... maim-not more than 42-and was little knowII ontsidC of his district till the present war. lie comes of a Nntal TDutch family, and speaks English well. With Lukas Meyer and others he went to the assist- anee of DIintizill, and afterwards settled in the new R~epimjilic ...

... ,-GOSSIP ABOUT INNTFREST ING PD) I LE Lord Roberts is one of the m o t im'tle i f tfl.n He always speaks of his pcin'lee ii ;, Srhe to the Army, not of the Armyy ieft tII hin MIadame Patti has for scme tirnr eeld tih rccrrl for the biggest sum that Iai ...

... allowed to indicate one matter which the recent action of the Gaelic League has brought into renewed prominence. Thie Irish-speaking area of the country is spread over nearly one-third of its surface, but the Irish langluage is not permitted to be employed ...

... . Oin Saturday lie will read a palper oh 'Mumi('ipil Telephones liefore the mnunicipill seetionl. Onl Monday lie is to speak at a great ?? concert.. This (docs nl(t. look as if lie was going to be drummed wut of the party. As a meninebr of the ?? I ...

... vW0 personal interest. The man in the str,-et. !a Mliy raised to high political consideration iy Mr. Arlor Balfour, always speaks of him as J'' TA It voluntarily placing hirn in the cati1o013O f icr chu us. Disraeli was never Ben t ' t!.j \r: ii man ...

... there are so many more--nen of all ranks and conditions. 011 almost ervery rock there site a ghost, who nods his head and speaks quietly to me as I pass. ...

... r.R.1. I'insess Marce et ?? tile Pricie' s -telsice, Victoria. MAceld, 1e(d Hohexilclle ce ' liNOW ?? er tlc' ilair, snd speak very bleteltet it. Tie lellerq mar be eec'n at the sofces ot the h: ice iloads Cl. 1.1eti, 1e. Deeis irltes, Leecel 'i Sold ...

... IListitute, lI 0r Xin i 's mna.y be kept wvell at cost. price ii. 'i vo epe as. itih thle difficulty of treating 1101 call oily speak their own lalntguage, , a. t ioiialities will ho in cini neetion with flo till' ill in hie liotel by ?? or day, the 'tiO'('Oia ...

... sheer is waste of time to approach the Kaiser, that Ger- ft m'ny will be rigidly neutral. Thle Republique Francaise, wlich speaks witih some authority, tl tells the Boer delegates to rid themselves of all illusions about French intervention; France, it ...

... kitchen articles was of the most meagre character, locks and keys were out of order, panes of glass were broken, and generally speaking eonsideralsle repairs ;vere neceseary at the vicirags. Thero was no drinking water o0l lhe pro- misea, as uhst been represented ...

... by a shell, and shouted to his men, Roll me away, lads, and keep on firing. OPINIONS .AN-D STORIES ABOUT SPION KOP. In speaking to these men of their experiences it WAS remarkable to ?? that they continually re- verted to the disaster on Spion Kop. ...

... ehildren are so largely employed. It would be a retrograde measure, and lie would certainly vote, and, if lie got the chance, speak, against it. Ho also thought the powers with which ?? Home Secretary wou1ld be vested if the Bill became law would require ...