The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-05
Suggested That Canadian Pre-
micr Be Sent as tOmnls
sioncr tO Beers.
KITCHENER CALLING FOR MEN.
General De Wet Appears Ia Have
British Commanders Guessing
-Boer Invaders Looting as
British Leave Towns.

London. Jan. The Daily Chronicle ad-
vises that favorable attention should he
siven 10 movement reported by its Mon
trea1 correspondent. to induce Sir "iifrid
T.aurier the Dominion Premier. provided
the Colonial Oface consents. 10 proceed TO
South Africa as a Commissioner empowered
to intervene with a view 10 the -toration
OF peace.
Earl Roberts Of Kandahar and Pre:ori1
is already immersed in his srduous new
duties at the War Ohicc. lie will take no
holiday
There Is 10 further news from Lord
Kitchener. who. according TO a Cape Town
dispatch. is calling for 500 men to guard
the Rand mines. Enlsting in Cape
Colony continues active. and 200 men viii
leave Cape Town for the north within the
next few days.
Information regarding the invasion Is
scaniy. Colonel williams attacked the
eastern Invaders January l near Middle
berg, but failed 20 dislodge them. He mas
since been Joined by Lieutenant Colonel
Grenfel. and the Beers have retired.
Advices from MaZeru. Bassutoland. dated
yesterday. say that three separate columns
are still pursuing General DE Wet. but with
no success. beyond taking twenty-eisht
prisoners. Cannon firing is continually
heard. General Brabent has arrived at
Grafreinet
An the English have deserted Ticksburg'
taking their stocks OF grain across the
border. end the Beers have looted the
town. p
According TO the Daily Mails correspond
ent at The Hague the directorate OF the
Netherlands South African Railway has
applied TO the Amsterdam courts for a sus-
persf0n Of payments. e. '--
60 %.MiIner Is Made Governor.
The following Colcnfal ONCE appoints
ments were announced this evening:
Sir Alfred Miner TO be Governor Of the
Transvsal and British High Commissioner.
+ The Honorable Waiter Francis Heiy-
Hutchinson Governor Of Natal and Zulu
land since 1882 to-be Governor OF Cape
lieutenant Colonel Sir: Henry Edward
since 1898 and aide-de-carnp TO the Queen
since 1907 to be Governor Of Natal
Major Hamilton John Goold-Adam. (resi-
dent commissioner OF the Bechuanaland
protectOrate) 10 he Lieutenant Governor Of
the Orange River Colony - SCI. .
yiIIoen Destroying Mines.
The treason court. established for the
trial of Cape Colonists accused OF disioyai
ty. has been indefinitely adjourned owing to
the unrest in the colony. which, II is feared,
the operation of The eourS swouid-a -aEyravate.
COminandant Niijoen.. Is conducfjng a
campaign OF mine destruction in the north.
During the past week he has destroyed
British property valued at $4,000.
That the enthusiasm for service in South h
Africa has not abated in Australia is at
tested by the fact that $500 men here have
volunteered recently. A big store Of am
munition, which had been hidden for the
use of the invaders. has been discovered al
Paarl. thirty miles north of Cape Town.
BOERs MOVING NORTH.
Cape Town. Jan. A. Two hundred Boers
have recrOssed the Orange River. going
north.
The Russian Commandants Petrowsk ami
Duploy were killed in the fighting at Ut
recht. December 25.'