Show MUST FACE THE FACTS i London Mail Makes Strong Appeal to British Government to Send Lord Kitchener More Troops + Declares There Is a Real Risk in Being Lulled to Sleep by Carefully Censored MessagesDisturbed Area in Cape Colony Extends I Further South Than It Did LastD l cemberSquad of Yeomanry Reported Captured k it London Dec 27 23C a mThe paucity pau-city and obscurity of the dispatches from South Africa give rise to renewed anxiety Apparently the disturbed area of Cape Colony extends further south than It did last December and Lord Kitchener does not appear to have had much success as yet In driving ing back the invaders REPORTED CAPTURE YEOMANRY REPORED A dispatch from Capetown stated that I a squadron of Yeomanry which had been following the Doers from Brits town fs reported i to have been entrapped en-trapped There were several casualties It is said and the remainder of the force was captured The War office however had received no news last evening of the reported capture AN UNFORTUNATE MISTAKE A Burghcrsdorp dispatch has n mysterious mys-terious reference to an unfortunate mistaking of the enemy fgk Brabants Horse which 1 resulted nlyjS sounding i 01 cease nre ana cnaoicu thcBocrs to occupy all the commanding positions the British retiring from a difficult predicament pre-dicament CLEMENTS SUCCESS DOUBTFUL Gen Clementss success against the Boers In the Gagallesberg region is also doubtful the last dispatch reportIng report-Ing that it was considered advisable Vf VfJ f < J not to force the Boers from their position posi-tion The British press continues In the but the condition of main optimistic conditon optimistc affairs brings home the enormous dlfil rhll hrnss cultles that will face Lord Kitchener cu1tes in patrolling and policing such Immense patrolinG tracts of country even when the Boers shall bo finally subdued URGED TO SEND TROOPS The Daily Mall which makes a strong npp al to the Government to face the facts and send Lore Kitchener more tro PS says Tinre Is a real risk in being hilled to sleep by carefully censored cen-sored messages CHRISTMAS LUXURIES CAPTURED A Zeerusl dispatch nays the Boers captured two wagons containing Christmas Christ-mas luxuries destined for the camp of Lord Melhuen Advices from Maseru are to the effect that the British are pressing Commandant Command-ant Dewet In the Ladybrand district KITCHENER ISSUES PROCLAMATION PROCLAMA-TION Lord Kitchener according to a dispatch dis-patch from Johannesburg has Issued a I proclamation dated Pretoria Decem ber JJOlh announcing that burghers who voluntarily surrender will be allowed to live with their families In the Government Govern-ment laagers until such time as guer rlllii warfare has sufllclently abated to admit of their returning in safety to their homes The proclamation also promises that all property and stock brought In at the time of surrender will be respected and paid for if requisitioned requisi-tioned L by the military authorities |