultimate result, the lack Of a
: sufficient number of mounted troops is
! felt by the British. = The enormous
waste of horses in South Africa was
) never fully appreciated until now.
JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 21.-The
Beers attacked Zunonfontein Decem-
: Der 14th, but were beaten off.
BRITISH RE- RE-ENFORCEMENTS
LONDON, Dec 22.-The War Office
! made the following announcement last
: evening: I'm view of the general posi-
ton in South Africa the following re-
;. lenforcements of mounted troops have
:. been arranged: Eight hundred will
:, start next week. Two cavalry regi-
% ments have been ordered to leave as
: soon as the transports are ready. The
- icclonial police will be increased to 10.
00O. Detachments will leave as fast as
- lthey are formed. Further drafts oi
:, cavalry viii be despatched at once
Australia and New Zealand have beer
invited to send further contingents
Three thousand extra horses beyont
the usual monthly supply have beer
contracted for"
The Secretary of State for War, ST
John Brodrick, announces that in viev
T. of the prolongatfon of the war Il
South Africa members OF the imperia
10 yeomanry We're paid shillnes instea,
70 OF shilling and pence per day. Mill
81 tiamen are promised priority Of retur1
- over regulars.
BRITISH OFFICIAL VIEWS.
n CAPE TOWN, Dec. eo.-A Govern
e. ment memorandum issued this evenini
II, makes the following announcement:
n "The principal seat of action ha
be been transferred to the northern par
of of Cape Colony. Early on Decembe
wv 18th large body Of Beers crossed tn
Orange river toward Burgersdorp.
British force followed, to avoid whic
the Beers turned westward and oc
lcupied venterstadt December 18th. bu
ch they evacuated the town the same da
on on the approach of the British an
III marched In the direction of Strins
ic burg.
In 1.-The Beers, however, have been ir
he tercepted and find difficulty in movin
MS In any direction. as Strinsbprg. Bul
Ill gersdorp, Stormberg, Rosmead an
Naauwpoort are all strongly held b
the British and the Orange river hs
risen considerably in their rear.
II another 1000 Beers crossed at Sar
rar Drift, making for Colesberg. but {
- the dispatch of a Prftish force the
T. diverged and occupied Phillipstov
"a December 10th. cutting the Telegram
- wires near Phillipstown. Farly th
- morning a large portion Of these Boe
-