The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-03-15
BURGHERS
YIELD.

LONDON, Feb. 2N-An announce
ment, declared to be official was made
that Commandant Louis Botha had
surrendered to Lord Kitchener the
commander-in-chief In the MiddleburE
district.
Later 1t was reported that the mes
sage was an unofficial one.
An earlier message was to the effect
that Botha's force was moving towards
Vilioen's headquarters, at Roosenkal,
seventy miles northwest OF Middleburg
and thirty west of Lydenburg
LONDON Feb. 27.-Three hundred
surrendered 10 General French after the
lighting.
Lord Kitchener has reached Middle
burg. He reports that up to the 25th
inst General French's additional cap
lures include one l9-pounder krupp
one Howitzer, one Maxim, 10000 rounds
of small arms ammunition, 5000 cattle,
10000 sheep, 2s7 wagons There were
no British casualties.
The Beers in Pretoria are filed with
CONSERVATION at General Frenchs sue
cesses.
General French's scouts have discoV-
cred cannon and some ammunition
which had been buried by the Beers,
The conflicting statements regarding
outcome of his wifes return to Pretoria
after urging her husband to yield. Mr.
st. John Broderick, Minister for War,
stated in the Commons that nothing
official with reference to the surrender
had been received.
DE WET ADVISED SURRENDER.
LONDON, Feb. 2S.-Commandant De
Wet recently advised Commandant
Hertzog that unless the raid into Cape
Colony proved a signal success 1t would
be better to consider the advisability
of surrendering.
Commandant Hertzog has now sue
ceeded in effecting a junction with De
Wet and Steyn and the three are
camped together on the south bank of
the Orange river.
Colonel Thornycrofts brigade is pass
ing towards them from the west and
the other British commanders are con-
verging to intercept them in every di-
rection.
De Wet is preparing to move east
ward across the railway between Nor
walls Pont and Naauwpoort junction
In Saturdays engagement with Com
mandant De Vets force Captain W. G.
Marcer of the Coldstream Guards and
Prvates Sheehan, O'Br!en and Green of
the Victorian Mounted Rifles captured
a 15-pounder
Sir Alfred Miner confirms a report
that Commandant Hertzog fiogged a
Kaffir named Esau at Calvinia so bru-
tally that the punishment proved fatal.
BRITISH GRIP TIGHTER.
LONDON, Feb. 27.-Mr. Burleigh, the
correspondent of the Daily Telegraph
cabled on Tuesday evening that the
Orange river was stll high and that
the British column was Tightening its
grip on Steyn and De Wet. Hertzog
is near Petrusville (ten miles west of
Zand Drift, through which De Vets
force crossed into Cape Colony), and
the patrols are engaged. \ battle is
imminent.
Forty Beers were captured near
willowmore 1l0 miles northwest OF
Port Elizabeth.
Commandant Scheepers laager at
Wiilowmore, with all supplies, was cap
tured when the bulk of the commando
was absent.
SHELLED THE BOERS.
LONDON, Feb 2S.-A force of New
Zealanders in Zecrust. in the Western
Transvaal. shelied the Beers south
wards of the town and compelled them
to remove their laagers.
They also captured some cattle
The garrison of Zeerust, which has
been frequently threatened by large
sections OF the enemy. has succeeded
in erecting bomb proofs for the en-
trenchments and entanglements to
guard the approaches OF the town.
1t is evident from the above that the
garrison of Zeerust, of which the New
Zealanders from part, or possibly the
whole is in a state of siege.
RAIDING RAILROADS
LONDON. Feb. 2S.-The Beers at
Petersburg, the terminus of the rail-
way north of Pretoria, are running
trains southwards as far as Warm
baths, watching for an oportunity to
destroy the railway bridge across the
Pienaar river and thus cripple the op-
erations OF the eXpeG.tlon now organ
lzing at Pretoria for the subjugation of
the Northern Transvaal
KRUEGER'S BEREAVEMENTS
LONDON. Feb 2s.-Krueger has been
informed that one OF his grandsons
Piet Krueger) and a son-in-law (Com
mandant Malom, both serving with De
la Rey's commando, We're recently kill
ed in an engagement in the Rusten-
burg district west OF Pretoria,
DE WET LOSES HEAVILY.
LONDON, Feb. 2s,-In an engagement
on Saturday with De Wet. two COM
mandants and 200 OF De Vets followers
were captured,
A l5-poundcr was captured by Cap
tain W. q. Marcer of the Coldstream
Guards and PrIyates Sheehan, O'Brien
and Green 0f the Victorian Mounted
Rifles.
Hertzog has effected junction with
ne Wet ana Steyn ana the three are
rampluR together ON the south bank
ui tho orange river Colonel Thorny
uroft i- pressing towards them from
thr west ana other commander are
,pnNergnR lo intercept them u every
direction be Wet Do preparing tu move
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