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NOTES AND COMMENTS.
General GATACRE as will be seen by our wires of to-day has received a serious check, and there is every reason to suppose that at least twenty-five per cent. of the force which he used in his advance are either killed or prisoners of war. With the scant knowledge of the incidents, which owing to the sparse ness of detail received from Reuters, is convey ed by the communications we have received, it may perhaps be unwise to too readily con- demn the tactics which have once again in volved our arms in disaster. But it certainly. seems to us that for our officers to lead á handful of men, into a district swarming with the enemy, whose very numbers are un known, cannot on the face of it, be open to commendation. Then again from the com- munications received it would appear that the very nature of the ground was unknown, and our men advanced to the attack guided by those whose information apparently was false. Of course it is well known that the whole of Cape Colony is teeming with treacherous spics and colonists, who, though British subjects in name, are quite ready to give every assistance to the Boer Commandos, and whilst information can be readily received by them of our movements, it is not by any means so easy for us to receive reliable information of theirs. Under these circum- stances and the fact, that the Boers can so rapidly. mobilise when acting as mounted infantry, it was the height of rashness for n small body like that which General GATACRE took with him to move a long distance front their base to attack an intrenched enemy whose numbers were unknown, which rastness is only hightened by their not being
December, are:-Europeans 190, Chinese ns03; total 2,498.
FIVE men, were charged with being concerned in the murder of the Excise officer at Latankok, at the Magistracy this afternoon after evidence of arrest was taken the case was remanded.
Lord Wolseley on the War. TO-MORROW aftemoon-an the Happy Valley,
Lord Wolseley, speaking on Monday at a the Hongkong Football Club (A) will play the banquet in London, said --I think that all Officers of H.M.S. Rarftur. Kick-off at half people who know anything about the Army past four. The following will play for the should rejoice extremely that our first experi Club-F. H. Kew, goal; C. H. P. Hay and H. ment in mobilization has been as successful as Pinckney, backs; T. W. Hornby, W. M. Hum-it has been. (Cheers.) Your chairman has mentioned the name of ane, a most intimate phreys and C. Pemberton, halves; J. E. Lee, friend of mine-the present Military Secretary. E. J. Libeaud, A. F. Orward, T. J. Wild and E. | Į think the nation is very much indebted is E. Deacon, forwards.
him, not only for the manner in which this mobilization has been carried out, but still THERE will be a grand entertainment on more for having laid that foundation on which January 6th in the Theatre in aid of the Trans those preparations which led to its complete our mobilization system is based and for making vaal Fund. It will be under the patronage of
success. (Cheers.) There are many other
H.E. the Governor, H.E. the General, Com modore Powell and all the leading citizens. All services, advertisements, &c. are to be given free, so a handsome suma should be handed over to the fund. The committeg in charge of arrangements are Sir T. Jackson (Chairman), Mr. E. W. Mitchell, Capt. Hon. H.
1. Fincial Minute. (No. 27.)
(L.)
2. Report of the Finance Committee. (No.
3. Question: With reference to Government Notications Nos. 653 and 634 of 25th instant, will the Honourable the Colonial Secretary inform the Council whether the Sanitary Board in future is to be constituted in accordance with The Public Health Ordinance No. 24 of 1887, ! sections 4 and 5, and if the ngininated members are as formerly to be unofficial members of the civil community ?
names I might mention; others who have also devoted themselves for many years past in a very quiet manner and with all the ability which now. I am glad to say, so largely permeates the Army-to making these prepari tions and to try and bring this curious Army of ours up to the level of the modern armies of the world. (Cheers.)
