The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-09
AFTER THE BIG BATTLE
Continued from Page II

The War Office, anticipating a great
crush at the opening of Parliament, mas
placed new restrictions upon visitors
during the session.
Large arrivals of troops are due at
Cape Town during the week. There
has been great activity in military
quarters in all parts of England since
Saturday morning.
All the editorials this morning
breathe the spirit of calm determine
ton. Not one will allow that any re-
verse could deter the country from the
object it has set itself to attain. what
ever the sacrifices which may be in
volved.
The Welcome to Leyds.
BERLIN, Jan. 28.-Dr. Leyds is re-
ceiving an enthusiastic welcome such
as is accorded only to the most favor
ed Ambassadors. 1t is learned that
his purpose here is to induce Germany
to intervene, the chief stipulations be-
ing for peace and that Great Britain
shall guarantee the independence of the
Boer Republic, with minor territorial
cessions, but no port. Another power
having South African possession may
be taken into the negotiations After
finishing his mission here DIR. Leyds
will probably visit Washington With
the same object in view, providing the
Kaiser declines his proposals. Failing
in Washington, ST. Petersburg will
next be tried.
The inducements held out to Ger
many to assist his plans are CONNER
cial, railway and mining monopolies to
the empire in the Transvaal, for assist
ance against the British. Leyds sug-
gests that Intervention is justified be-
cause of alleged inhuman methods of
warfare, which are contrary to the
Geneva convention, the wrongful seiz-
ure of German ships and breaches of
neutrality by Portugal in favor of En-
gland. The Transvaal envoy has not
yet been received by the Kaiser.
LONDON, Jan. 28.-The intervention
Of one or more of the European pow
ers against Great Britain is now more
than probable. The whole nation sud
denly realizes this. Every London
paper announces it more or less direct
| ly and calls for the fleet to be made
ready for action.
Germany undoubtedly leads this hos
tile movement, with France as strong
second.
The effect of Buffers retreat on Euro
pean powers is pronounced and the re-
ceptions everywhere accorded to DR..
Leyds are significant of the European
feeling. His presence at the Ambassa-
doris dinner few nights ago in Paris,
even though necessitating the British
Ambassadors absence, shows that the
Anglophobe spirit has got beyond the
bouleVards and even dangerously close
to the Elysee itself. His invitation to
Berlin and his presence there as the
Foreign Minister'S honored guest, con-
tinues the same story.
European Intervention is in the air.
Orders sent to the British battleships
at Perrin and Alden to join the Mediter-
ranean fleet at once show that the Brit
ish Admiralty expects to be called upon
at short notice.
In her present temper England will
not stand Intervention from anybody
Hence the haste to put the fleet In
shape to stand the test of all possible
combinations. Whatever may be the
outcome abroad, and the atmosphere is
too full of electric storm clouds to per.
NIT of calm observation, no doubt ex
lists that political storm is in store
for the Ministry this week.
Russian Women Want Peace.
BERNIE (Switzerland), Jan. 81
Countess Shuvaloff of St. PETERSBURG
has forwarded to the Internationa
Peace Bureau here memorial, signet
by 10000 Russian ladies, asking tina
President Mckinley tender the goot
offices of the United States to the con
tending parties in the Boer war 70
the purpose of ending the strife.
Similar action is said to be on foo
among the women of the Netherlands
An Incident of War.
LONDON, Feb. IA curious incl
4. dent is related of the fighting on Jan
. uary oath. One of the Lancasters
while firing from the prone position
had his head taken clean off by a shell
To the amaZement of his comnde
the headless trunk quietly rose, 500
upright few seconds and then fell.
What the Beers Think.
LONDON, Feb. IA letter has JUS
! been published here which was writ
y ten just before the war by a menbe
of the Transvaal Government. 1t show
what the Beers think of the British
Following is an extract:
Your military officers we know [
be merely pedantic scolars or frivolor
society men, without any capacity fc
practical warfare with white men. Tt
Afridis were more than a match fc
you, and your victory over the Sol
danese was achieved because tho:
poor people had not a rifle among
them. We know that your men, bein
. the dregs of your people, are NATURAL
feeble, and they cannot endure IL
hardships of war. We know that tt
= entire British race is rapidly decayin
|c your birth rate is rapidly falling, yol
~ children are born weak, diseased ar
~ defOrmed, and that the major part
your population consists of female
cripples, epileptics, consumptives, ca,
cerous people, inalids and lunaties
all kinds whom you carefully nonri.
and preserve. We know that hin
tenths of your statesmen and high
officials, military and naval, are su
fering from kidney diseases. Viii