| Show LOUD The mot most encouraging news from a British p point of view 10 sine the outbreak of Uie Wilt war In n South Routh Africa Is the mt mee 1 sage t r In London tram Genera the operations nt at Modder 1 Be reports that he line hal in crossing the Orange Free StAte border bolIer amt obtainIng a position on an the tho 1011 road to the tho capital of that coun country Ir try Jl he has hns drIven the Doors Boors before betor him ani and captured five of their camps campsall all with comparatively small It does not appear ar that n a serious or decisive engagement hits has ILs as yet been fought but bUl this Is looked for In a few tew days dal It Is II confidently expected that a I turn lurn In events has hOIl taken pla place nod and that from Irom now on the n news s tram from Africa will willbe willbe be of a character different from that which hl has hitherto b obtained In Inter ter latest t J row OY Is concentrated on the oper operations ellona of Lord Roberts and General ner His It 15 that the coun country country try north of the Orange river doos not lend itself to defense defensor ana anil that the British therefore should have n a comparatively C essy road to D tan On the other hand before march marchIng tag Ing toward the Free St to capital the British would naturally he have to till dle lodge t the e Boers from the th thay now occupy tal to guard their line o of with ery strong forces It be premature to t predict what course the u connie conflict now will take It 11 II not known where a General I Cronje ha has taken up hits hili poM n nor what his plan JIlin or of defense tL Is Still with the great num hem WIS now hOlY in III Ih the MId I tinder the direction of Lord i It would be strange In indeed deed If tM the noer should hould not nol be fo forced ed to retire to their mountain passes s iiI there defend as b beet St the they can ILl against the HItherto th the war ha has been l on on Of tat lei 1 It Is new on I Free State t f fand tand and the InItial II OS of the tarn no now d the hope hOp of the London press I N of a I ria of good goal newt from the scene of operations o |
