... as. calculated to promote the permanent and best interests, not only of Cape Colony, but of the whole of South Africa. _fi;pstatious for war are being quietly continuned in the Free State, and the defences of Bloemfontein are being strengthened. ¢ A J ...

... hief on the Court-martial on Captain Carey. The letter is nddressed to the General Officer commanding in South Africa :— Horse Guards, War Office, Aufust 16, 1879, Sir,—The proceedings of the general court-martinl assembled at camp, Upoko River, Zululand ...

... for South Africa. Several war correspondents also sailed by the Tantallion Castle. The 2ud Northamberland Fusiliers, the Army Service Corps, and the Army Ordnsoce Corge embarked on the Gaul at Soathampton on Satarday on their way to South Africa. A report ...

... strange that the older race of war reporters escaped so many perils. With the exception of Pemberton, of the 7imes, in the Franco-German war, not one was killed until the fatal skirmishes of sandy Africa. The oldest war correspondent is Dr. Russell, and ...

... South Africa she evidently provided herself with a maid who was a horsewoman, too, for their exploitin coyering so many miles of the veldt on hoerseback points to their beingaccomplishéd equestriennes. Lady Sarah went out to South Africa before war appeared ...

... of considering the formation of a Government. \\'elhnd to cast our eyes abroad iu more than one direction. In South Africa, though the war there in which we were engaged had happily been ended, yet there had begun a struggle which I am sorry to say has ...

... THE WAR IN AFRICA. We learn that General Wood has returned to the front with a large convoy of waggons and supplies for two months. Still it is questionable if an advance will take place immediately, as Lord Chelmsford thinks they ought not to attack ...

... IN CASE OF WAR. MILITARY PREPARATIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA. The “ Pall Mall Gazette” publishes the following - —Although he has received no mandate from the Cabinet to do so, Lord Lansdowne has naturally and necrssarily, for some weeks t, been Mnlhchmwyudlhomrm ...

... difliculties, England would successfully carry out her programme on the coast of South Africa. All'the scientific bodies which were trying to explore Central Africa accompanied the advance of the Euglish forces with the greatest sympathy. ...

... AFRICA. Dr. George Smith, Foreign Missi-n So-setary to the Free Church, Scotiand, has received Mtiers from East Central Africa. One of these is brom Mr. J. A, Bain, and is dated Ukuwe, March 26. In Lis Jetter Mr. Bain says : “ At daybreak on Priday, the ...

... following h-]egran; from the General Officer Commanding Nutal and the Transvaal, to the Socxcu.r{ of State for War was received on on Friday at the War Oftice : — = ‘.\;;chmafle, January 21.—Report from Delnfon Bay garrison Lydenberg surrendered 7thinst. Weather ...

... SOUTH AFRICA. The following are among the morejimportant telegrams from South Africa:— Durpax, Jan. 11. The Potchefstroom garrison may hold out a few weeks longer. Among the beleaguered “are Colonel Winslow, Major Thoruhill, Commissioner Dunn, Dr. Wallis ...