| Show BOTHA HAS SURRENDERED Was Vas Made to Gen Kitchener War V ar Office Has lias No Confirmation of News Dewet is Moving Eastward Manchester England Feb Fob Evening gelling Mall Mail says Gen GOIl Botha formal formally ly lit surrendered to Gen Gon Kitchener phort hort ly Iy before 10 this NETS NI W OFFICIALLY Ol ANNOUNCED London II Feb beb 28 The Sun says it Il Is announced that Ion Gon Botha thee Hit of thee the Boer Hoer forces has urr to Jen len Hitch Hitchener i coon ener I The Thee war at p I m in head had II ad no confirmation of the thee reported surrender of or Jell den Botha thee tho Doer Boer chief CREDITS THE NEWS London Feb l eh 28 29 p m The Pull Pall Mall Gazette credits the news of Gen surrender l but bul a representative of at the thip Associated Press learns that neither r the thee foreign nor the lolo cola colonial nial niah Ulce hues has tiny any Information llon confirm Ing log thee tho report Mil MIt m RODERICKS ANNOUNCE ANNOUNCEMENT MENT London Feb 21 g r 23 3 p m The war Mr announced In tho tIm house of commons this afternoon time that lie lee h hind ha no Information of at the surrender of at Ion Oen CO JJ HOlm FORCES S Dear Denar Dt n r cape Colony Fib JS combined combIne tomes force of 01 len Gen Down UM un to Ilmon ar are now nol east laRt of about forty font tidies mills north east or of leers Th rho total tOUl number of at f fI men enen ta Is aboUt 2000 I 1 ADVICES S FROM 1 DEWIT Feb st advices incH Indi cute cate beat though a n fe few lew of Ion Oen De Ie wet weta s men neon leave have succeeded In crossing I I the tile Orange river lien Uen Dewet Former President Steyn St yn and the bulk of ot their force Including command ar aI I corniced d on Oil the south bank hanle waiting un ace opportunity to cross According to In habitants who vleo reside alongside the tho riv nv er this be tie Impossible for at least four our clayn do The Thi Indications mere are that Ho Do DeVet Vet MCI intends s snowing moving eastward with thee tha object of crossing the tho line lino between antI and Is Ice pushing from the west hll several columns are ready to meet tho the Doers Boers In every direction Last night there then th r was sins a terrible storm heavy ia 1 91 04 lom pap B vi Ill H putt pUll taco opt D v JOAO moio rise ris |
