Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-01
INVASION OF CAPE COLONY
BRITISH SUBJECTS CALLED TO RE-
PEI THE BoERs.
Latter Capture and Burn a Train
Said to Have Been sixty
Guards Aboard.

A dispatch from Cape Town yesterday
says: The Cape government has called upon
the loyalists in twen;y-seyen districts, in
Guiding Cape Town, TO assist the military
to repel invasion by the formation of a
paid defense force.
In preamble TO the call the government
announces the situation as follows:
Owing TO the fact that the armed forces
or the enemy have penetrated south OF
Carnarvon in the west and south of Mid
oleburg eastward, it is necessary to repel
the invasion promptly, and the government
calls upon loyal inhabitants to aid the mill
tary in this duty by the formation of a
colonial force for the sole and exclusive
purpose of repeliing invasion, guarding lines
OF communication and maintaining order in
The disturbed districts.
Volunteers VIII be paid ) shiliings per
day, with ratlons, forage, arms and horses.
me term or service Is not expected TO
exceed three months
Thus notice specially applies to the dis
tricts named in 1t, but other districts may
assist. kniistlng will begin Thursday
1t Is estimated that no fewer than / 800
Cape Dutch have Joined the invaders, who
have penetrated farther south than ever.
1t is now aScertained that the beers who
trekked westward from Vryburg, and who
were supposed to be going to Damaraland
are making for the Prleska district of Cape
Colony.
A dispatch from Cradock says: THE
Beers burned an empty goods train neal
Rosmead junction. The authorities al
Rosmead have sent the women and children
away to Cradock. 1t is reported that a
commando has crossed the line and is max
ing toward Middleburg."
Lord Kitchener, in dispatch to the Lon
don war office dated Pretoria, December
81, 9:35 am, says:
"A small portion of the enemy's force
= ;1hn .
away in southwestery direction and
crossed the railway at point between Ban
gor and Sherborne. They did some damage
to the railway. The column under Will
Jams will be in touch with this body today.
The force which entered the colony to
the west passed the road from Carnarvon
to Victoria West at o'clock yesterday
morning. They were going south, and
were closely followed by Thorneycroft and
De LiSle.
Very few recruits from the colony
joined the enemy. Hertzog's men are al
ready dropping their worn horses
A Port Elizabeth dispatch says: Reports
are in circulation here that the train which
was held up near Rosmead was not empty,
but had sixty OF the Prince Alfred Guards
on board, who were returning from the
front, and about forty passengers, women
and children.
1.-The Beers numbered 900 with supports
that could be seen in the distance. The
soldiers defended themselves until their
small quantity of ammunition was exhaust
ed, when all were captured, though subse-
qUently released.
THE passengers had narrow escapes as
the bullets of the Beers perforated the car
riages. An officer and three soldiers We're
severely wounded.
1.-The railway traffic has been stopped but
the Beers do not appear to have injured the
permanent way"
Mr.. Kruger is again importuning Queen
Wilhelmina, says the correspondent of the
Daily Mail at The Hague, to write personal
letters to Emperor Nicholas, President
Loubet and Emperor William with a view
of stopping The war. 1t Is reported that
the queen Is not unwilling, but that the
Netherlands ministry Is divided
The Princess of Wales has written to the
newspapers appealing for further funds for
the Soldiers and Sailors Families Associa-
ton, of which she ia president, to main
tain the families of men engaged in the