Evening star., 1901-02-07
TO SEND 10000 TROOPS.
MORE MEN FOR KITCHENER IN
SOUTH AFRICA.
Total to Be Nearly 25O,OOO - The New
Reinforcement VIII Be
Mounted.

A dispatch from London last night says:
!. The following announcement has been Is
sued by the war office:
I'm view of the recent Boer activity in
various, directions the government has de-
cided, in addition to the large forces re-
Gently equipped locally in South Africa, to
reinforce Lord Kitchener by $4,000 mount
ed troops beyond those already landed IN
Cape Colony. Recruiting for the imperial
yeomanry has proceeded so rapidly that 1t is
anticipated 10000 will shortly be available.
THE South African Mounted Constabulary,
including those enlisted in the colonies,
may be relied upon to extend to 5000, and
the new colonial contingents to repace
those withdrawn will probably reach 5000.
The remainder of the force will be made
up of cavalry and mounted infantry from
the home establishment. The enlistment
of volunteers to replace those who nave
already served a year in South Africa is
also being proceeded with. Arrangements
have been made for the prompt equipment
and transportation of the force. The first
consignment will leave on the Aurania Feb
ruary o.
The additional force will raise the
strength of Lord Kitchener's army up to
about 25O0O0 men. The maximum esti-
mate of the number of Beers in the field,
including all their recent accessions in Cape
Colony, is 25,0OO men.
The Gazette announces that General Bra
.bant has been appointed to the command
Cape Colony, with Colonel Girouard as his
chief of staff. Brabants headquarters will
be at East London, from which place he
will advance northward and westward, seek
ing gradually to clear the colony of lnVau-
ers and enable the imperial forces to con-
centrate ultimately on the territory of the
Boer republics
A party of imperial yeomanry came in
contact with the invaders yesterday near
Prince Albert, Cape Colony, and. British
officer and some men are missing.
A Lorenzo Marquee dispatch says that the
railroad has been cut by the Beers 30 miles
from that place. or about 30 miles inside
1.-the Portuguese boundary. AS cabled yes
terday, it was then reported in London
that the Beers were threatening Lorenzo
Marquee, that Portugal had requested Brit
ish assistance and that a British squadron
had been ordered there.
The Daily Mail has the following from
its Lisbon correspondent: THE king OF
Portugal is staying a few days longer IN
London than he originally intended at the
express wish of King Edward His visit is
| likely to have important developments. The
Portuguese section of the Delagoa Bay rail-
way is now in British hands, but this Is
merely a temporary arrangement between
the two governments.
Commenting upon the situation at Della
goa bay and the report that the Beers nave
penetrated twenty miles into Portuguese
territory, the Daily Mail expresses belief
that British troops are now guarding the
Delagoa Bay railway down to the sea and
that it will he possible to send troops by
the Delagoa route. 1t argues. therefore,
that Great Britain gains = the Boer move.
A Cape Town dispatch says: The bond
| leaders strongly urge the Beers to surren-
| der, provided the British offer those in tie
| field the following terms: That after CIV
ing up arms all shall be allowed to return
to their farms and the rebels shall not be
punished. Prominent burghers say that
Louis Botha. in the Transvaal, and Chris
tian De Wet, In the Free State, should be
made members of the governors council In
order to watch the interests Of the burgh-
ers''
The correspondent of the Daily Chronicle
at The Hague, wiring the substance Of
Leyds reasserted that the Beers would
never submit and that their subjugation
was utterly impossible He declared that
they would continue filling their magazines
as hitherto with ever fresh captures from
| the British.