Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-27
British Advance for the Present
Practically Unopposed,
P0LE.CAREW DISAPPOINTED
Thought 20 Have Trapped the Bocrs
Why British Are BeIne Xxx
PEELED from Pretoria.
tEarly Dispatched

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patch from Lord Roberts, dated Bloem-
fonteln. April 26th:
Gen. Ian Hamilton yesterday drove
the enemy of a strong position at U.s..
raels Poort by a welI-conctyed Wu-
Ing movement. which was admirably
carried out by Gen. Ridley commander
Of the second mounted infantry bril-
gade, and Gen smth-Dorren. COM
handing the eighteenth brigade. The
troops are today advancing toward
Thaba N'Chu. our losses were slight
only one YET reported-Maj Marshall
Grahamstown mounted rifles, severe
wound In the shoulder
lsraels PoOu, which is not marked
on the maps. lies between Sdnuas Post
ana Thaba NChu Gen. Hamilton has
probably By this time arrived at Thaba
NChu. as he is using bis utmost en-
deayors To cut of the Beers who are
rctreatiug from DeWetsduIp
The Boer forces az Tha0a NChu are
not unlikely TO make "a stand 90 cover
The escape Of the conveys from the
southwark They have laagars eight
miles apart stretching from Brand
fort TO Ihaba Menu, with "a base camp
al Smalldell station
The Bloemfonten correspondent OF
the Daily Telegraph, under Wednes-
days date, says, "Our mounted iutau-
try entered the high mountain plateau
OF Thaba N'Chu today almost without
opposition. AS Thaba NChu Is a
natural fortress, this must mean that
the Beers have practically thrown up
the sponge IN this section OF the OUuu-
try N the force presses on 10 Lady
brand the whole country south of that
point and in line with Bl0emtJntein
win bee completely in our hands one
difficulty is that many Of the Beers
forming commandos Immediately on
finding themselves beaten. retreat 90
their farms and resume he roles Of
peaceful citizens, hiding their rifles"
The Bl0emfonteln correspondent OF
the Standard, telegraphng Thursday
says. "Gen. Ian Hamilton with
mounted infantry naval guns and a
howitzer battery. advanced from the
waterWorks IN the direction az Thaba
NCm a large force OF infantry occu-
pied q position dominating the Lady
brand district
A report comes that a small force o.
British mounted infantry had brush
with a party Of Beers three miles east
OF Kardee Siding who were trying 90
establish a connection between Brand
fort and B0er forces 20 the southwark.
II appears that Gen Brabant, IN the
fight with the Beers an Wepener, had
d narrow escape Cen Pole-Carew's
advance was much hdmpered bv the
al IN
vented him from capturing Leeuw kop
before darkness set 10 and enabled the
Beers 10 secure their retreat.
Although the large succession Of
operations worked successfully several
cases OF unacc0untable delay In the ad-
yances are remarked by the corre-
spondents. Taken on the whole. how
ever. there has been no bungling and
apparently Lord Roberts, with the
commands in the hands OF younger
generals. now has an exceedingly eff
cient army.
The report that the Beers had reoc-
cupied Boshof proves 90 be untrue.
Lord Mcthuen IS still there and Gen.
Hunters division from Natal which
was supposed 90 be going 90 Bloem-
fonteiu. Is arriving at Kimberley.
This is evidence that some important
operations are afo1t 10 that district
IL is understood that the reason the
Beers did not destroy The Bloemfon-
tein waterWorks was that there are
many Beers among the shareholders
The Loureuzo Marques correspondent
Of the Daily News. under Wednesdays
date. commenting upon the methods OF
the Transvaal government In eXpelling
British subjects at time when there
IS no steamer 90 take them from here,
says. "Unless states Consul Adelbert
HAY is doing his best 20 delay their
departure until steamer Is ready. As
the British are suspected al Pretoria
OF causing Tuesdays explosion by
means Of a tunnel dug from a house on
the opposite side of the street, the az
fair Is likely 90 preCipitate the eXpul-
sion Of those yet remaining. IL BE- also
feared that the Beers viii make re-
prisals 1n the mines
A dispatch from Bandfort, Orange
Free state dated Monday April 23rd.
says: "a British column I'm the direc-
ton Of Bultf0ntCin and lioOpstad has
been beaten back through Beshof The
federals sustained two casualties and
the British has twelve men killed and
"a number wounded Yesterday Gen.
Kelly Kenny's artillery az DeWetsdorp
INDUCED On a mild bomhardment OF
Gen. Dewct's position. the firing LAST
Ing through the morning The scarcity
of water Is supposed 90 be very pressing
az Bloemfontein.
"a desperate attempt was made by "a
large British force in two columns 20
recaptire the watcrWorks, Their right
nank was beaten back. however. "a
party OF fifty were cut on and twelve
men were killed. The johannesburg
command has captured n British scout
Some american scouts have been shot, %
4 dispatch from Bl1emfoutein says.
Gen. Pole-Carews forces are seven
miles north OF DoWe,slorp today They
are disappointed at the failure 90 sur
round the Beers luf believe the march
VIII have good effect on the Free
Skaters The latter, trusting 10 Brit-
ish leniency. had played the game OF
pretending 20 surrender and Of taking
every opportunity 90 hght. Wherever
ne found Free Skaters Who had broken
the oath Cen. p0lo-Carew seized their
cattle and horses
The Beers are showing more activity
In Natal They are placing some heavy
guns four miles north NJ Elandslaagte
Mr. Wyndhams explanation IN the
house OF commons yesterday has
aroused considerable comment. cspecl-
ally his statement that Lord Roberts
has been DELAYED hy The necessity OF
defeating detached forces Of the enemy
which threatened his communication
from Canetown and Port Elizabeth and
which blocked them from East London
The only intimatIon hitherto received
that the East London line was blocked
had been discredUel This was the
Bocr report that the bridge az Bethulle
had been blown un
From Lourenzo Marques comes "a re-
port that large quantities OF gunpowder
are going TO the Beers disguised as
sacks Of meal.
Great Cancer Discovery,