The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-01-01

bl itdlilE iN VI" WEST III Nut 'ihIt'
River colony and number of rebels +"
Martial law has been proclaimed in
the following additional d,stIets.
Hrpt,vn Victoria w.st Ri,huerd.
Hanover. Murraysbagv. Graaf II uar.
Abe, COW Middlebu~r staynsburg
CrnddncE TarEa ard Nolteno
DE VETS BOLD DASH
BLOEMFONTE1N Thursday. Dec.
2O.-The details Of General De Vets
escape from the general encircling Brit
ish columns show that IT was one Of
the boldest incidents of the war. When
Haasbroek's command Joined De Wet
December 18th. some fifteen miles east
of Thabanchu. General Knox was only
about an hour distant and the BDer
situation appeared desperate But DE
Wet was equal to the occasion. Dis
patching Haasbroek westward to make
a feint at Victoria Mex, General De
Wet prepared TO break through the
British column at Springhau Mex pass.
about four miles ahead. At the en-
frances We're two fortified posts, while
artillery was posted eastward, watch
ing the Beers.
Suddenly a magnificent spectacle was
presented. The whole Boer force Of
$500 men started on a gallop in open
order through the nek. President
Steyn and Peit Fourie led the charge
and ne Wet brought up the rear. The
British guns near the drift doomed and
ratified necessarily. The Beers first
tried the eastward route, but en-
counterng artillery, they diverged and
Calloped to the front Of the hill to the
westward where the fire OF only a sin
gle post was effective. The whole
maneuver was n piece of magnificent
daring and its success was complete in
spite of the loss OF a -pounder
and twenty-five prisoners.
The British force detached after
Haasbroek came in contact with his
commando at nlghtfall The burghers
We're scattered and the Welsh Yeoman
ry Galloped among the retreatng
Beers, using their revolvers and the
butt ends of their rifles with great ef
feet. An incident Of the fight was the
gallop of British ammunition wagon
right through the scattered Beers, the
gunners using their revolvers freely.
Is KIMBERLY IN PERIL?
LONDON. Dec. 22.-The Evening
Standard says it hears a report has
reached London that Kimberly is seri
ously threatened by the Beers.
None of the leading South African
firms interested in Kimberly have re-
reived information tending to confirm
the Evening Standards report
A DARK OUTLOOK.
NEW YORK, Dec. GA dispatch to
The Journal and Advertiser from Lon !
don says:
Something very serious is happening |
to the British in South Africa Lord !
Kitchener has completely shut off the
news; serious cabinet meetings and |
numerous pretentous conferences are
.aking place at the War Office, while
'e-enforcements of cavalry and irregu-
ar troops are being hurried out with
III possible speed.
There is growing discomfort among
he volunteer troops now in Africa and
sop has been offered to them in the
orm of increased pay and multiplying
he time credited to them. The Imper-
al Yeomanry are clamorinE to come
lome They went out for year and
aw the pampered favorites Of the
Household cavalry and the City I'm
,erial Volunteers relieved, while they
ave been given the nastiest work Of
he whole campaign. The Government
low offers to pay them a dollar and q
luarter a day if they stay This is an
Increase from their present pay of 2S
ents.
The Colonials are demanding to be
eturned. This in the face of great
}oer activity
PITCHED BATTLE IMMINENT
KRUGERSDORP. Transvaal sun
ay, Dec. ia pitched battle is immi
ent between the British under General
Elements, who has been re-enforced,
nd the Beers under General Delary.
LONDON, Dec. 19.-It is reported
hat General Knox has been forced to
bandon the pursuit of General De
Vet owing to the situation created in
ape Colony by the Beers crossing the
range river. II is said that 5000 Re-
ublicans have entered Cape Colony ]
nd similar number have reached
The report adds that De
Vet with about 4500 men is northeast
t Ladybrand and that an attack on
yindburg is momentarily expected.
CAPE TOWN, Dec. 17.-SeVen hun
red Beers have crossed from Orange
river Colony into Cape Colony, near
.liwal North and have reached Kaap-
al.