Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-05-08
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HOLDING THEIR on N
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Additional Casualties = The Queen Eute tai1s
General White Angry Over Criticism
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London, May /, 1855 p. m.-The fol-
lowing dispatch has been sent by Lord
Roberts to the War Office:
"BlC1nfUhoin, ApllI oJ.-The Beers
made veiy persistent attacks around
1habanchu Saturday and Sunday. But
the position which the eighth run
dle's) division holds Is strong and he
mad the assistance of Gordon's and
Dickson's DligadCs, the cavany under
french and omith-Dorrlen infant y
brigade and body OF mounted infan
tiy under Ian Hamilton. Pole-Carew S
division returned from Dewetsdorp
yesterday"
Lord Roberts also reports additional
casualties E. sta.ntd during the fight
ing Of April q, around Thabanchu,
consisting of Lieutenant Geaiy and
two enns.ed men killed and one officer
and three enlisted men wounded.
Neither the commandor-in- chiefs
nor the correspondent dispatches
throw any Light upon the plans being
adopted to Gust the Beers from the
neighbor..ood CT 1habanchu and how
Iong before a determined effort will b.
made to reassert British superiority is
Jniy a matter of surmise. In the mean
time the Beers are remarkably agrees
sive, especially in face OF the iarge
,orce facing them. A special from
,habanchu dated yesterday says they
made Daring attempt to cdC on "a
British convoy which got into ground
between lhabanchu and Dewetsdorp,
opening fire from the adjacent hills. In
the nick OF time General Brabason,
with a strong force of yeomanry, re-
turning from Weponer. arrived on the
scene and eXtricated the convoy.
The same special correspondent de.
| scribos the dispositions of the forces
| ut Thabanchu as follows:
| General Rumble Is covering the ad-
vanced camp facing the Beers posi-
| ton to the east, where they are strong
ly entrenched. General Ian Hamilton
and General Smith-Dorrien occupy
strong positions on the road to the
north"
Another dispatch says that a colonel
under General Hamilton located the
Beers to the northwest, and an artil.
,ery duel ensued without result.
All accounts tell OF much artillery
iring with scarcely any casualties. u
Is hardly likely that two such forccl
can much longer patiently face each
| other without more stirring occurren-
ces. General Brabants column is eX'
pected to join General French shortly
| A number of Beers are reported t.
have been seen retiring north. but this
is scarcely authoritative. Stringent
measures are being adopted to prevent
he Boer Guerillas from securing sup
)lies from other centers.
The little news from Thabanchu Il
absorbing all interest. The Cape Par
Lament has been summoned for June
%.
At the conclusion CT General Sil
George Whites visit to Windsor to-
lay, Queen Victoria decorated the de
fender Of Ladysmith with. the eros!
md star of the Royal Victorian order
Her Majesty and the soldier had ;
lengthy conference.
II is learned that the Queen wa
more angry than for years over 49,
ub icatiCn CT the Spion Kop dis
catches.
Beers About Watching.
London, May /, 4:25 p. ma dis
patch from Mafeking dated April 20
says:
The Beers have been busy for sew
eral days blowing up the railway
southwards.
There was little firing during thu
past week.
THE town will respond cheerfully t
Lord Roberts request to hold out TO