Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-01-10
WHITES DANGER.
Fears that He Cannot Much
Longer Hold Out.
Beers Modder River Works Must Have
10000 Men Defending Them.
Great Praise Tor Colonial Troops-Qusen's
Thanks Sent to white.

London. Jan. 9.-Further news OF
Gen. Whites victory is anxiouslv
awaited. as it is generally realized, to-
day. that there was little warrant for
the eXultation which. perhaps, natur-
! ally following the announcement of his
repulse of the Beers, when the country
had steeled itself to hear the worst.
The remarkable revolution in Boer
| tactics has been another complete sur
prise to the British. who had not reck-
oned on the weakened garrison at
Ladysmith being subjected to such a
courageous assault, and it is realized
that Gen. Whites troops cannot be ex-
pected to prolong such an arduous de-
fence
In some quarters it is considered I'M
accountable that General Butler did
not press his attempt to effect a pas
sage of the Tugela river while the
Beers We're engaged northwards. and
the comment on his apparent supine-
ness are noWise complimentary.
From the Boer Headquarters it is re-
ported that Gen. Butler is constructing
a subsidiary railroad from the main
line to Colenso westerly, in the direc-
ton of Potgieter's drift.
the Beers continue to extend their
work and it is estimated that 10000
men are required to defend them
The prisoners captured by Canadians
and Queenslanders at Sunnyside are
going to Cape Town for trial as rebels
The Canadians expressed intense in
dignation on learning that the prison.
ers were British subjects.
The colonial tTppp- rpOtipua IN aarn
warm praise on all sides the latest
example Of their effective work being
contained in the dispatch in the Lon
don Times, dated Jan. 9Th, from the
ModGer river. cabled to The Associated
Press. last night. which said that the
news from Belmont showed that the
Canadians and Qucenslanders had been
energetic in that vicinity, that the
Beers had been compelled to desert a
large belt of the Orange Free State
territory.
Little change is apparent in the position
at Colesberg. Gen. French reported to
the war office Jan. !, that he had recon-
noitered with a squadron of the House.
hold Cavalry on the Beers east flank,
two miles from Achtertang and drew a
considerable force of the burghers. who.
DclnS anxious Tor tnelr communications
with Norvars pont, withdrew.
The casualties Of the Suffolks, near
Colesberg. were: killed-Col. Waber and
Lieuts. Wilkins. Carey and White, and %
men.
Neutrality-suspicious. Brett. Thomson and
Brown, and Lieuts Allen. Wood. Martin
and Butler. and 1o7 men.
Wounded. q men.
Gen. French further reports that the
casualties Of the other regiments to Jan.
4, were u men killed and "A wounded.
The Queen has telegraphed her con-
CALCULATIONS and thanks to Gen. White
and the troops Of Ladysmith.
A dispatch from Frere Camp, late Sun
day night, said all was quiet there, thus
dispelling the widespread hopes that Gen.
Butler had followed up his demonstration
before COlenso with an effective move
elsewhere.
The London Times correspondent at Lo-
renZo Marquee cables that although there
is no guarantee that Transvaal gold Is Of
standard value. the Portuguese govern
ment cOmpels the local banks to accept
it as legal tender at the same rate as
British sovcreigns thus giving the re
public every facility for extensive tran
sactions here and RENTING money to
Europe
Continuing. the correspondent says: 1T
is questioned whether the Portuguese or
der is not breach of neutrality"
The latest news from Bloemiontein says
the officials there recognize that they
must evacuate the town at an early date
ana are securing houses at Pretoria.
II is also announced that the hospitals
at Rloemfontein and elsewhere are
packed with wounded men.