Show BOERS ARE AUOACIOUS Conceived the Bold Plan of Investing I Roberts DELAY HIS MOVE NORTHWARD British Commander is Concentrating His Forces and Preparing to Take Every Advantage of the Bold but Risky Tactics of the EnemyHe is Not Likely t Strike at Any of Their Forces Until He Is Certain of Delivering n Crushing Blow Hews from JiTafeking London April Gth 5 a rnIt looks today as though the Boers had conceived con-ceived the audacious plan of atemptlnR to Invest Lord Roberta at Blocmfon teln or at least to endeavor to delay Ills northward advance by harassing the British lines of communication On his side Lord Roberts In I concentrating concen-trating his forces and preparing to take every advantage of the bold but risky tactics of the enemy lie Is not likely to strike at any o their forces until he Is I certain of delivering a crushing biov There Is little doubt that Lord Roberts Rob-erts Is hampered by the necessity for remounts and transport and the JOSH of the convoy guns and all of Col I Broad woods baggage was n serious matter The Boers are now trusting to what they believe to he their superior t rnobhilzrWLLERE WHERE CLEMENTS IS The Bloemfontein correspondent of the Dally Mall telegraphing Tuesday says Gen Clcmentss force traversed Pctrusberg Sunday morning and IB now encamped a days march from here PEKING HEARD FROM A dispatch to thc Dally Mall from Mafeklng dated March 25th by a runner run-ner to Gaborone says Last night we received the elcome news ot the dispatch o a column by way of Vry burg to relieve us The messenger reported re-ported that he had encountered no Boers on the road Other runners from the north toll of the rapid approach of Col Plumcrs column The Boers continue con-tinue the bombardment but It Is believed be-lieved now that there are not more dally than 2000 around l ua many having left RlvTUPN TO BLOEMFONTEIN Gen Colvllle and Gen French have given up the movement against the Boers east of Bloemfcnteln and have Joined the main army I doubtless seemed to Lord Roberts a vain attempt to send 12000 of his best troops Into the wilderness with n field transport t in the direction at n right anglo with his chosen cho-sen line of advance The Boers have probably moved elsewhere and IC to the southwest Gen Colic could as easily strike them from Bloemfonteln as plains by following them up across the SITUATION BEWILDERING These Inferences still leave the situation situa-tion bewildering for the time being The enormously superior British forces appear Inactive In every part of tho war Held waiting yet probably for the accumulation of material for a swift advance on the Transvaal frontier The London military commentators and the public to some extent arc Irritated and confused by the situation FEARED PERSONAL VIOLENCE Details received from the scenes on Green Market qcjuarc Capetown Tuesday Tues-day when Prcmloi Srhrelner encountered encoun-tered an English demonstration show that the Premier fearing personal violence vio-lence sought refuge In a icstaurant He was hooted and tried to roach Parliament Par-liament house protected by police The peoplo shouted Traitor but he succeeded suc-ceeded In reaching the house Finally the people again sang God Save the Queen when ho raised his hat amid the cheers and was heard to say Reserve Re-serve your judgment ADOPT VIGORQUS MEASURES A dispatch from Springfonteln O F S dated Tuesday April 3rd says Owing to Information that tho Boers arc hovering In the neighborhood of the railroad running from this place to I Bloemfonloln Gen Gatacre Is prepared I to take vigorous measures to cope with any attempt to cut off Lord Robcrtss I line of communication at that point i |