... for the effective prosecution of the war in South Africa, was of opinion that the oourse pursued by the Government and their attitude with regard to a settlement had not conducec to the early termination of the war and the estab lishment of a durable peace ...

... money for rpose of extending sywbom regietration of ‘:Iom- for war purposes. OOMMONS.—ManoH 10. LORD METHUEN’S DEFEAT. Mr. Brodrick read the telegrams received from Lord Kitchener informin&htho War Office of the defeat of thotroofl w Lord Methuen by Delarey’s ...

... of malpractice against army oflicers had not been gmved. but it was apparent that the War Office did not know what the horses were like until they got (¢ South Africa (laughter). It stood to reason that they would have t) pay more for Lorses if they purchased ...

... direct communioation between the loaders of the Boer forces and His Majesty’s Commander-in-Chief in South Africa, and ..‘*bml.lh “4-2.““. to purpose war an end the muss take nob in Earope, Bat i Booit S place, - * Daticars, Damery awp Dzricious is the title ...

... Chamberlain’s Leicester speech to Sou:k Africa bas been officiaily communicated here. 1 has created an immense impression and a most favoursble one. It has done more good than any speech delivered rince the war commenced, and the feeling in Darban is ...

... country that they were determiued to carry the war through at any cost. He therefore asked the Committee to provide for an addition to the deficit of between £16,000,000 and £17,000,000 for i THE PURPOSFES OF THE WAR. There were also char,u which would have ...

... _ e e e 'mww e Tuesda colleagues might not have been influenced by the krowledge that both of these events were impend THE WAR REMOUNTS. Lord Tweedmouth called attention at considerable length to the report of the Committee on Horse Purchase in Austr ...

... occasioned the :urrender of considerable bodies of our troops in South Africa. Sir W. Harcourt reminded the Government that tbey bad promised a full inquiry into all the incidents of the war, and asked when the inquiry would be beld. There was an impression ...

... those who had left the shores of Great Britain to maintain their mnnh—{o honour. They had the war forced ufion them, the war was not of their seeking, a war that was caused by the greed of power and of money Ly one man—a man who endeavoured to raise against ...

... gard to the war we had made great sacrifices and has stff 'red, but we had greatly won. He repadiated with indignstion Mr. Morley’s suggestion that if in 1899 the G®eroment conld have forescen the results of their poliey in South Africa they wounld not ...

... RECOVERY OF BRITISH GUNS. The MMm from Lord Kitchener has been eceived at the War Office : — RESIDENCY, PRETORIA, Oct. 28, 90 pM. The two gure of the 69:h Battery Royal Field Artillery taken at Scheepers Nek bave been recovered by Colonel Campbell’s colama ...

... amouoted to $lB3 693,000, more than one-th'rd of the sm und beirg for war expenditure in Africa and China. Threre was, ‘therefore, s d:ficis last year of £53207000. This was yrovided for by war loans, Treacury Biuls, Exch qrer Bonds, and temporary borrowings ...