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FOR RAILWAY WORK.
FOR RAILWAY WORK. A USEFUL CORPS RAISED. (Central NeNs Telegram.) DURBAN, Wednesday, Noon. As the result of correspodence between the Natal Government and the Imperial authorities the latter has sanctioned the formation in South Africa of a Railway Pioneer Corps to number 1,500 rank and file. Notices were issued this morning, and the en- rolment of men commenced immediately' It is noticed that only men of good character and physique, who mast also be competent mechanics or tradesmen, can be accepted for the new corps. The pay will be 5s a day, and 2s 6d a day extra when not in receipt of rations. One hundred and eighty suitable men were en- rolled here to-day. The list will close to-morrow (Thursday) as far as Durban is concerned: and the corps will be immediately shipped to Cape Town for service on the long line of route between the railway bases and the various armies at the front. Major Capper. of the Royal Engineers, has been given the command of the Railway Pioneer Corps, and Major Goodwin, Captain Boiehard, late of the West Yorkshire Regiment, and Lieu- tenant Gale have accepted commissions. All these officers are in Durban busily en. gaged in enlisting recruits. The transport Nubia is being fitted up as a capital ship in view of emergences. She is to be got ready for her duties by Janu- my 4th.
HOW THE BOERS GET NEWS.
HOW THE BOERS GET NEWS. A FOREIGN CONSUL SUSPECTED. ('' Times Telegram.) LORENZO MARQUEZ, Thursday. Suspicion that the Boer Intelligence Depart. Bent is in close touch with a Foreign Consulat In Pretoria is confirmed by the fact that the news of Lord Roberts' appointment was generally known i11 Pretoria on Wednesday, indirectly teaching Delagoa. Bay from the Transvaal on Friday. Confirmation by Renter was only Jelegraphad from Cape Town this week. Suspicion rests on a Consul notorious for his pro-Boer sympathies. There is reason to believe that Pretoria is well informed regarding British military movements. With reference to the rumours of smuggling contraband of war through Delagoa Bay, it is ligmficant that Major Erasmus, of the State Artillery, is here, his arrival being coincident with that of a French liner, said to have brought big guns from Madagascar. Other important Boer emissaries are continu- ally coming and going. I
DEFENCE COMMITTEE OF THE CABINET.
DEFENCE COMMITTEE OF THE CABINET. MEETING AT THE WAR OFFICE. Lord Salisbury came to London yesterday afterndon from Hatfield, and was present at a meeting of the Defence Committee of the Cabinet bold at the War Office. Usually this committee has met at the offices of the Lord President of the Council, but apparently considered it con- yenient at the present juncture to meet where the departmental chiefs of the War Office can be most conveniently reachad for consultation and advice. The meetings have been very frequent ot late, and have been supplemented by consulta- tion between Lord Lansdowne and Mr Balfour, the latter of whom has been displaying a deal of quiet energy in the prevail tag crisis and doing much to ensure prompt and BJiergetic action on the part of the Government its a whole. The Ministers at yesterday's meeting included Lord Salisbury, Mr Balfour, Mr Goschen, the Duke of Devonshire, and Lord Lansdowne. The conference lasted for about two hoars; and Lord Salisbury, after spending a further hour at the Foreign Office, returned to Hatfield in the even- ing. p
A PEEP AT THE BOERSI
A PEEP AT THE BOERS CONFIDENCE IN THEIR OWN SUPERIORITY. BY MR WINSTON CHURCHILL. In a second edition of the Morning Post there appears a long telegram from Mr Winston Churchill, dated Durban, December 23rd. He says During my imprisonment I was visited by jeveral members of the Executive, and held many conversations with various classes of burghers, both belonging to Pretoria and from the camps round Lady- smith. The Bo ars began the war with con- sidera.ble trepidation, and wtre in a state of despondency until the Battle of Modderspruit on November 28th, which greatly encouraged them. Now they are much elated by the recent suc- cesses, and all of them, including the President, firmly believe that Britain is about to sue for peace. Although the Boers are confident that if the war continues they will drive the British into the sea, they want to return to their farms, and com- plain bitterly of hardships in the field. They therefore talk of compromise by which Great Britain should cede Natal, Kim. berley, and the parts of Cape Colony now occu- pied by the Republican troops, and, farther, acknowledge the absolute independence of the Boers, grant a general amnesty, and pay twenty millions indemnity. Such terms are seriously considered reasonable IU the highest circles in Pretoria. Meanwhile the strain is trying the resources of the Republic severely, although the total Boer I loss probably does not exceed 2,000. Batches of deserters are daily brought back to the front by the police. The last Boer reserves have been called out, and the only burghers remaining on the farms are those whc are unfit or who have bribed the officials. Among the latter there is a con- siderable proportion who are devoted to the British cause, and who, while unable to leave the country, would not draw a trigger on the British troops. The Boers' food supplies are not large, and latterly the crops have suffered terribly. The tight grip on Delagoa must be felt. The Boers also suffer very great difficulty in getting remounts now. The Boer depends entirely on his horse, which is often beautifully trained, and stands inwatched behind him while he fires,^giving At once confidence and mobility. The loss among these horses has been severe, and they can only be replaced by taking untrained animals. Horse- sickness will soon render the need of remounts