THE OPPOSITION TO ARMY REFORM.'
intellect wins from the very first. War is a très in the Transyant Boer and believer in the game of ups and downs; and you may rest future which may be before him when his assured that it is impossible to read in history country is delivered from the yake of the of any compaign that has ever been a march of corrupt foreign."Hollander. She has no words triumph from beginning to and.. (Hear, licar,) too strong for the Hollander and German gang Therefore, if at the present moment we are suffer by whom President Kruger has allowed hine. ing from disappointments, believe me, those dis-self to be surrounded. Of Kruger himself she appointments in many ways are useful to us. says that once seen he is not easily to be for We have found that the enemy who declared gulen. He has a certain natural dignity of war against us--for they are the aggressors are bearing, and I think his character is clearly to anticipated. But, at the same time, believe ning, with the dainess of expression one sees much more powerful and numerous than we bei read on his face-strength of will and cun me that anything that may have taken place on peasants' faces." The habit of mind which lately to dishearten the English people has inclines him to govern all formine co had a good effect. It has brought us as a Kaffis, is illustrated by the following in- nation closer together, the English-speaking cidents which occured shortly after the people of the world have put their foot down, arrival of Mr. and Mrs. 7 Philips in Johan and intend to carry this thing through no matnesburg. A famine, during which prices ter what may be the consequence. (Chears), for the necessaries of life had risen to
THE BRITISH OFFICER AND SOLDIER...
almost prohibitive sums bad deeply im 1 have the greatest possible confidence in pressed the population of Johannesburg with British solders. I have lived in their midst
the necessity for establishing railway communi- many years of my life, and I nas quite certain cation with the Cape. President Kruger had of this--that wherever their officers lead, they of any railroad in the Transvaal until the refused to give his consent to the constriction will follow. (Cheers.) If you look over the lists of our casualties lately you will find that Delagon Bay line had been completed. the Britsh officer has led them well. Certainly
Numerous petitions, had, however, been pre- he has not spared himself; he has not been in
Fonted to him froin various parts of the country, and he had consented to come to Johannesburg the background. (Cheers.) He has suffered, unfortunately, and expects to suffer and ought subject. Thousands of people had assembled to hear the representatives of the people on the to suffer; and I hope most sincerely and truly, whatever may be in store for us, whatever
at the Wanderers Hall, and the President was baules there may be in this war, that when we
to address them from the platform. Airs. read the list of casualties there will be a very
Phillips had a seat just behind him. large proportion of officers sufferers as well as men. It would be most utworthy of our Army and of our nation if our officers did not lead, and if they lead they must suffer as well as those who follow. I am extremely obliged to you for the compliment that has been paid to me. It has been a very great pleasure for me to come here. I thank you sincerely for have ing listened to me, and hope you will make every allowance for any defect in a speech which certainly had not bees prepared. (Loud cheers.)
Mrs. Lionel Phillips's South
Just as he was beginning to speak some youths in the crowd below began to sing "Rule Britannia," Ha glared stolidly into space for a moment, then roared out, as if speaking to a naughty child, Blijstil" (Be quiet.) A burst of laughter was the natural response, as the ordinary untutored mind is not accustomed to the paternal methods he employs with his own people. Without a single word he turned his back, walked off, and all the protestations of, to serious part of his audience were unavail ing. He drove off to the Landrost's house in Government-square, not having been five. minutes In face of the thousands who were anxiously awaiting his decision on a vital ques- tion.
W. Trefusis, Mr. Motion (Secretary to the Com- modore), and Dr. Lowson, Hon. Sec. It is
Although I say it myself, I think I may proposed to repeat the concert at popular prices claim for myself and for those who have work on January 10th to soldiers, sailors and police.ed with me a certain meed of praise for we have worked under extreme difficulties-not A MEETING of the Legislative Council will be only under ordinary difficulties in dealing with held on Thursday, 14th December, at 3 p.m. had to, work in the face of the dire opposition
a very complicated arrangement, but we have African ecollections.*
This was the beginning of those negotiations "Well, anyhow, it is not every man who has between the Uitlanders and the Government of BUSINESS.
on the part of a great number of people who ought to have been the first to have helped us."
