The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-03-02

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kup ft8fhfd aHi w. fhf infeia fiNef
aud the South Afifsu lAnht npfsi "a.
tanecd % the plain beyond the fiuft
level eiih iho Infantry
The nnpfs had nov been driven from
CinrniD but AIN occupied Monte
Christie strongly The Mex between
vAs commanded by the are ~ both
cumhatnnts. the road across Il heinz
available TO- neither.
AZ right angles to Monte Gu isio
ridge runs q long spur 10 the TuKeln
river The Boer left was now turned
back along this and the operations on
the eth closed with cavalry facing In
fantry and holding the ridge.
During Saturday and Sunday General
Butler began the turning movement on
the eastward around the Boer right
resting on the high hills, Cingolo Kop
and Monte Christie. The operations 80
far are entirely successful Both hills
were captured without heavy loss. The
cavalry on the extreme right under
LORD Dundonald menaced the Boer
rear. The Boer losses In the lombard
ment must have been considerable. !
personally saw wounded dragged away.
At last we have got on their flank and
although fierce fighting lies before us,
II will give us considerable strategic
advantage, and the relief OF Ladysmith
looks a good deal more hopeful.
The devotion OF the infantry was
again splendid.
From Boer Sources.
PRETORIA, Tuesday, Feb. 90
Official reports have been received as
follows: Commandant Stein says that
Saturday, February II, and Sunday,
February IS, near Foodoorsrand he
fought the British who tried to encom-
pass General Cronje's laager and drove
them off. They fought until late Sun
day evening. The Beers had one man
killed and one wounded and captured
booty and twenty-one captured horses
and mules. General De Wet says that
on Sunday afternoon he arrived before
Pardetsberg and Foodorsrand, in which
direction there has been heavy firing
since morning. He stormed several
kopjes which the British vacated leav-
ing their dead and wounded and forty
prisoners in the hands of the Beers
who captured the kopjes. The Boer
loss was two killed and four wounded.
The fight lasted until late In the even
ing.
BERLIN, Feb. 21.-The Tageblatt
publishes special dispatches from Rrus-
sells which say the Transvaal legation
there announces that all the Beers are
evacuating Natal, their positions in
that colony being no lonper tenable.
General Joubert, II Is added. has or
dered the concentration OF all the avail
able forces to oppose Lord Roberts.
The siege of Ladysmith. 1t further
announces. will be raised and it is ex-
pected General Butler will enter the
town at the end of the week.
Baden-Powelrs Stratagem
LoURENZo MARQUES, Tuesday,
Feb. 2O.-The official report received
from Col. BadenPowell of the occur
rences in Mafeking up to February 5,
concludes as follows:
General Snyman, in reply to letter
complaining of the deliberate Smelling
of the women's and child ems lager,
offered no excuse or apology and by a
transparent falsehood admits that he
ordered the Smelling l have tod him
that have now established temporary
III tHe
woman's lager and hospital in order
to protect them from deliberate she'll
ing"
The Macrum Case,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-The an
swer of the State Department to the
House resolution calling for informa-
ton regarding certain charges made
by the late Consul Macrum was trans
mitted to the House today by the Pres
ident. 1t Is signed by Secretary Hay,
and, after reciting the resolution, says:
Answering the first part of the res
olution: The Department of State has
been in regular communication by mail
and telegraph with Charles L. Macrum,
late Consul of the United States at
Pretoria, South African Republic,
since his entrance upon the duties of
the Office. Communications made to
him have been answered and the exc
cutlon of instructions sent has been
by him. His dispatches to the
Department were forwarded through
the Consulate at Lourenzo Marques,
have during that time been regularly
received. The only instance of com
paint III respect TO the transit OF the
mails for LourenZo Marques and Pre-
toria was in November last, when
temporary stoppage of the mails oc-
CURED at Cape Town, against which
Mr.. Macrum and the Consul at Louren-
20 Marques protested. Arrangements
were made for the prompt delivery of
he Consular mails to the United States
Consul at Cape Town, by whom the
nail for Mr.. Hollis and Mr.. Macrum
Vas forwarded to Lourenzo Marques. /
The delay lasted but few days and
has not required, 80 far as the Depart
nent is advised. After that time the
mail for Lourenzo Mar
lues and Pretoria was sent by a neu-
raj route, which 1t appears was known
md open to Mr.. Macrum and Mr.. Hol-
is as early as November last. No
therefore, Is known to have
existed, since then. to Mr.. Macrum's
inhampered correspondence with the
Department OF State. At no time while |
It his post did Mr.. Macrum report to
he Department of any violation by
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