... not happen, viz, war ,hear, hear) Mr Chamberlain was the man ,swho Was looiked to at the present moment and be would appeal to the Colonial Secretary to trneember his ownr words in the House of Com- erons in 1896 Thoze words were-`A war in South Afriea ...

... became 9 known in the Katffr market thus that to- a morrow will witness the departure of several - well-known war correspondents for South - Africa, further depression was felt, an1th@ , market closed in about as fiat a condition as s possible. Members are ...

... The Valparaiso exchange has declined to 15 7-16. Mines Carrying-over Rates-Chartered of South Africa, I to 1-E; Consolidated Gold- fields of South Africa Deferred, 3 to 4 per cent; general rate on South Africans, 7 to 9 per cent ; general rate on Westralians ...

... will hinge the ques- tion of war or peace. More insurances were entered at Lloyd's as a safety, but the appre- hensions in rekard to war appear to be less. All kind of rpmours, however, have been ex- ttnt to-day that war was inevitable and soon, but noting ...

... City I houses havemade arrangements ,in case of war, and the markets-closed this, evening under the compete assumption that war will take place. One or two of the South African banks received the newswthat war would fol- low, and the Boers- would commence ...

... gold which are being and about to be shipped to South Africa. In fact, some of the shipments are stated to be on account of the Transvaal Government. As further shipments are spoken of for South Africa and America, it is now regarded as certain that the ...

... a further £200,000 was made up in sovereigns to-day for South Africa. Some further sums are expected to be ?? to the Cape in connection owith the further movement -of troops to South Africa. Gold is expected to go in larger quantities to the States during ...

... NEWS (LaoY'Ds vTLEGRAsS.) Gibraltar, Sunday-Reichstag, Delagoa Bay ,or E1ambur passed; Admiral;.-prasumed aam- burg for East Africa, assed. Beachy Head, Sunday-ROSiau, -Montreal for London; Tunis, Hamburg for Corinto and Konigia; Luise, Bremen for New York ...

... increasing business has been taking place in war risks at Lloyd's as a result of the message received from the Transvaal Go- vernment. In addition to extraordinrily high premiums paid against the actual decla- ration of war, insurance was effected at fif- teen ...

... CO~M[ERSiL NEWS. | IBL~I'N MIONEY MARtKET. Thursday Evening.' BATE 3-2 PER CENT:' NO CUASGE. AARKLETS GENERALL STEADY. SOUTH AFRICA-NS WEAK. The directors of the Bank of England again pet and separated without making any altera- jiol in the official rate ...

... The Tyre and Cycle Market was deoid of feature, and in Lands, Chartered were alone dealt in, and they were unaltered Console wars _ higher at 105 x d,and India Two and a Half per Cent i at 92 x d. Dublin Corporatioli Three *nd a Quarter per Cent jumoed ...

... at 134-. Tramwav,-Rises: Belfast Street, 1-16, to 174; and I)ublin United, ?? to 25s. Land and Mining-Rises: British South Africa (Chartered), 5-32, to 3 1-32; and Con- solidated Gold Fields, 2. to 6 15-16. Tyres and Cycles-Falls: Dunlop De- lerred. 2d ...