... Transvaal. In the event of war the burgher force of the Transvaal would num- ber about 15,000 to 20,000 men, and if war were to take place the battles would be fought on Transvaal territory. I do not believe that there will be war, as I think that better ...

... BELL-BANNERMAN. I NO NEED FOR WAR. ts If it Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman, speaking at a .d gardea party on last Saturday afternoon given by te the Eford Liberal and Radical Council, referred to the condition of affairs in South Africa and to - the relations ...

... B00K ISSUED AT PRETORIA. Thetentral News is in a position to state that the Government has not entertained the probability of war as the inevitable solution of the existing deadlock in the negotiations with the Transvaal. It has not, therefore, considered ...

... knew that well, and that is why they imposed the alterna- tive of peace or war upon France. Major Mar- chand then declared that he would later resume his explorations in Africa. THE COBUIRG SUCCESSION. ,GOTHA, Friday. The Minister of State in the Diet ...

... Chambertain could have taken. It looks uncommonly like war, but war would not pay Kruger any better than it would pay ourselves, and that seems to be the best guarantee of peace we can have. No one desires war. Major Rasch, another Conservative, re- marked- ...

... struggle, and this, for obvious reasons. ite is auxious to avoid. Manv who have financial interests in South Africa generally are strongly in favour of war -with the Boers. This causes nmuch uncertainty and ap- prehension on the Stock J1xehange. Consequently ...

... calculated to have no effect but that of arousing ill-feeling in Great Britain and South Africa aikke, and cnnsequentiy of aiding the efforts of those desirous of preiating a war. I dissent., as I have aready stated, from the pub- liehed opinion of Anhe present ...

... But the overwhelming objection to it is that, even allowing its inherent aantage as a ?? base, the fleet which in. time of war would rely upro it as a base would either have to operate outside the Gulf of Penii, and thus run the ritk of being cut off ...

... South Africa Repaublic. The duty of direct intervention, Mr. Chasuberlan shows, is ail the more inperative because the present state of things is calculatedl to procure discontent and unrest, and affect the prosperity of the whole of South Africa, including ...

... tish ImIperalists. A telegram, dated Capetown, Tuesday, says- As supporting the cabled statements regarding ao- tivity at the War Office there is good reason to know that regiments are in readiness to leave Capetown at short notice. There are, moreover, ...

... announced in the Free State Raad to-day. ROYAL ENGINEERS LEAVE FOR SOUTH AFRICA. The 23rd Field Company Royal Engineers left Chatham on Saturday for Southampton, to em- bark for South Africa. There was a great display of enthusiasm by a large crowd which esembled ...

... giment from 1893 to 1897. He was employed on special service under Lord Wolseley in the Ashantee war of 1874, and also on special service duty dur- ing the Zulu war of 1879, and was lately employed in command of the West African Regiment. This appointment he ...