... British public this time be of the struggle in South Africa? The British papers one and all not pretend to justify the position affairs. They declare, and justly enough, things have looked worse in South Africa, and tho one answer is England must see the fight ...

... it. 2. We have not conducted the war unrighteously and cruelly. War at its best is an awful curse, and brings with it untold loss of blood and treasure, and the inevitable suffering of the innocent. The exigences of war will always require the burning ...

... Sunday.—The War Office on Saturday night issued the following—The officers and non-commissioned officers and men who hare served in any the corps raised South Africa during the present war, and who do not intend to return to South Africa, should report ...

... peace party way out of the difficulty created by the war, and it may bav the effect of largely influencing public opinion by the time Parliament meets. It disposes once for all of the claim made by the war party that the Boer people will accept no terms save ...

... Capetown citizen draws gloomy picture of the present state South Africa. Referring to the commercial stagnation resulting from the war, he says—v Every place has its idle people waiting for the war to close. Some day there will be good field here, but for the ...

... suggestion. 1,046 BOERS CAPTURED APRIL. Lord STANLEY, in reply Mr. T. R. Dewar, said the number of prisoners ot war South Africa reported at the War Office as having been captured in April was 1,046, with 160 surrenders, WINTER COMFORTS FOB THE TROOPS. Mr ...

... —Although French newspapers are too occupied with the doings of the Czar at Oompiegne to pay much attention to affairs in South Africa, yet eeveral comment on the Boar victory at Scheepers Bek. The Eclair, for instance, says that it proves that the Boers are ...

... the sad and lamentable war in Sonth Africa. Yet there be rather deprecated the spirit of pessimism which extended over all public expressions of opinion. He no cause for those pessimistic opinions. He did not believe in the kind war were waging. We had never ...

... misapprehension the significance of the published statement that nine ships were about to sail with reinforcements for South Africa. It is a fact that a programme giving the approximate dates sailing nine vessels has been officially issued, but this does ...

... The Chairman welcomed the delegates, and, the course his remarks, condemned the Transvaal war, M. Pouget, replying, also condemned the object the South African war, and said France had been as bad in Tonquin, Tunis, and Madagascar, and the French troops ...

... to the nation is proaeonte the war with yet greater vigonr and determination than hitherto, for to restore the independenoeof the Boer States would be wholly incompatible with the future peace and security of South Africa. It bolds that after the offer ...

... London, Sunday.—The War Office on Saturday evening issued the following announcement :—The Governor-General of Canada has trasmitted offer from the Canadian Govern* ment raise a farther force of 600 mounted men for service in South Africa, which the Government ...