The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-15

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Consul Macrum has arrived in New
York and refuses TO say why he left
Pretoria.
The Maharajah of Jaypur has donat-
ed 1000 rupee to the South African
war fund.
The railway between Modder river
and Langeburg has been destroyed by
the Beers.
The garrison at Ladysmith is re-
ported to be quiet, hopeful and we'll
provisioned
Col. Baden-Powen is to use dyna-
mite in attacking the Boer positions
at Mafeking.
The question of recognition for the
Beers is being raised in the House of
Representatives.
The British are finding that smoke
Jess powder rifles are the most salts
factory weapons.
Beers say artillery is of little value
on either side and that lyddite bombs
cause no damage.
DIR. Leyds is trying to get the pow
ers TO intervene in case England should
seize Delagoa bay.
Ricciotti Garibaldi wants to COM
mand corps of Italian volunteers in
tlo BTRlSQ service.
Rumors prevail in London that the
Prince of Wales had a pecuniary inter
est in the Jameson raid.
Kaffirs say General Joubert was kill
ed by shell outside Ladysmith The
report IS probably untrue.
Lord Roberts has issued a proclama-
ton urging the Dutch farmers of the
border to desert the Boer forces.
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in Philadelphia for 100000 tons of
coal for naval and transport use.
The Beers have dug up the roads
leading from Spearman's camp to La
dysmith and have made trenches along
the route.
The British force in South Africa
will soon reach $4,000 with 452 guns
The Beers now have every available
man in the field.
A Cape correspondent says the Free
Staters are asking what terms they
can get from the British if they cut
adrift from the Transvaal.
Lord Roberts will release Command
ant Pretorious, whose leg has been
amputated. Lord Roberts says he does
not wish to imprison so gallant SOL
der
Cunningham Graham again attacks
England for "grovelling and squirm-
ing" to the United States, and declares
that American sympathy is with the
Beers.
The British losses from the cross
ing of the Tugela to the abandonment
of Spion Kop were 1885 officers and
men. The loss on Spion Kop itself
was 215.
Secretary Hay has received $3.50
from st. Louis for transmission to
Pretoria, where it will be used to aid
the widows and orphans of the Boer
soldiers.
The Dominion Government is to be
petitioned to offer the services of TO-,
900 men to go to the Transvaal and to
pay the cost of transporting them to
the Cape.
Crowds of military-loOking men are
landing from German steamers at
Delagoa bay and going to Pretoria.
They are carefully watched by Boer
detectives.
Lieut.. Won BruseWitz, who ran a
sword through civilian at Carlsruhe
three years ago and caused a storm of
indignation in Germany, was killed at
Spion Kop.
England is looking for new men to
head the Government and the name of
Rosebery is most often heard. A small
section of the press wants Rosebery
| for Premier.
The Queen will not leave England
unless, by the beginning of March,
there is a great Improvement in the
South African situation. The Royal
family will also stay at home.
Canon Farmer, who returned to
| London from Pretoria, says that Con-
sui MaCrum was weak man whose
first care was for his personal safety.
Macrum told Farmer that there were
| 5000 Americans in the Transvaal, most
of whom the United States was glad
| to get rid Of Farmer says Pretoria is
provisioned for two years.
a Mafeking dispatch says: Siege
rations of bread and meat have only
now been enforced. Oats intended for
horses are saved to supply the troop
ers, if needed, Timed milk and
matches are Communicated Liquor
is scarce. Lady Sarah Wilson is pluck
! lily attending to hospital work and
constantly passing to and fro under
shell fire.