THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1917, 1900.
AMERICAN ADMIRATION FOR GREAT
BRITAIN)
EUSSIA'S BYMPATHY FOR TÜR HOURS
London, 10th Januscy
In America there is universal admiration of the steady tenger in which the British Empire is meeting ravers; and there is mosaggestion that England is likely to, or can, abandon the task that is before her of arenging her defests and restoring the prestige of her arms, and assert her supremacy in South Afrios: Continental comments are has exultant and monitary than was anticipated; but sympathy for the Boers in Fasela is so loudly expressed that it colour to the statement made in Diploma ciroles in London that Russian troops have been aent to Kushk with the object of preventing further reinforcemente going to South Africa from India.
GENERAL FULLER'S, HOFE,
London, 31st January.
The Cape Town correspondent of the Daily Mail states that General Baller or Tuesday: read to General Warren a force the Message of the Quean, expressing admiration of the troops during the past trying week. General Fuller added that the man ought not to think their work unasailing, as they had gained the key the road to Ladysmith, in which he hepad to be within a week,
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MEGRESA London, and Feburary
Captain D. Maclachlan, Inniskilling Fusiliers, ling died of his wounds at Spearman's Camp. Renter"
THE DEBATE OF THE ADDÉESS, -- London, Sed-February. During the debate on the Address in reply to the Royal Speech. Mr. Goschen said that the
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Despite thoʻsadisfaction caused by the sound- ness of Mr. Wyndham's speech and the gravity and dignity of Mr. Gusohen's utterance, the debate in the House of Commons is pusillani mora, apiteful and wetrisomie.
Colonel Saunderson taunted the Irish room. bera on one occasion last night and a disgusting con ensued, which was only closed by apology.. tediousness of the debate to the vanity of the Mr. Birrell, in his apason, attributed the
roupants of the front bauch, who, be declared, wow perpetually quarrelling for precedenos and the best nights. He thanked God that the man who founded the empies died for something better than Government. He traced the error in underestimating the strength of the Trade- bo yad to Mr. Rhodos' lie that Boer bravery was Mr. Winston Churchill, in his despatch to nonpricked bubble, and he concluded by loyally. the Morning Pat says that our troops will fer and eloquently rebaking the tomper of the rait, and that their couldonca in General WV Hargeurt and Str. Chamberlin
House Buler sentire. Capt. Thorneyoróft look com mand at Spionkop when General Woodgate fall speak on Monday and Mr. Balfear concluses wounded, and was responsible for the with-
the lobste on Tuesday. drawal of the tops referred to in a resting tologram. The Boer losses were comparatively greater than ours, and the enemy were too ex- hausted to having our rear-guard in retirement THE WHOLE FURGE ACROM THE TUJELA,
A Maritzburg messag's reade that the whole forea has re-crossed the Tugela River The faini list issued on Tulay shows easualties from the prossing of the Tugela River to date
sa 800 killed and wounded.
· DISAPPOINTED BUT NOT DESPONDENT AT LADYSMITIE.
anxiety. There is sinister sense that some For the rest, the nation's moot is one of broad- indefinable danger exists abroad and that ther country is not prepared. Nevertheless triffing: episodes prodaco enthusiam.
Jury, condemned the pro-Boer sermon by the Mr. Justice Greatham, addressing the Grand Dear of Durham in which that dignitary des gribal the recent farewells to the troops as
lagraceful orgies,"
Lord Salisbury, it referring to the subject in the House of Lords on Thursday, fully conour- red that the sermon was an outrage on our devot-
troops:
The Central News Ladysmith correspondented Says: We are disappointed, but not des
The Englishman, Canning, British Princesa pondent, at (reuel Buline's failure. The Boers and the Dictator bare sailed for the Cape with cupied nad fortified Spionkop after the 1,100 Field Artillery and battalion details, British retroat. It is ramonted that General Bamboring 559. The Braemar Castle, Britan Butler is advancing by another route. The ni, Siberian, British Prince, America, Minka, Bours are in stagth around Ladysmith, nudgina and Nagrung, have arrived at the Cape have formed new laager at Colenso, Re- inforcements are apparently reacking the Boers from the Transf."
SECOND REPORT OF RELIEF OF MAFERING.
London, 31st January,
A. Capa Tawa lologram enys that Mafeking is again reported relieved from the north a week ago.
THE BOSE BIG SHELL FACTORY,
WRECKED.
Louden, 30th January
Al Duchau au Fridley a cofugee says: Messrs. Eegbie's Enginesting Factory at Johannesberg, which was being used as a big shell-factory, was wrecked by a pluson on January 20th, during working hours. The less of life is supposed to have been heavy. The Transvaal's output of big shells is thus badly hampered.
THE DEBATE IN PARLIAMENT,
Loudon, 31st January. Mr. Balfour, speaking during the debate on the Address, said it would have been Impossible, in August last, to persuade Parliament of the accessity of sending a large Army to South
Africa.
Replying to Mr. Kannerman, he said that
General Baller bal exercised his own discretion in going to Natal.
Led Edmund Pitxaurios then used bie amontent (already tolegraphed), and attacked Mr. Chamberlain for not punishing the Jame gon Raiders, and ferreturoing Mr. Cecil Hundos sa Privy Conuciller, The House of Lords have
voted for the Acadies.
IN THE HOVER OF LORDS, ATTACK AND REPLY.
