The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-09-05
KITCHENER Has TO REPORT
FURTHER DISASTERS
soEas ATTACK A CONVOY AND
KILL AND WOUND
sRIToHs.
Lord Miner Arrives at Cape Town
and Is warmly ereesed-stsyn
and De Wet win Garry On the
War.

LONDON. AzS- 27.-Lord Kitchener,
IN e dispatch from Pretoria to-day, SAYS
"A convoy on It's way from Kimberley
% Griq1atoEn was attacked near Rooi-
kople- The attack was driven OF bv
Captain Humby's escort Of the Serenity
fourth Imperial feouanry. who lost g
men killed and had - men wounded.
The convoy Ezs brought in safely. Raw
Inson caught IS Transyaalers after 3
forty minute gallop in the open east OF
Edinburg
a special from Capetown says:
J. Y Merriman, the Parliamentary
leader Of the Afrikanderbund, has been
arrested on a farm near SteIlenbosch. He
has given MS parole not TO leave the farm.
Merriman recently visited England and
urged IN speeches and interviews q con-
ciliatory policy toward the Beers. In s
long letter TO friend, treating of martial
law al the Cape, dated at Stellenbosch.
August 9th, and published here today
Merriman says:
Public meetings are forbidden by mill
tary force. Quite recently q member OF
Parliament Lying fifty miles from Cape
town, who had few men 70 see him
was hauled before a military tribunal
AT another place a man was reported be
cause he refused 10 join the Town Guard
To crown all our Parliament. where the
voice of the people should be heard in a
legitimate, responsible fashion. is sus-
pended, contrary TO law. The admins
trati0n of the whole country is carried on
by means of the Legitimate issue of pub
lie money. You gag a man and because
he does not make his voice heard You de
clare he IS conteHted with his position"
A Capteown special saws: Lord Mil
ner, the British High Commissioner in
a@r.4
England. He met with an enthusiastic
reception. Replying to an address OF
welcome, he said there was no doubt
whatever of the unshakable determination
of the people and the government of Great
Britain TO adhere to their South African
policy.
, LONDON. Aug. ga alspatch from
Lord Kitchener, dated from Pretoria to-
day. says:
Three officers and sixty-fve men, who
were sent north of Ladybrand (0range
River Colony on the right of Elliott's
columns, were surrounded on unfavorable
ground and captured by superior force,
August 22d. One man was killed and
four were wounded. The prisoners were
released Am holding an inquiry.
Have just received long letter from
Stein containing an argumentative state
ment of the Boer case and saying he will
continue TO fight: also a short letter
from DeWet to the same effect Botha
writes acknowledging the receipt of my
proclamation and protesting against it.
and stating that the Beers intend to 90
on fighting. On the other hand, the sur
renders lately have increased consider
ably"
Another dispatch from Lord Kitchener
says:
Since August 18th. thirty-two Beers
have been killed 139 made prisoners and
1S5 have surrendered including Kruger,
a nephew of the ex-President. The col
umns are meeting with no appreciate
opposition in Cape Colony. Armed bands
are in hiding and avoiding our columns
with some success. General Beason alone
having been in contact with the command
of Schehrer, whom he is driving north"