had the experience of being sentenced to death," Pretoria which, after nearly ten years of inci was the sentiment with which Mr. Lionel dents varying in intensity up to the finally con- the opposition of the Press, but that has been hillips, one of the five principal reformers of clusive "You have not got the guns; 1 have (Hear, hear.) The chairman has referred to
nothing to the opposition we have met with in
Johannesburg, endeavoured to console his wife but always similar in the absolute futility of their our own profession-the opposition of ro, 15,
wher she visited him for the first time in Pre-results, have at last ended in the despatch to the toria Gaol. That his children should know British Government of such an ultimatum as or 20 years ago-when the great reforms were
why their father was sentenced to death is the Great Britain would have besitated to send to begun in the Anny by the abfest War Secretary
reason for which, as Mrs. Lionel Phillips tells a Kaffir tribe. That night the Transvaal fag Cardwell. Ilis name is now, almost forgotten who has ever been in office, 1 mean Lord
us in a short preface, her South African Re-
was pulled down from the Landrost's house. by the present generation, and also the names
collections have been written. She wished to
Two men were caught, and the incident, which of many other distinguished officers in their place on record, while the facts were still fresh figures in Transvaal history as the "ag in day, whose names were associated with many
in her memory, a connected summary of the cident," has been prominently put forward as a chapter of South African history in which Mr. reason for the distrust which Pretoria felt itself and English conquest, and who set their faces of the brightest moments of English victory
Phillips took so prominent a part and of which obliged to entertain towards Johannesburg, honestly against alteration, and fruly belies fidence of her husband, was in a position to clearly, simply, and with easy progression the she, as an intelligent woman enjoying the con From this Leginning. Mrs. Phillips relates ed that the young men of those day's were a
have full knowledge at first hand. She has stery of which the main facts are no longer 1. First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordin- set of madmen and a set of Radicals who were
carried out her intention in a simple, unpreten- new, but of which certain fresh details and side anxious to overtum not only British Anny but ance to amend the Companies Ordinance, 1877. the whole British Constitution with it. (Laugh cause her book to be read with interest by a far in connexion with the Reform movement led tions, and straight-forward manner which will lights are now for the first time brought forward 2. First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinter.) This prejudice spread into high places, ance to provide for the summoning of Chinese until at last we were looked upon as a lot of
wider circle than that for which it was first in by ber husband and his colleagues. She shows tended. Incidentally, in justifying Mr. Phillips how, far from stirring up the movement, the before the Registrar, General,
faddists who ought to be banished to the
to his children, Mrs. Phillips justifies Johannes-so-called "capitalists were for a long time furthest part of our dominions. (Renewed laughter.) I am glad to say that the tree whichburg to the world, and there are many people strongly averse to it, and relates frankly enough we planted then took root, and there gradually
besides MPhillips's children who will be glad her own futile endeavours to induce her husband. to read a ndtrative, shorn ofali technical detall, to join it in its earlier stages. One of the local grew up around as a body of young officers, men highly instructed in their profession, who
of the events which have led to the present papers having reproached. Mr. Phillips for crisis. * supported us, carried us through, and enabled
community, against the ruling powers, Mrs. making po stand in the interests of the Vitlander us to arrive at the perfection at which I
Phillips felt through all her anger: think we have now arrived. (Hear, hear.)
that there was much truth in some of the the abuse. suggestions"
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
3. Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Dangerous. Goods Ordinance, 1873-
4 Committee on the Bill entitled The New Territories Land Court Ordinance, 1899.
5. Third reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to Merchant Shipping, the duties of the Harbour Muster, the control and management of the waters of the Colony, and the regulation of vessela navigating the same. The Acting Attorney-General will move that this Bill re- committed for the purpose of making cerinin further amendments).