aeute. Reviewing the general situation it is foolish not to recognise that we are fighting a formidable and terrible adversary. The high qualities of the burghers increase their efficiency. Tha Govern- ment, though vilely corrupt, devote their whole energies to military operations. We must face the facts. The individual Boer, mounted in suitable country, is worth from three to nve regular soldiers. The power of modern rifles is so tremendous that frontal attacks must often be repulsed. The extraordinary mobility of the enemy protected his fln-nba The only way of treating them is either to get men equal in character and intelligence as rifle- men, or, failing the individual, huge masses of troops. The advance of an army of 80,000 men in force, covered by 150 guns in'line, would be an I operation beyond the Boers' capacity to grapple with, but columns of 15,000 are only strong enough to suffer loss. It is a perilous policy to dribble out reinforcements and to fritter away armies. The Republics must weaken, like the Confede- rate States, through attrition. Ve should show no hurry, but we should collect overwhelming masses of troops, It would be much cheaper in the end to send more than necessary. There is plenty of work here for a quarter of million men, and South Africa is well warth the cost in blood and money. More irregular corps are wanted. Are the gentleilien of England all foxhunting ? Why not an English Light Horse ? For the sake of our manhood, our devoted colonists, and our dead soldiers we must persevere witb the war.
.. A FITTING ALLY FOR I LEYDS.
A FITTING ALLY FOR I LEYDS. MUSTAPHA KIAIIL TO AROUSE THE EGYPTIANS. CAIRO, Friday. The Egyptian Press announces on authority that the well-known agitator, Mustapa Kiamil, has been corresponding with Dr. Leyds. It i3 said that the latter informed Mustapha that now was the moment for the Egyptians to shake off British control. Nlnstapha Kiamil is about to publish a so-called patriotic newspaper. No serfous importance is, however, to be attached to I the matter. I
NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL- |
NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL- RESOLUTION PRAYING FOR BOER SUCCESS. (Renter's Telegram.) New York, V'riday.—The resolution introduced ill the City Council o»i the 26th inst. praying for 1 the success of the Boers, which was ruled out of nrStK by the Prsssj'ent, and held over, has passed the Council with c ;j« dissentient voice. I The Council als > condemned war in the Philip. pine*.
1NOTES ON THE SITUATION.
1 NOTES ON THE SITUA- TION. (BY A MILITARY CORRESPONDENT.) (Press Association Telegram.) LONDON, Friday Night. There is a lot of interesting and instructive information in the message from Mr Winston Churchill which the Morning Post publishes in a second edition to-day. The writer shows us conclusively how confident the Boers are of ultimately driving us into the sea and choosing their own terms of peace The Transvaal authori- ties have no doubt made up their minds that Great Britain is getting tired of the campaign, and will shortly only be too glad to secure peace at any price. How far the enemy is oat in his cal- culations may be judged not only by the coun- try's response to the call to arms, but by the de- clarations of our Ministers that having ones pnt our hand to the plough there will be no halting until the British flag floats over Pretoria and BJoemfontein. The most terrible blow which could fall upon us now. would be the making of a patched-up peace. In the eyes of the world our prestige would be shattered, and what is almost as bad we should sooner or later have to recommence the campaign in order to resist the. overbearing attitude of the Boers, who would speedily en- deavour to crush British influence throughout South Africa. Mr Winston Churchill's calculations as to the number of British troops required for the com- plete overthrew of the two Republics is in no way ¡ exaggerated. It has long been evident to mili- I tary men, both here and on the Continent, that if we are to sweep the enemy before us we must either send out such a crushing force that nothing can stand against it or else our troops must be chosen in accordance with the requirements of the work which lays before them. Until recently neither of these alternatives was recognised by the War Office, with the result that our columns were brought to a standstill in the presence of the enemy and almost within reach of their first objectives. The organisation of a body of mounted infantry such as that which the Imperial Yeomanry will form is the first movement on the part of the authorities which is likely to bear good fruit. Our Colonies have plenty of horses, and if not we can afford to buy sufficient in South America to mount 50,000 men within a month. There is no lack of men, nor is there anv lack of martial ardour throughout the British Empire, and consequently ther" is no earthly reason why we should not send to South Africa not the quar- ter of a million troops that Mr Winston Qhurchiil speaks about, but a force as mobile as the Beer army. Mr Chorcbili's statement that one Boer properly mounted ia equal to from three to five regular soldiers is somewhat misleading, and, as it may be misconstrued, it is only fair to point oat that the writer means that a Boer marksman is equal to from three to five infantry soldiers on account of the mobility which he derives from the possession of a horse. I have not the slightest hesitation in saying that if 100 Boers were pitted against a similar number of our trained mounted infantry, each force having precisely the same conditions as regards ground and cover, the latter would be successful in nine cases out of 10 with their superior dis- cipline. Moreover, the Boers are unable to use the cold steel with which our soldiers have done such splendid work.
