... period. It is well to understand at ‘the commencement that the Government proposals do not in any way apply to the war in 'South Africa. The war has disclosed the weakness of our wilitary system, but the campaign will have to be carried through with our present ...

... battiefields in London as well as in South Africa. War here is more strenucus because it is eternal. You may put an end to your South African war; you may 'make peace with your enemy; but in London yeu have a war which you will not end in your lives, for ...

... BRITISE CASUALTIES. The War Ofice weekly retumn. isseed on Wednesday, gives the total casnaltios iu Soatllh Africa, soce th> war began, as 16,673. Of this number 270 aro officers & lled, asd 2,554 men killed. Lord Roberts issued a d-r:tcl. on Snfl :ifixhx ...

... Teries before the South Africa war had exposed the blunders of Sir Charles Welby's Department. Well, the electors of the Newark Division will have an opportunity of expressing at the ballot-box their opinion of that department. WAR FOR WICKEDNESS. The “Boston ...

... shows the good ship temeda, in which the hero of & hundred fights is coming back from his ardoous campaign in South Africa. During the war thisship has done admirable work as a transport, and the Dominion Line are, of course. proud that the Cormmander in ...

... the '-Pll:'tbq ::; Ln-dd to P;-«minhw. particularly opportunities where to remain till the 4th Feu Africa. “l\o:ooio:‘o:t::'o‘u': Thongi-:t-'iiehhmmhcd war “.'“‘,. s locked up in Ladysmith during the long and Church, 3 tedious siege. In the lighest terms ...

... TRADE IN SOUTH AFRICA. ‘ Lord Wdlx.. presiding over the m-ym meeting of reholders of the Standard . ‘u! South Africa, referred to the anlm in business occasioned by the war. In Cape Colomy the trade returns showed that, excluding specie, ‘there was & ...

... to war to establish democratic gommnt‘ in South Africa, it is inconceivable that any scheme of administration can be set up which did not concede full self-control to the newlyacquired possession. This being o, ean the English Government expect a sel ...

... contractors for stores for the troops in South Africa. Mr. Powell-Willinme, o behalf of the War Office, disclaimed any desire to shield guilty contractors. Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman said there was no evidence that the War Otfice had m‘.y reasouable means of protecting ...

... BRITISH DOMINION IN SOUTH AFRICA. lam not in the secrats of the party and cannot ' wy. I doubt whether it is the duty of an Op position, especially ome that sees no immediate ¥ prospect of returning to power, to formulate s legislative plan of campaign ...

... foresight in the carrying on of this war, and the ations for the great dauger ahead. Hut he m come to the further conclusion that the question of the diplamacy which led to the war, and of the carryiag out of the war, be it faulty or not faulty, was not ...

... WAR AND THE MEAT TRADE. ~ Many of the vessels ordinarily engaged in the live and dead meat carrying trade being now engaged in carrying troops and army ‘equipments to South Africa, the freightage rates for meat and live stock have been advanced. The ...