... by the War Office, re- 'seals the deplorable fiet that there is as yet no ade- nuat -1lita-v man of any of the parts if British South Africa. Adequate maps, we say; and by that we mean maps on 'a scale of at least 1 to 25,000. In all recent wars on the ...

... your gun; Fearless, 'mid war's thunderrattle, Pitiful, when victory's wop. J. B. GnxEEFoop. Whalley Rangc, December 11, 1899. A TREN(OHING PLOUGH. Our 8ketolt represents one of the. Them ?? whiob bavo con sent to South Africa, anto lyl be tse Py the b ...

... [coryltuoir.3 I z 1 ..I~ ~. TRANS VAAL WAR SN . I. STOIRIE~S. TALES FROM TAHE FRONT, B3Y ERNEST ,GLA'1VILLE, c I~c1, '-A Fair Colonist, The Golden Rock, Kloof Yarns, etc. Y.-THE RESCUE I, ra at fle 1alile CahilIg largeiy 01 1n I 1 ,i^ytith my ...

... the now famous book The Transvaal from Within; Sir Harry Smith: A Rqminiscence of the Boer War in 1848, by P. J. H. Berkeley; and The War in South Africa, to which is appended a map. Mr. R'chard Le Gallienne in a feeling aricle deplores the death ...

... The Ged of War. a romantic Cuban- American drama, wvill be the attraction at the Star Theatre. In the third act Mr. James Rice Cassidy will sing The British Hero, his own composition. After seven years' absence in America and South Africa, Miss Bessie ...

... thorougily triqed athlete as well. She is skilful in the use of arms and is cruel and relentless in war. She is equal in strettgth to many of the Samoan war- riors. For dress occasions the older Samoan girls I wear the same costume as a man This is a kilt: ...

... LEt1ER ocox.V THE RUSH UPOx AFRic&,A 1 Euirope is beginning to take fresh interest 1 in Africa. The two contieuats which have li. I so near each other since te present geologicl 1 arrangement of the glolb bega4 seem eikel to. be brought into a more ...

... their bodies an ointment should be made in a way which she would show. The female children should be reared and instructed in war ; and male prisoners, before being killed and eaten, should be used for purposes of procreation. Having concluded her harangue ...

... Overspreading all the land. Bold, defiant, fierce, vindictive, Were the tribesmen gathered there, And their wild, discordant war-cries Burst upon the startled air. Boastful in their pride of numbers, Scarce they waited for the sign, When the horsemen, wrapt ...

... Minister for War, has expressed its intention to have painted by distinguished artiste pictures representing the most remarkable achievements by each of the regiments of the French army. M. Protais will represent an episode of the Crimean war; M. Dapray ...

... considerably depreciate the war books which are to follow this unhappy business in South Africa. The public, it is urged, does not care to re-read the finest descriptions of our defeats. So far as the announcements go, there will be war books from Mr. Julian ...

... now be I ,t regrrdedas the comrasnion end slpplemont,devoted d tothe various attempts that hive been madeto e explore North Africa. Toe story Mr. D'Anvera had eto tell was narrated in an agreeable Ftyle, and I e consisted of a miss of information drawn ...