... THAT BEAUTIFUL WAR OFFICE.. ] The PaIl Mail publishes the following typical I insfance of War Office methbds: The methods of the War Office, it says, are past firidiug out. Wrhet her Majesty, in March last, caused en appeal to old soldiers to he promulgated ...

... genitlemen ac ting as scrutineers of tue batlot.-Mr. MuiILOAx in his explanatory statement, said that when tue war broke out in Solut) Africa all classes of society trere anxious to do what they could to miti- gate the sorrow and sufiering which would ...

... other publications in book-form, and by the mass of news- paper letters from South Africa, not merely from the professional war correspondent on military topics, since the war began, it remains extremely valuable ss the expression of a point of view. For ...

... South Africa, who is now in London. is writing a ivolunmc for n large enter- prise which an American firm have in hand. 'This is & library describing the progress of the wvorld during the nineteenth century. Dr. Thc.s-al treats of SOuth Africa. Another ...

... Hamley's Operations of War. Five editions of Sir Edward's work have ap- peared. ThewIPVJ impression is to contain the usual mays and plans illustrativeof the text. MIessrs. Hrchbinson and Co- are publishing a history of the war to date, under the title ...

... Translated, with Intro- duction. and Notes, by the Rev. John Browalie. (Oliphant, Anderson, and Ferrier.). Pen Pictures of the War, by Men at the Front; vol. . The Campas-n in Natal to the Battle of Colenso. J Horace ?? a and Son.) Periods of European Literature ...

... Galliffet; the French War Minister. It is satis- factory to know, however, that, despite modern weapons, victories can be won at a much less cost of life than formerlyi and that, in Colonel Maude's opinion, our initial mistakes in South Africa have been no worse ...

... it ever decided, even in secret, whether it w-shes to out Africa completely adrift from the British iumpire or no? t Mr Peel is not very optimistic about the future settlement in South Africa. He considers that the s supremacy of the British House of ...

... ArBicA; Its Hivtory Heroes, and Wars. By Professor W. DOUGLAS is xaisms, assisted by ALFnRD STRED. E[orace Marshall and Son. his portly volumne-it extends to close upon 700 pages-doers somewhat fromn the many books for which the war is responsible. In the first ...

... -Mr. ?? ?? Greener, thie aunc'r of sevcral works on firearrns, will iss-uealitost insmedia'ler3 -Sharpshooting for Sport and War, to which S!r. Wirt Gercare bas eon- tributed a preface on the armed enliarn and his place in all schemes of national defence ...

... OnRIon o' T'en AGoO-BOnR WAR RIPVALED. By | C. H. T[osue. I'Hodler and Stoughton.] Mr. Thomas is an inhabitant of Belfast in the Traens- vaal lie -as formerly a burgher of the Oranre Free State: he has resided in South Africa for forty years and describes ...

... all matters of importance int Parliament, and since the nation as a nation is firmly convinced that our war in Senth Africa is a jiust wa,, and a war that couId, not have been avoided anx opinion fromn wvhicb as recent Parlia- ;menary elections have shown ...