... horses for the war in South Africa, the War Depart- ment selected and purchased frorn the company's stud 522 lbrses. As they were aware, the War Office registered so many horses at '10s. each per vear, the option being given the War ...

... thanking the board for having consented to accept half, rates for telegrams sent by soldiers and sailors from South Africa during the war, and an arrangement had been made whereby the com- pany wold supply the Shah of Persia with telegra hic me;ssages at ...

... reports about the, speedy close of military operations in South Africa the fact remains that the 'local demand for stores from that region is nor by any means relaxed. This week the War Office invite tenders frcm Willershall firms for the supply of 39 ...

... partialcollapse of trade in the Uited States, whose - ?? conse- quently are once. again invradinlg our markets; the . wa~r in South Africa and the disturbances ino china, which are naturally checking trade with those mnar- kets; the deproesienl en the 7Stock ...

... consumption, and a de- cided increase in commercial enterprise of all descrip- tions, are sadly clouded over by the war in South Africa, in which the Dutch nation is naturally so deeply. interested, and which must affect all branches of trade in -the end ...

... there is now practically very little call. During the iast few months, owing to the war mi South Africa, there has been an unusually large demand on the part of the War Office for tin-- plate and japanned ware articles for military purposes, and this has ...

... epidemics will help profits. The outbreak i of war in South Africa will be against offices doinga a large business there, such as the Imperial and Star. The . ordinary life companies, by agreement, charge an extra 1 war risk on policies on the officers' lives ...

... could to find a esie for a new rifle range that wvould meet the requarements of the War Office. A nuumber if sites bad been visited, and a h:st ok the best sent up to the War Office. That at Wellington was the most central, and that at Leebotwood the best ...

... deliver an address on The position of affairs in. South Africa.-The Chairman called on MIr. Parkes, but M/r. Grosvenor Lee enquirad whether it would not be advisable to propose a resolution on the war before the meeting was thrown ?? Chair- man replied that ...

... earlier part of the maonth, at least, businest was stagnant in almost all departments, the uncertainty of the outlook in South Africa effectually restraining fresh speculative commitnments. As the result of more favourable news, business revived a little later ...

... inaugurated. . New WAR ap.-A large special niep-ef South Africa to illustrate the Tni~r tentiona -of tbe causpaign now ift progress is pcblsh hv Me W. and A. Y. Johnston, the we2lkmn ogrpers, of Edinburgh and London. It emb the whleof South Africa frm BElawayo-to ...

... for engineernug and taitway work. South Americam ioutb Africa, and Indi- are, customers for this class of material; ana in the Cias of South Africa, the prospects of a speedy torninaji o, the war seem so good that muafact.re are pressed to deliver as ...