The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-17
ON IRA|L
OF KRUGER
Why Roberts Annexed
TransvaaI.
CRAFTY BRITISH SCHEME
If the Act is Valid Portugal May
Refuse Dom Paul an
Asylum.

/ NEW YORK, Sept. IA dispatch TO
the Tribune from London says:
"The news telegraphed from Lisbon
yesterday that a military expedition
thousand strong is about to leave the
lTagus for Lourenzo Marques has caus-
ed much speculation as to the Portu-
guese intentions in South Africa. For
some time past ii has been hinted that
important developments in Portuguese
policy might shortly be expected, and
many people believe that there is a
secret agreement between Great Brit
ain and Portugal, which will enable the
former power TO exercise a long cher
ished right of pre-emption of Delagoa
Bay. Others connect the Portuguese re-
endorsements with an intention to re-
fuse the Boer fugitives an asylum in
Mozambique, and the determination of
the Lisbon government no longer to
permit the Dutch forces to draw sup
plies from Delagoa Bay.
As long as the Transvaal was an in
dependent State Portugal had no right
to prevent goods other than contraband
lof war reaching the frontier, nor could
she prevent unarmed burghers from en-
tering the territory; but If Portugal
recognizes the British annexation of the
'Fransvaal as valid she will be entitled
70 treat the Beers as rebels against a
! friendly State, and could refuse 10
grant Kruger OF other leaders of escap-
, ed BOer combatants permission to seek
refuge within the idominions of Kins
Carlos.
The English government is extremely
= anxious that the ex-President should
. not slip through their fingers, and Por-
! tugal would certainly be dOing the Brit
lish very gcod turn IL she denied the
Old man an asylum ana so compelled
\ him to surrender TO Lord Roberts. i
! is still more important that supple:
from Mozambique should be cut of
: from the various guerilla bands which
are quite likely to remain in the fiel(
even after the final collapse of Botha'.
army.
There are many signs that the mill
= tary authorities regard the end of tn
i war as close at hand. Lord Roberts il
making preparations to return to Eng
= land. and has already sent four of hi
: chargers down TO Cape Town. The gen
i eral belief is that Roberts is coming
: home to take up the post of commando
in chief of the British army, which
Lord Wolseley will vacate in October
Another indicatIon of the same kin
is that the personnel of the army trans
port in the Orange river colony ha
been paid off and disbanded, and tn
imperial yoemanry and scouts employ
n ed in that country, have arrived a
g. Cape Town, also with the object of re
Il, ceiving their final pay prior to en-
barkatiOn. II is hoped the war may b
Is declared officially over before the ger
lie eral election, which is almost certai
re to be in October.
The greater portion of Lord Robert
er army Will have to remain in South A
Of rica, probably under the supreme con
d. mand of Sir Redvers Butler, sewers
v months longer. but they viii be consiC
I'll cred as engaged in police operations c
a nGlN Va a y--fr rhar n
cupied in a regular campaign.
y There Is no truth in the statemel
rs that Sir Charles Warren has been al
pointed to succeed Lord William Sc,
mour in command of the British trool
ch in China, and nothing whatever
known of any such appointment eth
he by the officials in Pail Mall or by Ge
a eral Warren himself
of CANADIANS BEAT OFF BOERS.
~ LONDON, Sept. Lord Roberts 7
e. ports from Belfast, Transvaal, und
~, date of Wednesday, September 5, as f
lows:
,,s Ian Hamilton traversed DuIstroo
at yesterday with slight opposition.
a. Butler engaged the enemy'S left tt
morning. Hamilton is endeayoring
he turn the enemys right.
Beers with two guns and one POI
,en pom, this morning attacked 125 Can
ng dian mounted infantry guarding I
Su railway between Pan and WOnderSfo
I'll tein. Maher proceeded TO their asst:
ow ance, but the little garrison had beat
lis OF the enemy before he arrived. 1t W
very creditable performance. T
but wounded were Major Henders a
lck Lieutenant Noodle, slightly, and L
men. Six men are missing.
ia BADEN-POWELL AT CAPE TOW
re- CAPE TOWN, Sept. General L
w den-Powell arrived here this mornil
ex- In spite of the early hour Of his arri1
ave a great public ovation was given in
mi honor. The crowd carried him on tn
. Is shoul9ers from the railway station
the the government House, distance
ma NH HilIe-