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WARNING TO THE Beers


Must Surrender Before September 10, or
be Permanently Bansshed from South
Afrtca-B Ioodshed and Destruction
AimIessIy Prolonged by Present Guer-
rilla Tactics.
London Aug. "a parliamentary pa
per has been issued containing proc
lamation issued by Lord Kitchener,
August Z, in accordance with instruc-
tons from the imperial government.
the governments of Cape Colony and
Natal concurring. The proclamation
says;
All commandments, field comets and
leaders of armed bands, being burghers
Of the late republics and still engaged
in resisting his majesty's forces, wheth-
err in the Orange colony, the TransVaal
or other portion of his majesty's South
African dominions, and all members of
the governments of the late Orange
Free State and Transvaal, Shall, unless
they surrender before September Is,
be permanently banished from South
Africa. The cost of the maintenance of
the families of all burghers in the field
who have not surrendered by Septem-
Der Is shall be recoverable from such
burghers and shall be a charge upon
their property, removable and immov-
able, in the two colonies"
The preliminary correspondence
shows that the proclamation Is based
upon suggestions which the govern
ment of Natal forwarded to Colonial
Secretary Chamberlain July "a, and
that the date, September Is, was recon-
mended by Lord Miner. The reasons
of the government for the proclamation
are set forth in a preamble, which reads
as follows:
whereas, The late Orange Free
State and South African Republic have
been annexed to his majesty's domin-
ions; and,
whereas, His majesty's forces are
and have been for some considerable
time in complete possession of the seats
of government of both the aforesaid
territories, with their public offices and
the whole machinery of administration,
as well as all the principal towns and
the whole of the railways; and,
Whereas, A great majority of the
burghers of the two republics, to the
number of $4,000, exclusive of those who
have fallen in the war. are now either
prisoners or have submitted to his
majesty's government, and are living
peaceably in towns and camps under
control Of his majesty's forces; and,
Whereas, The burghers of the late
republics still in arms are not only few
in number, but have lost almost all
their guns and munitions Of war, and
are devoid of regular military organi-
cation, and are, therefore, unable to
carry on regular warfare, or to offer
any organized resistance to his majes-
tvs forces in any part of the country;
and,
whereas, Those burghers who are
still in arms, though unable to carry on
regular warfare, continue to make iso-
lated attacks upon small posts, and de-
tachments of his majesty's forces, to
plumber or destroy property and to
damage railway and telegraph lines;
and.
Whereas, The country is thus kept
in a state of disturbance, checking the
resumption of agricultural and indus
trial pursuits; and,
Whereas, His majestys government
Is determined to pitt an end to a state
Of things which is aimlessy prolonging
bloodshed and destruction and inf1ict-
ing ruin upon a great majority of the
inhabitants, who are anxious to live In
peace and earn a livelihood for them
selves and their families; and,
whereas, 1t is just to proceed
against those still resisting, and espec-
tally against those persons who. being
in a position of authority, are r6spon-
sble for the continuance of the present
state of lawlessness, and are instigat-
ing their fellow burghers to continue
their hopeless resistance to his majes-
tvs government;
"Therefore, Lord Kitchener issues his
proclamation" etc. (Here follows proc
lamation printed above.)
This afternoons newspapers comment
approvingly upon the proclamation,
Even the Westminster Gazette says
that there is no fault to find with it,
nor Is there any objection to make on
the score of justice 1t thinks, how
ever, that 1t is extremely doubtful
whether it will have any effect in
shortening the war Most of the fight
| ing Beers are already completely ruin
ed, and nothing distrains them, owing
to the devastation of the country.
The Globe says that the proclamation
is as iudicious as 1t is drastic, and that
the only question is whether it Is strong
enough, adding: mot even the widest
pro Boer can find fault with 1t, on the
score of inhumanity 1t has long been
obvious that such a step was tmpera-
tive in order to avert ruin from inhab-
itants DESTROYS of peace
STEYN MAY JOIN KRUGER.
| Paris, Aug Git Is reported on the
bourse to-day that Mr.. Steyn, the for
mer president of the Orange Free State
will soon join Mr.. Kruger in Holland,
with the view of reaching definite
understanding in regard to the peace
overtures.
BOER DEFEATS IN CAPE COLONY.
| Cape Town, Aug. 9.-General Hunter
Weston's column has had an engage
ment with the Beers under Command
ant Theron at Zuurfontein, Cape Colo
nv, The Beers retired in great con-
| fusion into the GRAF Reinet district,
Their losses are not known.