... POLITICS AND ,O(llE'TY. LFit5rns, Wednesday, April 18th. When the inner history of the war in South Africa comes to be w~ritten, one of the strangest chapters will nelate to the part played in the camnpaign and in the events preceding it by those Society influences at which Sir HEenr- H~owrocth myst-eriously hinted the other day. It whill he interesting> to know, for example, to what the ...

... CASU2iJLTY LISTS. MIS&NGs FROM ^rPATOL. Thne W~ar Office issued t~he fol~lowing last evemung - From the Cenerai of Coenn'uuicateons, Cape- tow, to the Secretary of State for W~ar. The following casualties are reported: - New South Wales Mounted Iuf3anrtry.-MsSlg: Bugler W. A. Mldeville, from Saree Sidinlg, 7th April. Th3e followving are alsoi reported ?? off pa~trol: Leenwberg, 9th April.-2nd ...

... TiACQUETS. T;lE ]t-I'UIC SCIIOOLS' CHl3MPIQN-S~ly. Thle annlual comp-etition amlong the public schools t-P she- Chrsllcoce Cup . *.von lrat year by Eton, corn- menced at thre Queerc s Club, V east Kensinlgton, yester- day, v lIen' the d-csiricn of t~he three heats oceassary to complete the firs; moind attracted an attendance that exc-ent. IEton. the I uldors, for v.1mmr~ Lord Rosebery's son. ...

... I EPSOM SU ER MEETING4 I THE OAKS. LA ROCEE WINS IN A CANTER. The success of the Ladies' Day, as it is termred, depends largely upon the state of the -weather, but, this was of the vilest character yesterday, and thus a pretty spectacle was completely spoiled. It must have been a bitter blew to the fair sex when con- templating their charming toilettes, and those who had planned nice little ...

... r'lON ANd COUNTTY. LEEDS CITY TRAMWAYS. TrFIZE-ULSR PVFNCT-EA-CCOUNTW a4 ?? h Tramnwavs~ f'ommittee or the curtta. nrr~rinc-M. Wharamn, the g,~n.ra] romawiI too, ''amv~avz..ssrbmirred an ab.4tract Of threI a~drcp'riatae fr the year endled tshe 25th Va'i' ?? ?? ta! income amounoree to £129.137I ,,t at i C eap.'nit'are to £99119 3s.!ldc, p - crsorn~ of £30.027 Pa.& Fr-om this ha-s d~~-cille'uJ ...

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... TH1E WE ATR ?? Wednesd,4 TM OF SUNTRYSE ADSI) N. LAT. 5&3 52 58'. W. L 1' E Stov asm ?? ?? Sv-v mmr ?? A Nxw Moor .. AIpL 2. 5.23 . Frt SO c PIREV. 'O - PREv. DAY. IDtAY. Tle, Vercury falls for mrl.n ItsSEm; te r ,. rapdly, far hteary ftOrTZ&: if &IOT- r ;2dbtc,, 1: r;tCs-rapeIF fo at*:dwr0e 7ll- g satbe>r A is TiSSv': wamd earin!: -N. E. rev- f -t WIFATHEFR FOPl WAST FO~R TO-DA'y* Win ' d ¶ ...

... THE MORNING . EXPRESS., 78.e LATENST TELEGRAMS., he ar, ia (BY OUtR PRVAE W ) ed -al If. by 5 o'cloek Edition. at. -as ed LORD ROBERTS TOVING ON by7 ail BETHLEHEM. sre he Daily Express Telegram. 'or Capetown. Frida'y. as Lord LoLerts, as 'has been known to the inner circle for so-me day.-. is still operating- in the direct-ion of ek Bethiehem. and is not going in touch Kroonstadt, the rid new ...

... WAL OFFICE CONTRACTS INQUIRY. THE ALLEGED A.4T IFT' AT BRIBERY. (FROM OUR t'. ..ON2 REPORTEIRS.) Mr. WV. L. Jackson's Committee, who are consider- ilg any allegations of fraud and irregularity in con- nection with War Office contracts during the ast i i twelve months, held its fourth sitting yesterday. The: olher ?? of the Committee were Colonel Denny, Captain Donelan, Mr. Elliot. ir. ...

... THE COUNTY ELECTIONS we' MST RESULTS. LIBE RAL GAINS INORTH- RA3MPTON SM-E & MAIDSTONE MCOCKYMLRM GOES MXflY Th' ?? of the oounties is Mnow being heard, and :ist results are as satisfaoroorr to the Liberals as to t: C'onsrratives. Sir Wilfrid Lawon has had .sc tha penalty for his vigorouS lenunciation of the ?? na the other sidle the Ho. 'Bobby Spencer in.0 -e:,ined LLs seat irn Alid NYo ...

... (From Trot nightfs I London Gawtt.e?' RteC.TIEMNAL flISTRICZ Brevet-Colonel E. t. Courtemay, from Lie dne, balf- pay, to be Colonel, to commond the Tenth J-egimntak ?? ithe Lncoinshire BRegimt), vim Colonel (temporamz Iemr etrajl T. ET. Verner, V.B. LINRD eATTAMIO.N-S. The Northttnberland il ?? Ma2 rell Myte. froue Boberts's Horzo. nominated by tho Gotern2r ot Cae Colony, to be Second ...

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