... . THE QUEEN'S . CHOCOLATE . Tho Union liner Moor , which left Southampton on Saturday afternoon for South Africa with a number of ' Staff officers and nursing Bisters , n ! so earned a lurtlic- silipmeot COMsistill ? of 300 casfli of Hie Queen's chocolato ...

... of the Army Nursing Servira K . cserv ...

... become almost certain that the Boers would refuse the ultimate conditions of the . British Government . On October 7 , tee Queen signed Proclamations calling out the Army Reserve , and summoning Parliament to meet on the 17 th . The short session closed ...

... Monday morning from Sir Dighton Probvn , saying Hi « Royal Highness the Prince of 'Wales vas taking tho keenest interest in the raising of the Imperial Yeomanry force for eervico in South Africa . Hit Royal Highness also asked for information as to the probaMe ...

... the Royal British Hotel . The proccediliKS were of a quite informal character . Mr A . Orrock , ex-moderator , proposed the health of Coloniil Ciccri . In doing so 'he said fchey were pleased t-o SM thill Colonel Ciccri had oliored . his services ! ikl ...

... th December , Private J . Docoghue , 5 th Lancers , died 30 ta DecenAcr 1699 . - ' Private' Vicfcery , 22 d Company Army Service Corps , died of enteric fever 29 t \ December . . Private E . Lowrey , 19 th Hussars , . died . of dysentery 29 th December ...

... of nis He for £ 100 would make lhiQi ; 3 easiM for a lad of spirit desiring ; o voluateer lor service-ROYAL PROCLASaTlOX IN EDES-BUKGH At noon yesterday a Royal ProclaM&iion was read from ( he Edinbcrg ' i Market Cross prohibiting British subjects tracing ...

... tho TOSto of war , • tho death-rate is not exoeptionailly higli for tho [ tune of the year . • Tho Msyor' is cabling to the Queen a , New Year ' s message of loyaUr and devotion on bebnif of the inha . bita . nfcs of tlio town . A COMPLAINT AGAINST THE ...

... VOLUNTEER BATTALION ROYAL SCOTS From a return which has just been submitted by the adjutant . Captain Callender , to Colonel Elliot , the commanding officer , it appears that 25 t men of the 4 th V . B- Royal Scots have volunteered for service . As the maximum ...

... to retire- -tiro guns shared their fate . Happily , tha Naval Battery and the Sd Field Batfery ' were ' aiblo to withdraw , to a safer position . ' '• . . . Mcainrfifle the Devons and the Queens had driven the Boers ...

... are proud of the Highland Brigade , and their sympa-thies are with all soldiers of the 'Queen . Our message again is . God bless you all , sad God bices the Queen . . The foilowin ? reply was received : — To Brydone , Cape Town . Your h ' nd message ...

... belonging to this Trust . . •'• . : .. ' , iLiiOTUEE ON THE YUKON BASIN . —A meeting of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society Was held in the Society ' s hall , Queen Street , Edinburgh , - ; last night—Sir John iMurray , president , in the chair . ruore ...