The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-03
'YEOMANRY
EN- RAPED
Another Boer Ambush
Successful.
Gen. K|ICHENER'S REPORT.
Fighting Going on Christmas Day
Near De Aar but no Par
ticuIars Ready.

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CAPE TOWN, Dec. ga large par
ty of Yeomanry in pursuit of Beers are
believed to have been entrapped
| LONDON, Dec. 23.-The War Office
has received the following dispatch
from Lord Kitchener, dated Pretoria,
! December %.
AS far as it is possible for me to
| form an opinion from the reports of
officers on the spot, 1 think the goer
movement into Cape Colony~f1as been
| checked. OF the two forces that enter
ed the colony, the eastern is still north
of the Zoutpansberg range, while the
one that entered west appears to have
been turned in the direction of Bris-
town and Prieske. Our troops are get
! ting around both bodies and special
column is also being organized which
will be dispatched Immediately when
l know where it's services are most
wanted.
THE Beers have not received much
assistance in Cape Colony as far as my
information goes. We have armed
some of the colonists, who are assist
ing our forces Railway and telegraph
communication has been much inter-
rupted by the very bad weather. De
Wet is in the neighborhood of Senekal.
General French, in conjunction with
General Clements, attacked force un-
Ger Beyers south of the Mageliesberg.
The Beers broke away in a southwest
erly direction toward Potchefstroom
and were followed by General Gordon
with column of French's forces. Yes
terday evening about o'clock Gle
nents' force was engaged south of
ELEPHANTS Mex, but I do not yet know
the result
FIGHTING IN PROGRESS.
CAPE TOWN, Dec. 25.-Fighting. is
going on-near De Aar. Particulars are
unobtainable. Two hundred Beers have
left Britstown after communicating all
supplies available
MASERU, Dec. 24.-The British are
pressing Commandant De Wet in the |
Ladybrand district. u
LONDON, Dec. 25.-Lord Kitchener |
telegraphing to the War Office under |
date of Naauwpoort. December "a, re-
ports: ''Thornycrofts mounted infan-
try have occupied Britstown without |
opposition. The Beers retired to the |
north in the direction of Priska They
will be followed up"
LONDON. Dec. 26.-The position of |,
Cape Colony is hanging in the balance. !
According to the Morning Posts Cape
Town correspondent, everything de-
pends upon the quantity of ammunition
in the possession of the disloyal Dutch
residents, 100 of whom have Joined the
Beers in the Phillipstown district only.
Energetic measures have been taken to
stem the invasion. but there is unques-
danger that parties of Beers ,,
will get through into parts of the COZ
only and gradually raise the whole
Cape in rebellion. Re-enforcements $
can arrive none too soo.I. t
Most of the dispatches from Cape I
Town describe the raiders as doing lit
tie harm and as being rapidly inclosed ,,
by Lord Kitchener's combination Lord :
Kitchener is in the heart of the disaf- 2
fected districts. He has the advantage /
Of being personally acquainted with a
local conditions. Last March he sup i
ervised the suppression of the rising
which occurred then. He is bringing
down thousands of troops from the
north.
The Standards Cape Town CORE
spopdent says the loyalists demand |
that martial law shall be proclaimed
throughout Cape Colony. but adds:
Such a step is now impossible, owin.,
to the lack of sufficient troops to en- :
force it,.