London, 31st January. In the House of Lords, last night, the dabats on the Address is reply to the Queen's Speech took place.
Lord Kimberley, after a sympathetic refer India, agrrod us to the necessity of the vigorous prosecution of the way to vindicate the integrity of the Queen's dominiops, bat at the
me time His Landship criticized the pupre paredness of the Gwernuent.
Pioneer Special.
Loodes, 4th February. Lant Roberts has arranged for the release of Commandant Prototitis, whose leg hue baaz amputated, saying that he has no desire to detain a bravo in.-Renter.
Goperni Baller is again on the more. He crossed the Tugela on Friday night..
BOER LOSSES.
London, 4th February. Nativa deserters from the Boer lines say the Baer losses north of the Tegela amount to ens thousand, Five Field Cornets were killed.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The British steamer Stentor, from Shanghai 15th Feb., had molerate to fresh breer with cegtinuous rain.
The British steamer Pyrrhus; Irois Amor 15tli Feb., hid fresh NE. brecze and overcast woz</ ther throughout.
The British steamer Quesa Eleanor, from Amer 16th Feb., bad moderate to fresh N.E. win with occasional rain,
burg 10th Deo. and Singapore 11th Feb., bad The German steamer Nurnberg, from Ham-
moderate monsoon and sea to lat. 17:30 N. and
basse aufl t there strong thousand,
swall to port:
The British steamer Denbighshire, froes Loa donith Dec. and Singapore8th Feb., land strong pore. On 15th Feb., spoke White Fannel, in wind Erst anil latter part of passage from Singa-
ist. 10.49 N., long. 116.26 E., bound north,
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The British steamer Haitan, from Fooshow, Amoy and Swator 17th Feb., bad fresh N.B bresse, high following sea, dull overcast weather N.E. breeze and soe, and cloudy weather, ocea to Amoy From Amoy to Swatow rudarate
Optional Cargo will be forvarded on unless in- sional rain showers. From Swatow to port timation is received from the Consignees before. fresh tu moderate N. E. breeze and moderato ses,1, TO-DAY, rennusting it to be landed ororast sky, frequent rain. Vessels in Swatow
Singan, Tament and Jugar
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Land Salisbury, (o reply to Lord Kimberley's ronacks, denied, knowing of Ble Kroger's preparations, thought he suspected theta Angra Martinson. bow, was unable to prevent the stine, the responsibility for which rasted with those who had signed the conventions. He Lordship said ho invoured aa enquiry into our Military
•Administration, bat thought it was inopportuns at the pest time, nut be hinted that the esustitutional machinery, whereby the Treasury coutrols expenditurs, impaire Military effie- cy. Hi Lordship said ho did not doubt par ultimate victory la South Africs, provided lesser issues were sunk.
Last Rosebury followed with coathing criticis i of Lord Salisbury's academic style of dealing with a grave situation, and said he was vined the nation would not recoil esen from compulsory service to preserve the predominance of the Bapire.
Lord Lansdowne promised an early explana tion of the Military assures contemplated. He affirmed that the Lutelligence Department had approximately estimated the numbers of the Boars and their armaments, but Lad inder rated their fighting value. Hoferring to the Recuations of auprep redness, His Lordship said that, hoping for an ultimate sattisment, the Government had limited itself to what it had been advised stere alequats preparatious to defend our South African Colonies."
IN THE COMMONS.
In the debate on the Address in the House of Comnibar, Siz K. Campbell-Rannerman, like Lord Kimberley in the House of Lords, sympa. thised with India is her oalamities, and agreed as to tho necessity of the vigorous prosecution of the war to sladicate the entegrity of Her Majesty'a dominions. He also oritisist the unprepared- Boss of the Government, Hé-ropadiated the theory that criticism ought to be withheld au stil the war-was ended, and criticized the lemper of the negotiations before the war. He dwelt apon the importing of the maintenance of good. feeling with the Juyal Dutch which, he consider. ed, as essential for a fature settlement
Phát 1 roo. LADYMITH
London, lat February. Despairing of taking the devoted town by Benile, and in patient of the long and freifless investorent, the Boers, it is stated, ats propar- ing to dum the Ever Klip, with the hope thereby to find Ladysmith and drive the be sirged from the age which have so long pro- tected them from tho shells of the inventing artillery. The fewibility of such action was suggested some time sluta by prowlbeat Ger. maxi critics, and was, aven in the early days of the siege, attempted by the Boere; but the vigilance of General White and the Garrison thwarted success in thas direction.NE
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The anxiety of the Boers for the speedy fall of Ladysmith is prompted by the fear that
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Lt. Col. A. H. Friser
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Tugeln will be more wholehearted than the last, the teason of which will assist the effect of bis tactics.
REASON OF TUS SPIONKOP LOBINSK At Spiaukop the arrival of reinforcemente left no rust for manconering, hauce our loss was greater than it would otherwine kare haop.
MORE BRITISH-PRISONERS AT PRETORIA,
It is pinounced from Proforia that Captain Freeth, and 200 Lavashiro Fusiliers, who word: captured at Spionko, Bave arrived there. LIEST COL. GORDON AND THE 17THLANGEES.
Caloutta, 2nd February. Lieutenant-Colanil Gordoo, commanding the 5th Hussars, I proceeded to South Africa to command the 17th Lancers vice Lient-Colonel Fortesine temporarily unfit
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