The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-06-13
COST or THE WAR

when UrIton aud B0sr faced each
other in the northern neck 10 Natal.
In the early weeks Of October, i,sp o.
military prophet would hay. b, "a
deemed insane hsd he predicted Il
struggle Of more than six months Yet
the war went on for two and q half
long years. with the burghers' capacity
for reslstanie apparently not yet end
ed. The Boer war has cost Great
Britain more than 81. Wv 900 900. more
than did any Of her wars with the eS-
ception OF the t~enty-year struggle
with Napoleon. a great deal more than
the Seven Years war, which transfer
red India and Canada from the French
10 the British crown; more even than
the American War Of Independence.
The war in South Africa began OFF,
Cially october II, 1899. the date set
in the Boer ultimatum. 1t was con-
cluded on May 81. 1909. 1t therefore
continued two years, seven months and
twenty days, and has been won by the
British at cost which. in the words
VI tpll L dui hlubflt lllt lIdnNN
President, has staggered humanity"
The official British statistics to April
of this year give these losses: Total
deaths in South Africa. 1920 officers.
20.O3l men; missing and prisoners. aS4
officers, 1881 men: sent home as inva-
lids. 1887 officers. 6s.311 men. The Brit
ish have taken about $1,000 Boer pris-
oners. but OF killed and wounded on
no std 10 IL
statistics. Nor are there any statis-
tics as to the money spent by the two
Boer republics,
The cost Of the war TO the British,
according to the statement Of the
Chancellor of the Exchequer in present
ing the budget in April last, had been
little over 1925 ,oOo. 900. Great Britain
has had about $50, 900 men in the field.
The Boer force at the start was esti-
mated at $4,000. Operations in the field
to crush out the two little republics
have cost British taxpayers at the rate
of $3.50 minute.
Here is verbatim Of the first of a
long series OF cables:
Regarding purchase gold farm Pax
fontein. All necessary parties to con-
tract now Pretoria, whittier All gone
get better price: have every reason be-
lieve vendors wish to sell"
The simplicity Of the device renders
explanation almost unnecessary. OF
course. this one instance was but an
isolated success for a scheme to meet
all possible contingencies. but it work
ed excellently. 1t barely needs the
translation: All" is Lord Miner. The
vendors are. of course. the Beers.
"Paxfontein gold farm" is the syno-
nym for peace.
COMMENT ON SETTLEMENT.
CHICAGO, June Thomas Erskine
British Vice Consul. who has been
Acting Consul since the departure of
Consul Edward Windham for England
week ago, said last night regarding
the signing Of the peace articles by the
Beers: I'VE shall now see a system
akin to the feudalism OF the middle
compatible with twentieth century con-
ditions.
Naturally for a few years the work
Of reconstruction will be difficult Not
only must the Beers themselves be in
duced to accept the new conditions,
but there Is also a large native popula-
ton to reckon with which il liable to
become troublesome on the frontiers at
intervals. Because OF the presence of
shSoV "io tiioVb hGStiouo VI NhC
country I think 1t only just that the
Beers should be allowed to retain their
arms. They will need them as a means
of defense against the savaSes who
have no love for the Dutch
AS TO SOUFRIERE.
NEW YORK. June 2.-Assistant Gu
rator Hovey Of the American Museum
of Natural History. Professor T. A.
Jaggar of Harvard University; T. N.
Macdonald, owner Of an estate near
Chateau Belair on the Island Of St.
Vincent and others have made a par
tial ascent OF St. Vincent's Soufriere,
says a Herald dispatch from Castries.
ST. Lucia
Mr.. Hovey said. regarding his trip:
The old crater OF Soufriere was the
center of the disturbance. We found
another crater. which WIS a half mile
deep. There was a small boiling lake
at the bottom Of thiU ePater.
I'VE found no evidence of molten lava
having been erupteA. but the Soufriers
emitted vast quantities Of ashes and
einders.
The volcano h Stih active and Is .
dangerous spot for explorers. Report
reached US upon cur return here that
another eruption took place at an ear
ly hour this morning. There was Q
decided earthquake In disturbance. The
summit of the Soufriere was illuminat-
ed by a fiery, vaporous mass