The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-05-25

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hc mo- serious nrhting this side of Pc.
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4, fensills. Heavy guns are being mount.
"a at Pretoria. BOth genotals 1iotha
and Linmer are agreed that ultimate
mecess s impossible President krue
ger In obstinate, and a majority of the
Ifnust HhlorS hold nrmy with him"
IL Ia estimated that the Transva1lers
can ft'll muster 5000 men on thei night
lnE line
General Buffers advance. as his tcic
grams Indicate. was by the instructions
OF Lord Roberts and " Will cease or 20
forward as Lord Roberts directs. II 10
said that General Buffers orders 60 Keep
the Beers employed have been supple
mcnted by an order to drive them com.
pletely out OF Natal and then move on
Harrismith. General Rumble and Gener.
al Brabant are taking possession OF the
wide regions around Ladybrand alinosi
without opposition. They find the coun-
try plentifully supplied with cattle, horse
feed and flour. General Rundle Is reduc-
ing his transport and feeding his men
and animals largely OFF the country. The
Beers in that quarter surrender daily,
and 1t Is the expectation of the CORE
gpondcnts on the spot that the eastern
section of the Free State win soon be a
tranquil as the western General Run
dies front is thirty miles long. but his
forces are disposed so that 1t any point
should be attacked the troops there coulu
be quickly REINFORCED.
Lord Roberts contributes line to the
discussion going on In the press as 10
when the war will end by the following
telegram, dated Monday, and sent
through a correspondent who mad made
the direct inquiry: II regret that ! can
not give any reply to your question, as
1t Is impossible at present TO predict
when the campaign will end"
The view of the other side Is reported
by correspondent, to whom President
Steyn said: Sooner than leave this
country to fall into the hands of the
British, would destroy all our houses
and leave IL desert
The relations between the Transyaal
and Portugal appear to be strained. The
Portuguese Consul at Pretoria, according
to reports from Lisbon, has been ordered
by President Kruger to leave Lhe coun-
try. The Portuguese declaration making
food and clothing contraband has nearly
destroyed the usefulness of Deiagoa Bay
to the Transvaal.
Senior Joaquin Machado. Governor
General of Portuguese East Africa, is be-
ing entertained at Beira and the British
officers who are passing through are
showing him courtesies. The Lisbon
Cabinet is understood to count on Brit
ish protection in the event OF Boer ag-
BrCsgion.
Roberts In Kroonstadt
KROONSTADT. May l1.-Gcneral Rob
erts has entered this city.
KROONSTADT Orange Free State,
May l2.--The arrival of Lord Roberts was
hailed with enthusiasm by all the Brit
.sh inhabitants. Three hundred Free
Staters were anxious to surrender. The
bridge to the south had not been de-
stroyed, but the large bridge near the
town had been demolished. The Irish
brigade with the Federals yesterday
burned the goods shed. According to the
townspeople many of them were drunk.
The .,oers are now treklSing to the Naal
river, where they are intrenching. Gen
eral French encamped northeast of the |
town and dispatched a force to cut the |
line. The project succeeded late at night, |
but, unfortunately. after the departure
of the last train. Although the troops
had marched sixteen miles they were in |
excellent form on entering the town |
Many arrests have been made. chiefly of |
those who had maligned the British; 1t
was found that many persons have been
deported from Ladybrand for ultra sym
pathy with the British.
President Steyn has gone to Iindley. |
the new seat OF the Free State Govern
ment A number of the burghers are
trekking homeward. The opposition in
the Free State is practically over.
All the prisoners in the hands of the
British here agree that the quarrel be-
tween the Free Staters and the Trans
vaalers Is so acute that the Transvaalers
have decided to leave their allies, whom
they accuse of cOwardice and lack of pa
triotism-
Most of the Transvaal prisoners think
that If they are defeated at the Vaal river
the Beers will retreat to Pretoria. but
there appears to be growing distrust In
the Transvaal Government. In a word. |
the backbone of the Boer resistance
seems to have been broken. The burg
hers are fighting without their previous
Stubbornness. They seem ready to re-
treat on the slightest pretext.
The prisoners. even the Transvaalers, |
appear glad to have been captured. They |
say they are sick of n war which can
have only one end. Several have ex-
claimed I'VE have lost our liberty. but |
why should we lose our liyes?'
Consul Hay May Protest.
LONDON, May 16.-The Lourenzo Mar
qGez correspondent of the Times says: |
toria there is a feeling that the only |
chance is to make the most of threats |
to destroy the Johannesburg mines in the |
hope of securing Intervention. The Unit |
ed States Consul Is interesting himself In |
tho detention by the Portuguese Govern !
ment of consignment of canned beef at
Delagoa Bay, but the report that he has |
protested is incorrect. He is awaiting |
the receipt of promised protest by the |
interested parties before taking action. |
For some time, however. he has openly |
bCasted that he would show what he |
could do.
Retiring to the Vaal.
kRooNsTADT, Monday. May 14.-It is
that the whole OF the Boer forces |
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