Show BRITONS ARE CONTENT E News from South Africa is Salls J 0 factory to John Bull 1 London March 19The news from South Africa today is entirely satisfactory L satisfac-tory 10 the British public The relief oC Mafcklng Is not yet announced but It I is extremely probable that this Is al icady accomplished by Col Plunicrs advance Lady Charles Bcntlck at I Capetown has received a telegram t from her husband In Mafeklng dated March 12th saying that he expected to I Join her shortly The actual relict movements have I not been publicly developed In detail but It seems that Lord Mcthuen only 1a started very recently and is rather engaged I en-gaged in dispersing the Boera of the district than aiming at actual relief I 1 CaL Pcakham has dispersed 500 Boers at Fourteen Streams I SUPPLIES FOB ROBERTS Lord Roberts probably ascertained from Mr Frazer the now Mayor of LSloehifontein before dispatching Gen PoleCurcw southward that In all likelihood the railway was clear The S ncxtmovc will be collect tit BloemCon teln by iailway sufficient stores for the Immediate army Lord Roberts will lia S when the Orange River forces t lave joined him ThIs will probably occupy from two to three weeks Therefore There-fore the next Important operations maybe may-be expected Ifi Natal CUKTJNG OFF ESCAPE OF BOERS The cavalry brigade whicji Lord Rob cris > has sent to Thaba Norm thirty five miles cast of Blocmfonloln is desired de-sired lo cut off some 2000 Boers who arc escaping from the south ward The Boers are reported to have destroyed the railways In the neighborhood of i XroonstadU i Lord Kitchener is quietly organizing Jn the northeast of Capo Colony PredictIons Pre-dictions and bolting arc beginning here That the war will be ended by the middle mid-dle ot Slay ST PATRICKS DAY OBSERVED Dispatches from Durban Pletcrniar Jtzburg and other South African towns describe most enthusiastic celebrations t on SL Patricks day A London newspaper i1 news-paper credits to Lord Roberts the suggestion sug-gestion to the Queen that the wearing oC the shamrock be permitted Whether I this be so or not it has been a most advantageous political move ii REPLY IS SATISFACTORY II The correspondent of the Times at ii Lourcnco Marques telegraphing under date of Starch ICth says State Secretary II Sec-retary Relts of the Transvaal in the course of an Interview said that the Government considers the American reply re-ply highly satisfactory and that the I United States will bring such pressure to bear as will result In a settlement ngrecable to the people of the two republics I re-publics AVhllo admitting the seriousness serious-ness of the situation Sir Rcltz Says ho IS convinced that the burghers of both republics will enthusiastically defend the Independence of the Transvaal to the last AVAR NEAR AN END A dispatch to the Daily News from Bloemfontcin dated Friday March JGUi says Events have occurred which induce some lo predict that the war will lastnulv so long ns it lakes to rnarchfltBlMSreiorla The educated the Trausvoalers are I stctcccpt the inevitable T am 4 v thfW a corps of 2000 women has ben fprmcd at Pretoria It Is called tho amazon corps All the members arc uniformed in kilts and are armed l WILL DECLARE FOR PEACE i 11 A dispatch to the Daily Mall from Blocmfonteln dated Friday March ICth says We are getting rifles sur rendered faster than a factory could turn them out It Is quite certain that if a British official can reach the north ern laagers with Lord Robertas proc lamation the whole Boer population will declare for peace ERITISJ3 AT SUNDAY RiVER A dispatch lo the Times frorn dv fimlth dated Sunday MarchlSthsays VOur advanced camp Is ou Sunday river two miles north of Elaudslaagte The Boers hold two positions on the I Blggarsbcrg range about ion miles north The strongest Is on the New castle road where several guns have already been mounted and where they I arc digging extensive trenches The second position which is on the Dun clce roadlsnot so strong |