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
Mrs. Phillips is herself a South African by birth. She has known the colonial Beer from her childhood upward; ber school friends were many of them daughters of the leading Dutch families of South Africa. She brings, therefore, to the writing, of her story one of the first requisites full and familiar acquaintance with the conditions of life and chacter out of which the Transvaal drama has been evolved. Her early married life was spent at Kimberley whence, after the amalgamation of the diamond mines, she went in 1889 with her English husband to Johannesburg. The year in which gold was discovered in Johannesburg was 1886. In 1889 the value of the Rand, though recognized, was far from being so fully established as it now
then said to Lionel, and repeated the question several times afterwards, "Why da you not take up staid on political grounds and show the Transvaal Government that it is state of things?" And his answer was the no longer possible to endure this intolerabla seme invariably, "Don't talk nonsense. have to consider my firm and we represent interests of far too many people to dare to risk them." A
MILITARY EDUCATION. There has been abroad in the Army for a great many years past a most earnest desire an the part of a large section certainly to take themselves worthy of the Army and worthy of the nation by whom they were paid and for whose good they existed. That feeling has become more intensifed every year, and at the present moment, if you examine the Army List, you will find that almost all the Stuff officers recently gone cut to South Africa have been educated at the Staff College, established to teach the higher science of our profession
In her final account of the uprising at Johan nesburg Mrs. Philips does not spare De.. and to educate-a-body of men, who will beatsleis, Mr. and Mrs. Phillips were therefore among Jameson for having allowed the imputation of to conduct the military affairs of the country the Uitlanders who have seen and taken part in cowardice to rest unjustly, upon the Reform, when it comes to their tun to do so. Those the struggle between the Uitlander community Committee. Neither does she hold her hand, men are now arriving at the top of the tree, and the Pretoria Government from the beginin the description of the negotiations conducted thank God; while many of those magnificent ning. Mrs. Phillips gave an interesting descrip old soldiers under whom I was brought up have
tion of the Transvaal and the life of its Boer LONDON, December 10th." disappeared from the face of the earth; and inhabitants in those days, before railways were Reuter's Correspondent at Molteno states
others who are to be seen in the clubs have introduced and when all locomotion had to be come round-they have been converted in their done by coach or ax wagon." not uncom that on the roth inst. General Gatacre with a
last moments (laughter)-they have the frank- mon and exciting experience," she says, "was force of 2,000 made a forced inarch andness to tell you that they have made a mistake, when the coach arrived at river too swollen attacked the Boer position at Stormberg in Wey reengnize that they were wrong and that the early mong but after a three hour.
we right. artillery duel the position was found to be unassailable and the force retired,
THE WAR.
Cape Colony. An Unsuccessful Attack.
-
Bechuanaland. Restoration of Communications. The Modder River bridge has been count pleted and trains are passing over. A strong force of Boers at Jacobsdal threaten General Methuen's flank.
THE BOER CHARACTER.
to be crossed and the unhappy passengers had to be hoisted across in She herscif bad often sailed above the Modder River in that inuaian fashion," a rope being stretched across the river and a small packing case hung upon it, which WAS worked by pulleys. She found it "a curious feeling to dangle hundred and fifty feet up in the air with a roar ing torrent beneath and the knowledge that if the rope broke you would not be left to tell tho tomed to long Journeys by ox wagon and found tale," har childhood she had been accus them "not without their charm."" Sometimes house and had to sleep either in the wagon or for days together we would not ontspan near a under it. On a bright starlit night in that climate it is no punishment to wrap oneself in. a kaross and sleep in the apen. Even the
if not too near.".
I quite endorse what the chairman says abou the success of the mobilization, and I will slightly glance at the state of affairs as they at present exist in South Africa. I have the advantage of having spent some time in South Africa and of having been not only General Commanding, but Governor titles given me by her Majesty. I know, and High Comunissioner, with high-sounding consequently, not only a little of South Africa, but a good deal of the Beer character. During my stay as Governor of the Transvaal I had many opportunities of knowing people whom you have recently seen mentioned as the principal leaders in this war against us. There are many traits in their character for which Telancholy-cry-of-the-jackal-is-not-unpleasant have the greatest possible admiration, They are a very strongly conservative people-1 do net mean in a political sense at all; but they
and ideas handed down to them from their were, & found, anxious to preserve and conserve all that was hest in
institutions forefathers. But of all the ignorant people in t'e world that I have ever been brought in General Methuen's Wound.contact with, I will back the Baers of South ** General Methuen is unable to ride and ling Africa as the most ignorant. At the same time,
Boer-Entrenchments at Spytfontein.
selves at Spytfontein in several tiers of earth The Boers are busy entrenching them
works beginning at the foot of the heights.
