... io recently published reports, w The Gear South Africa. “ral bas during the whole course of the campaign been most to make his services and valuable experience available, if desired, at the seat of war, but Sir Eve- lyn is senior to Government, , hav ...

... WAR ITEMS. A heavily-inden traim left the Government Hiding at Aldershot at 8 o'clock this morning Southampton, conveying drafts for the Reslin Castle, which sails to-day for South volunteers left Birmingham ingham to-dey for Warwick, to their departure ...

... service in South Africa. I know it would have been the ardent wish of my beloved mother, our revered to have weicumed That was not to be, but be assured she deeply ated the services asido. It satisfaction to , to have presented you your war also with the ...

... BRITISH LOSSES The War Office return of the ies among the South Africa Field issued last night, states that during te month of January 60 officers and 5 Ben were reported killed, wounded, mis- Sing, or prisoners ; 16 officers and 176 men being kilied ...

... South Africa has led me to make further call upon the patriotism and devotion of Caneda and Australia, I rejoice that my request has met with a prompt and loyal response, and thst large additional those Colonies wil) embark for the seat of war at an early ...

... tion. The public, misled by the War Office, rushed to the that the war was over, and from that time, al. though much has happened to remove that impression, it has not been pos- sible to revive general interest in the war. Such situation was as bad for ...

... THE GOVERNMENT The War Office late last issued the announcement :—- subjoined In view of the recent Boer activity in various directions, vo the large ment have decided, in forces recently equipped locally in South Kitchener Africa, to reiniorce thousand ...

... The “London —We understand that the inquiry by the management of the war in South Africa will take the form of a Royal would, of course, be out of the question, in view of the nature of the criticiam of the campaign. would have been little objection to ...

... ENGLAND'S GREAT TASK. THE DEFENCE 0 LADYSMITH. rPUS _ Landon, Friday Night. expected South African war de- publication of which was pro mised by Mr. Brodrick, for War, fasued in the London “Gazette” to-night. They in the recent brief session of Parliament, were ...

... would seem, this, as in some right of local little more than name. has been wpon Ireland, as yet, in The War. continuance of the calimitous im Africa, the Collect for the Living and the Dead is to be said at Mass each day, as already peace and tims of the ...

... see service South Africa is General Sir Bindon Blood, who this Calcutta for the Cape. Entering the army at 18, he captain in majority in 1881. He was made General in 2898. Bindan served in the Jowaki ition in 1877-78, in the Zulu War in , m Afghan Wa of ...

... wife in nce of witnesses. He served in the rs, and as a Reservist joined the London police. On the outbreak of the war he was sent to Africa, where he was wounded, and it was then ascertained tha: he hed merried 2 woman named MDowell. Prisoner pleaded that ...