Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-30
BOERS STUBBORN FIGHT.
Und CT Command of Gen Botha,
 Attacked Portitla.

Boers Finally Repulsed After Both
 Sides Lost a Number Killed-Eng-
 fish Lost Nearly One Hundred and
 Half That Number Wounded-Boer
 Commandant and Nineteen Burghers
 KiIled-The Times Comments on the
 Irish Question-Boer Prisoners i'll
 CeyIon Want to Take Oath of All
 legiance.
 Durban, Natal, Sept BOA force of 1,500 Boers, commanded by General Botha, made an attack, Which lasted all day long, September 2S, on Portitll, on the border of Zululand. The burgh- CTS were finally repulsed, but at q heavy loss to the garrison, whose losses were an officer and eleven men killed, and five officers and thirty-eight men wounded. In addition sixty-three men are missing, of which number many are believed to have been killed cr wounded. The Boer commandant Op- perman and nineteen burghers are known to have been killed.
 London. Sept 30.-Discussing the Irish question and the South African situation, the Times in an editorial to- day says the nation will never again trust the government of the British empire to a party which can be made and unmade by the Irish nationallsts. The South African war and the atti- tude of the>Irish during that war have brought home the danger of such a step more forcibly than ever to ,he whole people, says the Times. Throughout the war the Irish party have spared no pains to show that they are persistent and determined enemies of the empire. The demonstration has not been lost on the nation.
 London, Sept BOA dispatch to :he Times from Colombo says that Sir Joseph West Ridgeway, %he governor of the island, has announced that 200 of the Boer prisoners in Ceylon have expressed their willingness to take the oath of allegiance to King Edward.
 The prisoners not only desire to take the oath. but also wish to enlist in the British army. They are willing to serve anywhere but in South Africa.
 London. Sept BOA dispatch to the Times from Brussels says that the council of the Hague permanent court of arbitration has unanimously decided that the question of assuming the in- itiative in arbitration or intervention in any form in regard to the South Af- rican war must be definitely aban- doned. This decision, it is stated, probably accounts for the fact that the date of the meeting of the council to consider the appeal of the Boer rep resentatives in Europe has not yet been fixed, and it is not likely that such meeting will take place for consid- erable time.
 New York, Sept 0-Explanatory of the enlistment problem the London correspondent of The Tribune says:
 ''The re-enlistment of the imperial yeomen is not proceeding at rate to suit the military authorities. Very few sound men are forthcoming and it is doubtful if the order will have any real effect. Numbers of unfit men have offered to rejoin. but as Lord Kitchener does not want them the war office has had to refuse their services. During the last fourteen days only one hundred men have been re-enlisted. The men of the old yeomanrv don't think the terms, five shillings a day, good enough, as there is no separate allowance for families. Medically un- fit yeomanry have been arriving in shoals from South Africa. every trans port bringing some home. Out of 16- GOO men over 200 have been sent back as useless. No doubt when the par ties responsible for passing these men are found cenSure will be severe