Natal
A Boer Advance.
The Boer Commando which cut the rail- in possession of any absolutely reliable in-way near Graspan has been driven off and formation as to the formation of the ground, communication is again restored, and the position of the enemy with regard to that ground. From the number of casualties reported it is evident that the contour of the country prevented the forces coming into close contact and evidently the fight was, as far as the main body was concerned, confined to an artillery duel. Had the incident ended simply in an abortive duel and a retirement, there would have been nothing serious in the matter, but unfortunately, we find there are 596 reported missing. There are two to drive. ways in which this may have Happened. Either they may have been detaclied to outflank the enemy and got cut off, or they. HE OFFICES of the "HONGKONG may have formed the rear guard of the retreat- THE
TELEGRAPH have This Day beening force and have been obliged to sacrifice removed to No. 50, QUEEN'S ROAD themselves, to cover the retreat. This seems CENTRAL Second Floor, (the premises
the only reasonable way of accounting for, formerly occupied by Messrs. POWELL & Co.)
such a number being missing. Of coures" to which address all communications should
they may come in yet, let us hope such will be addressed.
be the case. But whatever is the outcome, one lesson should be learnt and that is the utter, folly of moving about in Boer in- fested country with paltry -2,000 men, especially when those men are infantry, and when there is no accurate information to hand of the numbers of the enemy that may be brought against us. This last is just a repetition of the Ladysmith adventure when a similar number of troops were detached with even more disastrous results.
ETH. F. SKERTCHLY,
Manager.
Hongkong, 1st May, 1800.
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WEATHER REPORT......
The Observatory report says:**** On the 12th at 11.55 am. barometric changes are slight. The depression has probably reached. Japan Pressure is highest over China. The
Into Mars for the Children of the Poor Schools,monicon is likely to fresite on the coast and who are taught by the Sisters.
Hongkong, sand April, 1895,"
in the N part of the China Sea. FORECAST 1491 · N, windy, probably freshening; changeable,
A strong Boer column has crossed the Tugela river at Colenso to attack the Estcourt column.
A Successful Bortle The British made an entirely successful sortie from Ladysmith on Friday night. The troops assailed and carried Lombarda kap and after dynamiting the six inch gun, and a howitzer and capturing a Maxim retired with the loss of one killed and Major Hen derson of the Argyle's wounded.. At the same time a squadron of Cavalry cut the Boer telegraph wires and burned the Kraals to the West of Ladysmith.
LATERA
British Reverse,.. General Gatacre reports that he sustained La-severe-reverse at the attack on Stormberg... It appears that he was misled by the guides -and-found-the-ground impracticabler-The- casualties were a afficis wounded, and 9 missing, a men killed, 17 wounded and 596 misplug
the
they are an honest people. When the last President of the Transvaal handed over the government to us-and i may say within parentheses that the last thing an Englishman look in the till (laughter) there were only four shillings and sixpence to the credit of the Republic. (Laughter.) Within a few weeks or days of the hoisting of the British flag in the Transvaal a bill for 4.115. 4d, came in against the Boer Government and was dishonoured (Renewed laughter.)
would do under the circumstances would be to
|
The Dutch districts of the Cape have for a long time been open to the influence of rail. ronds
and the increased intercourse which casy means of communication bring in their train. Mrs. Philips, with her knowledge of the colonial Boer, notes a great difference which as she truly says, is not recognized in England between him and his compeer of the Trans vaal.
by Sir Hercules Robinson for the subsequent pacification of the town. She sums them up as giving to the world the sad spectacle of a careful Governor, a man beloved by all who knew him, but physically unfit for his work, undertaking a most difficult diplomatic mission and making a dreadful mess of it." He stayed in Pretoria five days, saw Kruger once, and sent the British Resident to persuadé Johannes bury to disarm or a promise that the grievances should be examined and redressed. It was not till he had returned to Cape Town that the Uitlander community were inade aware that he had negotiated no tenns whiteyer for their sur render, but had left Johannesburg absolutely at the inercy of the Boers... From that day the most signal acts of tyranny and injustice were. oligarchy. The home Government, in Mrs, committed over and over again by the Boer Phillips's opinion. is acquitted on the ground: that "Sir Hercules was the stick that broke in Chamberlain's hand." But none the less, the result of the blunders committed on both sides: Is the present state of war late
Lord C. Beresford on the War. Lord Charlos Beresford, B.P., was the prin- cipal speaker at a public meeting held on Monday in Victoria-hall,
port of the policy of the Govermain sup".
