... THE WORK OF THE YEOMANRY AT THE FRONT. The views of the yeomanry, who are returning by the score to this country from South Africa, are exceedingly instruc tive, for they represent more or less accurately the attitude of the better-to-do classes on the ...

... Commandant of the Troops in British Central Africa, has been selected by the Government to fill the newly created post of Inspector-General of the Forces in British East Africa, Uganda. British Central Africa, and British Somaliland, with the rank of ...

... Egmont-op-Zee in 1799, in the Peninsular War, at Corunna, and Orthes. It suffered severely at Waterloo and spent a year in Canada, 1838-9. It distinguished itself in the Indian Mutiny, took part in the Transvaal War of 1881, and was in Rhodesia in 1896 THE ...

... engagements of the war, and no small part of the cre dit for bringing it to a successful conclusion is due to the splendid manner in which Admiral Moore led his men on this occasion. For the excellent services he rendered in this first Egyptian War, Admiral Moore ...

... than (since the Romans, while they knew the most of Europe, with much of Asia and a little of Africa, recked nothing of America, nothing of West and South Africa, nothing of Australia) exists in any his tory which is ours to read. But despite all that despite ...

... sent to South Africa. Shortly after his return to Canada he was appointed to the command of the Manitoba and North-West Rifles, and was entrusted with the organis ing of that force. Canada has sent three contingents to the seat of war (1) a regiment ...

... House of Commons steeplechase in 1889. Lord Methuen is one of the very few generals who have remained in South Africa since the beginning of the war. He has always been a keen soldier and in 1884 raised a force known as Methuen's Horse for service in Bechuana- ...

... officers of the Ophir are the Nelsons of to-morrow or rather, in the sincere hope that there will be no naval war, let us say the might-be Nelsons. War, though a fine thing for sucking Nelsons, has a terrible effect on the Income Tax of the ordinary British ...

... poisoning a generation as he has hitherto been scandalously and crimi nally indifferent to them. In the ever- present war or rather the little war, the guerilla, which we are content to call by a bigger name than it deserves his simple, pastoral habits have ...

... Assistant Provost-Marshal Bloemfontein A trifling memento of Tent No. 1, War Prisoners' Camp, Bloemfontein, in token of his kindly and considerate treatment extended to all War Prisoners. Wishing him a successful and brilliant career. The concluding ...

... Claude Shepperson. OUR SUPPLEMENTS Desultory fighting in South Africa. Twelve leading burghers banished permanently Germany aflame over Mr. Chamberlain's reference to her army in the War of 1870 Riots in opposition to the translation of the New Testament ...

... action -of the Committee of National Defence in appointing Lord lloberts to the supreme command of the British forces in South Africa was hailed with joyful acclamation. It was confidently anticipated that, under his direction, our splendid troojis would prove ...