... Mr Schreiner, in his speech in the Cape As- sermbly yesterday, said that his object was to keep the peace in South Africa. If unhappily war between white men broke out he should do his very best to keep his colony aloof from the struggle, in which course ...

... anything approaob- ing excitement or exceptional bustle at the Colonial Office and the War Office yesterday, and in spite of the somewhat alarming telegrams from South Africa, it is the fact, says the Press Association. thai no grave changes in the Transvaal ...

... ap- L, proaching excitement or exceptional bustle at y I the Colonial Office and War Office to-day; and is 5 in spite of the somewhat alarming telegrams from South Africa, it is the fact, says the Press Association ,that no grave complications of the 1Tranwaal ...

... Transvaal an d British capable' of peaceful'setlementL War would be en offence against civi'lisation. Cn-1 tinuina. Mr Scbreiner expressed his own belief that the di Ilty would be, settled without war. He swould-'-not give the Opposition the assuran~ces ...

... their rights, there can be little doubt that the final rt- sult of all these months of negotiations and of arguments wil be war. Mr Chamber- Isin'saspeecoh on Saturday last at Nighbury twas not by aW ?? Voncoiavd in a tone I culated to please the.burghers ...

... English Churcb ard a P..un1:er ,g, at first far removed trom any ke:ihc,, heriting the famaily honours. r.narried what, South Africa a ]iottento1. woman H- ..e- returned home, but died in C'.lpe C0.1,6,. 'ori after his accession to ?? pter and r. in the cemetery ...

... the other st3te- ment of Mr. Schreiner, it is a truism, appli- cable to war in general. We believe the people of the United Kingdom have as keen a sense of the calamities of war as the inhabitants of any other country; but there are ether offences against ...

... Sec- retary of State for War. Lieutenant-Colonel For- tescue has of late been doing duty in the Northern territories of the Gold Coast, and got his brevet- lieutenant-colonelcy for his services there. Prior to going to West Africa he served with the 4th ...

... which ?? that t. from all parts of the Traisvaal si, to ' 't Bd Boers are busily preparing fr war be * I-, the extremely critical nature df z,,,e . If war comes, there will be t!:s rifl. r . we did not enter upon it igh6k 1l, given the Boers every apppri ...

... foreirn war. 1: , no duty of the Minister for the Colonies * make war, nor to make war inevitah'. 1: s idle to tell us that this cris:s is a ?? Cr,., nial difficulty, to be settled in the C' ,ni Office and decided by Colonial interests. o war which (we ...

... tension existing with reference to the Transvaal difficulty was to some extent relieved yesterday by the telegrans from South Africa discounting the alarmist aespatches of the previous day. It is still recognised, however, that the situa- tion is grave in ...