South
Africa Mr Frederick Gordon occupied chair, and there wamemwded attendance The preliminary period of waiting was beguiled by the singing in chorus of a series of patriotq- songs led by the organ.
"Though au fond their natures and characters Lord Charles Beresford, who was greeted may be much alike, there is at this day a con with loud cheers, said the only topics that at siderable difference in many of their ideas, this moment interested the public were the war owing to the different life they have led for and the South Africap policy of the Govern several generations; and it must also be re- ment, The present meeting was not a pany inembered that the Transvaal Boer is of a rebel meeting, bur partook more of a national and": stock his hand against every man, and every patriotic character, because at "diffe junctura man's hand against him. In 1835, when the none was for a paty," but "all were for the cat trek from the colony took place, these State." (Choers, He had rather doploted the men's ancestors were the men who defied the line saken by a portion of the Press and by“ Government with great good cause in many some of the Tory party towards such hysterical instances and whose hears were filled persons, as: Dr. Clarke (A laugh.) As fair with bitterness and loathing, whose one minded men they might assume that the few THE QUESTION AT ISSUE
idea was to get away from their oppressors, people who held opinions that were very unpopu manage them properly-certainly set their through, fighting wild beasts, as well as majority doubtless held these open or cortic
The Boers at that time-perhaps we did not The difficultles and dangers that they went lar and diametrically opposed to those of the faces against us, and things have gone on from Kafirs, although it gave them a rugged in tiously. They were all the better for criticism, had to worse.until the aspiration now moving dependence, at the same time developed soma and the nature and extent of that critic em really Transvaal, but that they should rule the whole focs-namely, treachery and a callous cruelty on the question of the Transvaal More than them is that they should rule, not only the of the very qualities possessed by their new red bow truly this great Empita warunited of South Africa, that is a paint which, I think, Hence, one has to distinguish between them nine tenths of the people of this country were the English people must keep before them and the colonial Boer, who during the same thoroughly convinced that the present war was There is no question about ruling the Trans period has gradually been enjoying the advana just war waged for a just Enisa (Cheers)) vaal or the Orange Free State: the one great
lages of settled government and contact with a | If trouble bad arisen for us in any other part of question that has to be fought out between the superior class of person. The Boer living on in world there was now no doubt that the Dutch in South Africa and the English race is his solitary farm has been so exempt from laws. Beer Republic and its armed forces would which is to be the predominant Power-whether and has gone his own way for so many years have taken advantage of that trouble in c order it is to be the Boer Republic or the English that now force is the only argument that ap to try and turn us out of South Africa, Tho Monarchy, (Checri.) Well, if at all under-peals to him.
Cr question of maintaining our suzerainty in the stand and know the people of this nation I can The approximation of Boer character to that Transvaal and British paramonnicy in South ree bin one end to it, and it will be the end of the Kaffi, resulting from the hard conditions Africa was in more danger than we know that we hope for and have looked for. (Cheers.) of early life in the Transvaal, is the keynote of before the war Why were we fighting the WAH NOT A GAME OF CHEST,—much of MrsPhilips appreciation of the delivers Becduse they interfered with the educa. interest in this subject, not to imagine that war
But I would warn every man who takes an yelopment of contemporary history, Yet she lion of children of British subjecte in the Trans-
is not unjust, She recognizes many fine quali can ever be carried on like a game of chess of
if Home Bouth African Racetecilen by Mr. Le Tome other game in which the most powerful Philips Lo
val; because they did not allow. Uitlanders freedom of speech, or personal liberty, or even inahare in the administrations of the ferritory);