... join in a federated South Africa under the British flag. It has cost tls a bloody and expensive war to bring thalt hope within measurable distance of being realised. Mr Gladstone was adviseri that if he had prosecuted the war of Isvl to a bitter end, as ...

... roatter further with his colleagues until the ground is clear, but I bavetheprivateauthority ofa Ninister torsaying if the Africa war Is over by the end of deptember, his answer to the Chamberliin request for an Imnme- dinte ?? Is cxpected then to be yes ...

... upon Pretoria. As It is the calculations of our Military Councti at the War Office have been upset by the feeble esti mates of our Intelligence Department in South Africa. When war was declared, It was supposed that the Boer lighting force numbered no ...

... barrack room intended for about half the number. The Casualties in South Africa. The War Office last night for the first time issued a classified list of the casualties in South Africa. This brings the losses up to the 17th inst., and gives the following ...

... valuable to others, pro Aris et fools. Speaking on THE TRANSVAAIL WAR, he said that the thoughts of the whole world, the fears, the hopes of the British nation, were ceutred in South Africa. War with all Its horrors was being carried on there, bringing death ...

... designed by the Duchess of Abercorn, and 100 dozen ; light woollen wraps for the sick and wounded British soldiers In South Africa, The War Olice. and Admiralty, having carefully considered the ofler of Sir Thomas Lipton to. place his steam yacht Erin at the ...

... out by the slackness of the War Office. He has difficulties to contend with in the field, but they cannot be-great as they are-so irritating as the ones at home. Mounted men were urgently required in South Africa, so the War Office appealed to the patriotism ...

... excess of our available troops in South Africa when the war began, have been killed or wounded, reported missing, or fallen victims to disease. The ten millions which a sanguine Chancellor thought would cover the war expensgs have grown into sixty; by the ...

... mental Committee, with representatives of the War Office, the Treasury, and the Colonial Office, was about to be appointed to deal with the question of the settlement of properly qualified soldiers in South Africa, For some considerable time members have ...

... the guests of the evening. He gave it as his opinion, based on numerous conversations with various people In South Africa, that the war was Inevitable. On the other hand, it should be observed Sir William several times declared there was no general use ...

... 6t. ztepben'0. !{Frorn Our Own Correspondent.] LONDON, SUNDAY. The news from South Africa dissipates the war cloud, for not even Mr Chamberlain V;ould dare to advise war on the differrocea between Sir Alfred Milber's terms and President Kruger's latest ...

... Yours, &c., JOiHN HARFORD, LIEUT. FARGUS. SIn-I beg to inform you that I have received no Intimation, either from South Africa or the War Office, of the reported field promotion of Lieut. Harold Fargus, mentioned in your Issue of the 21st I Instant. 1 am ...