... reached the J the official* Whitehs had no idea ten the Colonial o®^-. the War Office deal of activity, and bott Lord ere Tko Department oontini lions from offire™ Africa. Sir William War Office in coosatuu * ing the day. .. . The Transport Depart .■« busy ...

... hours, unce. news mint-. War OHic yesterday afternoo and other high There were many farther reserve rejoin the colours, very quiet thei the Departmenta forward, and no until the mure reached. tradictory slat erne preparations suit War Office tul every source ...

... to the incalculable injury and loss that have already been caused thereby South Africa, and prevent war ,**-1 tween the two races, from the consequences which South Africa would not recover for several generations, perhaps never. Therefore, | the Transvaal ...

... sent to South Africa, it is the intention of the War Office to utilise mules. Cape boys, and Cape cans for transport. IRISH SYMPATHY FOR BOERS. The A thy Town Commissioners yesterday passed resolution protesting againid. the threatened war in the Transvaal ...

... WAR OFFICE CONFERENCES London, Wednesday. Lord araved the War Odioa morning holi-past ten with Fortttcue, private secretary, and was immediately joined by Sir Ralph Knoa, the Under] Secretary rtf State, and Mr. Fleetwood Wilson, Assistant Under Secretary ...

... WAR VERY NEAR. The ' Daily Telegraph '• Cape Town correspondent telegraphs;—l regret note the universal opinion here that war very near. Preparations for hostilities are going forward both sides. Everywhere the Boers are especially active and bellicose ...

... have led to war. 1 Sir, Ido not propose to discuss such a coni lingeccy as that. A war in South .Africa would have been one the most serious wars that could possibly waged. would be I the nature a civil war, it would be a , long ...

... SPECIAL the Colooi the War Otiioe over for detect on all mi of Mr. Wyndh War, who i Oflicxi during Und, arrived eleven t his mo: iomed by Mr. Under SSocretm the officer in vices. Sirß-al] morning with ffrafr*'*! Office Pirector-Gcuer tamed from Us early ...

... THE PEOPLE’S PAGE. ■ndenl Offlfr, 190 Fleet strwt, Monday Morning Peace or War? It was known yesterday morning Lea* I don that the reply the Boer Government I to tho last despatch of British Govern* I meat had been received British Agent Pretorb and ...

... remaining Johannesburg Africa. It had been stated after hostilities have commenced that there were two parties the Cabmet, war party and peace party. a matter of fact there was only peace part/ . , Cabinet. The prosperity South Africa pended upon the whites ...

... strained State affairs South Africa has at ferenoe* between the end Transvaal and tin tilities. the calamitous the white inhibitan wUe—being connected the closest ties bltfo ...

... honourable peace. There was a strong war party Sontn Africa who had been shouting their loudest for long time in the hope that President Kruger would be awed into knuckling down, but the Boers had not knuckled down, and the war party were evidently beginning ...