... less ?? times. To us the wrar in South. Africa. has a worn than ordinary, I may .on ssy. a prsotial, interest. (I-ler, hear.) We rroc rt-onofisiho for the administration of a large teetion of British South Africa bordering on the 'lra nsvaal. arnd, though ...

... WAR AND LITERATERR EFFECT ON B)K TRADR WHAT SOME BOOKSELLERS SAT What has been the effect of this war upon the sale of books? It is ?? reajnd that as a rule a serious war adversely affect, the male of literature in the countries involve( Wondering whether ...

... 'THE WAR AND SOUMT AFMC,&N T1RADR A BANK's GOLD ?? . Mr. W. Flem~ing Ean ?? >. w. }g B~~Prsdedf Yest2erday gm ?? ordinaa7 general meetng of th shareholders Of the 2Bck of Africa, which was at the Oannon.stee Hotet 7he eprab, the net profits for the, hafyer ...

... 3-IANSION HOUSE WAR FUND. o 9 THE LOUD MAYOR AND THE STOCK o E.XCHANGE. Down to last night the Mansion House Fund for o the Transvaal WVar sufferers (apart from the Refugees) o amounted to £275,000. Among the donors yesterday were the Telegraph Construction ...

... de Paris 5f., at 1070f.; Credit Lyonnais lost 2f., at 1090f.; Ottoman Bank were unaltered at 1090f.; French Bank of South Africa lost if., at 80f.; Orleans Railway Shares gained 14f., at 1747f.; Western 7!., at 1072f. ; Eastern lost 6f., at 1089f.; North ...

... are in heavy call both on home and shipping account. Makers are looking forward to a very birak trade with South Africa as soon as the war is over. Steel co.titnues in short supply, and new orders for early delinory' cannot be booked. The Pig iron values ...

... may add, &I-A. er thart tins% i: thle first war that Irea- occurred since to it lsis bwecom the fashion for several of the Euro- dIE pearl lenwera to luck up VIAt amonunts of golal for a-c what are termned war chests;l and again., r thet groat cetpmnsion ...

... THE PARIS BOURS. (mROM UR COitttl'RaPONZNNT.) PAIS, Tuesday Nighit. Tho ireprovement continued, and war accentuated ;nsrtioctiariy iln 14panish Exterior, Brazilians, arld io 'lTinto sharmi. Russian Old 'Threnei declined. ?? RotsuAdhiini,3{+ FirAO improved ...

... CORltlNDP-NM) PAMIS,. Sundayt Night. The tngroptvyesterdav was wiactive, sud prics s ste~wiv, ?? only sntalrtiations either war. Bark Sh-&rts vwere ieuemrnilv weak, ?? lasnk of Frxtiou mil Eobiwscin ztaitkea a reeoverv, aud mtost Gold shres imoprovei. ...

... riglht. The account presented no difficulty, and was facili- fated by n recovery in South African shares on the fa voural1o war news. Loan money ruled at about 3& per ceat. on trhe official market, and 5 per cont. for mining shares on the Conlisno. French ...

... dealt in. (lDId ?? were ecpeeially weak, tho cocupatiou of Preloria not produciag any improvement. Buyers &pprshewd the lteavy war tax Ol the mir-0 that Will 9L0oWPaUy the ?? aettleMent. French Threes, fell or, the day 6c, to 101f. for money, and ?? to 101 ...

... the Continent and to, America, railroad metal to South Africa andI India, and tin plates to the Unaited States. The ~ decrease in machinery is chiefly owing to the im sm~al shipments to South Africa,. Coal1 emports c show £445,000 increase. The exprts of ...