The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-01-26
HALF RlTl0ns FOR
SOnE BOER FAMILIES
WHEN The HUSBANDS suRREND-
Err FULL RATIoNS ARE
PROVIDED.
Lord Roberts Issues Stirring Appeal
For Prompt Response 70 the
Call For rive Thousand Yeomanry
Cape Dutch Quiet

and their stock are being systematical
from all over the country. They are
kept in camps and fed. Those who
surrender voluntarily are supplied
with full rations and those whose hus
bands are still in the field are pro
yided for on a reduced scale. which
is raised. when the husbands surrend
er. to a full allowance.
LONDON, Jan. I7-General Kiteh-
ener. telegraphing from Pretoria IN
der date of Wednesday. January 10th,
says the concentration of 5000 Beers
at Carolina (TransvaaD is reported.
The stop-the-war committee today
issued statement saying: Orders
which British officer reports he re-
ceived reveal the adoption by Lord
Roberts and Lord Kitchener of po-
Icy having for its aim the extermina-
ton OF heroic nationality by starving
its women and children and the DELHI
crate massacre of unarmed prisoners"
The latter clause alludes TO General
Kitchener's alleged secret orders 10
General De Vets pursuers to take no
prisoners.
Copies of letters from an unnamed
British arm officer containing these
and other charges will be sent by the
committee to Lord Salisbury, Lord
Roberts and others.
CAPE TOWN. Jan. 11-Martial law
has now been proclaimed in every
part of Cape Colony except the dis
tricts of Cape Town, Cimonstown.
Wynberg, Port Elizabeth 4 and East
London. 1t has also been proclaimed
in Tombuland. Griqualand East and in
East and West Pondoland. 1t has
been proclaimed unlawful for any per-
son in the Cape peninsula. except Off
cials and regular or order troops, TO
possess arms and ammunition or eth
err
LONDON, Jan. 1S-Lord Roberts.
who was entertained privately at din
ner last evening by the United Service
Club, the guests including the Prince
Of Wales. the Duke of York. the Duke
of Cambridge and some 800 officers,
has issued from the War Office a stir
ring appeal to the country for a
prompt response to the call for 5000
yeomanry, whose past services in
South Africa he highly commends to
the gratitude of the nation.
British offensive operations have
ceased for the present. 1t is supposed
Lord Kitchener is collecting his
for a final effort to crush
or to capture the commanders by a
repetition of the tactics which caused
the surrender of General Cronje and
General Prinsloo.
1t is alleged that the Beers who are
concentrating at Carolina and Ermolo
are preparing to descend into Natal
The casualty list issued yesterday
shows that the Beers have released
297 British who were captured ut
Helvetia and Belfast. The facts re
garding the captures at Belfast have
not been given out.
1t is understood that more-heavy
naval guns will be landed at the Cape
Information as to the doings of the
invaders is hard to obtain. but it is
clear that they are getting very little
help from the Dutch. Twice they at
tempted to capture Barley East. but
both times they We're repulsed. For
three days they occupied Sutherland.
but they cleared out on the approach
of a British column. Small scattered
parties are reported operating in var;.
Gus parts of the Ceres district. ADJ
parently the invaders abandoned the
idea of attacking Clanwilliam On find
ing the town well defended A COM
mando of 1000 has Deen active in the
Richmond district. out there the Beers
have secured only 100 Dutch recruits.
Soer Force Routed.
LONDON. Jan. 1S.-General Kitch-
ener. telegraphing from Pretoria to-
day, says Colonel Grey, with New
and bushmen have vigor- !
ously attacked the enemy eight miles |
west of Ventorsburg, completely rout- |
ing 500 Beers.
General Kitchener adds details of |
the Insignificant casualties of both .
forces, and continues: .'Colvilie's |
mobile column was attacked north of |
January II, by a con-
centration of the enemy. who were
driven of with severe loss Our casr,-
alties were fifteen wounded and one