... THAT BEAUTIFUL WAR OFFICE.. ] The PaIl Mail publishes the following typical I insfance of War Office methbds: The methods of the War Office, it says, are past firidiug out. Wrhet her Majesty, in March last, caused en appeal to old soldiers to he promulgated ...

... genitlemen ac ting as scrutineers of tue batlot.-Mr. MuiILOAx in his explanatory statement, said that when tue war broke out in Solut) Africa all classes of society trere anxious to do what they could to miti- gate the sorrow and sufiering which would ...

... other publications in book-form, and by the mass of news- paper letters from South Africa, not merely from the professional war correspondent on military topics, since the war began, it remains extremely valuable ss the expression of a point of view. For ...

... Hamley's Operations of War. Five editions of Sir Edward's work have ap- peared. ThewIPVJ impression is to contain the usual mays and plans illustrativeof the text. MIessrs. Hrchbinson and Co- are publishing a history of the war to date, under the title ...

... South Africa, who is now in London. is writing a ivolunmc for n large enter- prise which an American firm have in hand. 'This is & library describing the progress of the wvorld during the nineteenth century. Dr. Thc.s-al treats of SOuth Africa. Another ...

... is towards improvement. The compilers of this book suggest---anl with reason-that the frejucrncy of littlo wars, all vividly described by war correspondents of a popular press, and the prowth and consolidation of the volunteer system, have combined to ...

... Stanley was promptly interviewed by a representative of the South Australian Advertiser. After dealing with -the scramble in Africa, Mr. Stanley was led on to express his opinion on the coloured labour question in Australia, which is now agitating the minds ...

... Translated, with Intro- duction. and Notes, by the Rev. John Browalie. (Oliphant, Anderson, and Ferrier.). Pen Pictures of the War, by Men at the Front; vol. . The Campas-n in Natal to the Battle of Colenso. J Horace ?? a and Son.) Periods of European Literature ...

... Galliffet; the French War Minister. It is satis- factory to know, however, that, despite modern weapons, victories can be won at a much less cost of life than formerlyi and that, in Colonel Maude's opinion, our initial mistakes in South Africa have been no worse ...

... it ever decided, even in secret, whether it w-shes to out Africa completely adrift from the British iumpire or no? t Mr Peel is not very optimistic about the future settlement in South Africa. He considers that the s supremacy of the British House of ...

... ArBicA; Its Hivtory Heroes, and Wars. By Professor W. DOUGLAS is xaisms, assisted by ALFnRD STRED. E[orace Marshall and Son. his portly volumne-it extends to close upon 700 pages-doers somewhat fromn the many books for which the war is responsible. In the first ...

... -Mr. ?? ?? Greener, thie aunc'r of sevcral works on firearrns, will iss-uealitost insmedia'ler3 -Sharpshooting for Sport and War, to which S!r. Wirt Gercare bas eon- tributed a preface on the armed enliarn and his place in all schemes of national defence ...