The sun., 1900-03-30
ENFORCING BOER ARMY
Reported That one Hundred and
Fifty Thousand Men Have
Been Landed.
WHY BRITISH ADVANCE LAGS
Correspondent of London Tines De-
cIares One Great Reason is That
the South African Winter is
- Now Setting in---Word
From Roberts.

Jondon. March 29.--The remarkable
e4.tameut is made in Il dispatch from
Rloemfontein by the correspondent oi
Tne Times, who has been the mouthplece
az Lord Roberts, that 130,0O0 foreign
troops have been landed to aid the boefs.
He saws the Transvaal forces nave
been re-equipped; that the South Airicah
winter is setting in; that the bfi.ish
troops must be clothed to meet winter en-
posure, and that delay in the advance oh
Pretoria is due to these causes.
As dispatches from Lourcnco MARQUES
Delagoa, have been reporting pls ih ~,
fux of foreigners at that port rom ~.
over the world, it is not doubted mere
tba+ tbe Rocrs have received big re-en-
forcements.
Other dispatches from Bloemfonteiinl
saw that President Kruger boasts he VIII
retoke Bloemfontein within week anu
that he has foreign assistance.
II appeals probable that the boef
forces are advancing south re-enforceu
by the commandos which recently es-
capped north.
dispatch From Roberts.
,r,,a ,,or ott;ce has received the follow
;,+, fro,,, ord Roberts dated Bloemfon-
tein March rs:
sn;tb today without opposition. ohe
q nouuder and one Martini-MaXim were
discovered iii a prospecting shaft OF 1
mine. where a large quantity OF ammuhl
ton was buried.
UAims are being surrendered gradual
ly. and the inhabitants are settling down
"Coloncl Pitcher visited Ladybrand OF
March 2G. On leaving the town ne Wa
attacked by party of the enemy, ah'
one of his force was wounded ana nv
are missing. ,
"During the skirmsh north of the Mod
dor river on March % five men wef
wounded. Three are reported to he mss
ing Captain SloaneStanlcy ofsthe siN
teenth lancers and five men of that reg
aent 'wters taken prisoners.
Sub0osition as to ford Roberts at
vance from Bl6emfontein is the topie
thc day and is likely to continue SO
the British commander i'll CHIEF Ill Sou'
Africa conceals his movements as car
fully MS he has done in the past. April
is set by various critics as the prop''p
datc of the departure of the nam arm
from Bloemfontein. 1t IS pointed y
that there will then be over Wee'
hard marching before Nroohstau
reached, though there seems no certaih
that Kroonstad will entirely occupy i"
Roberts attention.
Formation of the Advance
Tbe advance. when it does occur, W
probably be made by parallel coslh
along n broad front. The movements
the cavalry force and part OF the iillau' m
toward Glen can scarcely pc cohs.ru
as an actual advance, thoush thes
doubtedly psint to the lmhllhehce - " -
L.
Gotacre's forces have yet arrived
ploomfoptein. and until that movem
;s nomnlcted it is not likely Lord Robe
will start for Pretoria.
The latest news from BloemIohtt
- contained in dispatch published IN
second edition of The Times, da
Wednesday, March %, again dweiis VI
the necessity for not makiis u u,
ture advance. This correspondent wv =
..It should be clearly understood 7
a. ,,,oeont half in the vicinity of Bio
fontein is absolutely necessary as Il
tarv nrecaution. 1t should be borne
mind that we are about TO ehter VI
now nlane of the operations, WIN
main communications through fece
hccupied hostile country, ana that
recent successes necessitated great
penditure of horse. power; flere
in Natal We shait hoNe on
mencement of the South atrlcah Ms W
and mnst he prepared to face the eff
~ ,ba f;rst frost upon such animals
may he affected with horse sickness.
would be suicidal to push troops forV
till they are souipped to meet the
nosure of winter. Horses, clothing
food we must have"
The correspondent concludes by
ing the startling statement printed a
regarding Boer re-enforcements.