. TRANSPORTS.
TRANSPORTS. LATEST ARRIVALS. The Pinemore, with the second half of the Household Cavalry and a draft of the 5th Dragoons, and the Atlandan, with tfle 19th and 28th Batteries of the Royal kiell Artillery and Ammunition Columu of the 5th Division, arrived at Cape Town oa Friday. The latter ship pro- ceeded to Durban.
WELL ON THE WAY.
WELL ON THE WAY. LORDS ROBERTS AND KITCHENER. Lloyd's reports that the Dnnottac Castle, with Lord Roberts and the staff of the 6th Division, left Madeira for tube Cape at 9 p.m. on Thursday. Lloyd's agent at Las Palmas. telegraphing I on Thursday afternoon, stated that the transport Ottoman, from Liverpool for Table Bay, had arrived there.
FUTURE SAILINGS.
FUTURE SAILINGS. The War Office announces the following moy-ment of troops 76th, 81st, and 82nd Batteries of Field Artillery and the 2nd Battalion Glouceatsrsbire Regiment to embark in the transport Cymric at Liverpool on January 1st for South Africa 4th Battalion West Riding Regiment to embark in the steamer Orient at Southampton on December 29th for South Africa 17th Lancers leave BalJincollig for Aldershot on January 1st; 2nd Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment leave Newry for Aldershot on December 29th 3rd Battalion North Lancashire Regiment embark on the transport Matiana at the Royal Albert Docks on the 12th January for Malta; 3rd Battalion Royal I West Kent Regiment embark in the staamer st Golconda at the Royal Albert Docks nn the 4th January for Malta; Royal Matta. Artillery embark in the steamer Anubis about the 2nd January for Egypt. I A Woolwich correspondent states that amongst the troops embarking to-day (Saturday) at the Royal Albert Docks in the s. No!na(iie are 70 non-commissioned officers and men of the 2ud Dragoons, with contingents from the 89th, 90th, 91st. 92nd 93rd, and 94th Batteries of the Royal Field Artillery. Three hundred apd twenty cavalry horses, 164 artillery horses, together with about 20 horses for the staff, and other details go out in the Nomadic for service in South Africa,
OFF TO THE FRONT.
OFF TO THE FRONT. DEPARTURE pF MORE TROOPS. Yesterday morning before daybreak a draft of 170men to reinforce the 1st Essex Regiment at the front left Brentwood for embarkation on the transport Orient at Southampton, Military bands and torch-bearers accompanied the detachment to the station. There was only one absentee, and his place was filled. One hundred and ten Militia Reservists and a field hospital for the 3rd Division of; the South African field force left Portsmouth yesterday morning for Southampton for embarkation on the Orient. On Friday morning No. 6 Field Hospital left Portsmouth en route for South Africa. A number of men from the Militia Battalions of the Dublin Fusiliers also left yesterday to strengthen the 1st Battalion now with General Buller. The Orient sailed from Southampton late in the day. The main body of the troops aboard consisted of the 1st West Riding, under Lieuten- ant-Colonel Lloyd, its strength being 22 officers and 794 n-tn. The battalion forms part of the 6th Division. Other cantingents were a draft of the 1st Essex Regiment, one officer and 170 men 6th Company R.A.M.C., four officers and warrant officers and 31 men a draft of the Dublin Fusi- liers, 111 man 50 men of the St. John Ambn- lance Brigade, and 16 citil surgeons. The Orient also took out over a thousand parcels for soldiers at the front. NURSES GOING CUT. Yesterday four lady nurses from the Dublin Nursing Institution, having been selected by the Central British Red Cross Committee, left for South Africa for duty at the front. Their name-j areNurse Talbot, Nurae Calwell, Nurse Davis, and Nnrse Lawless. Lady Cadogan, at the instance of Princess Christian, president of the committee, interviewed the selected candidates. They will embark from Southampton to-day (Saturday). NON ARRIVAL OF THE MAJESTIC. NO CAUSE FOR ALARM. I Some surprise has been expressed at the non- arrival at Cape Town of the White Star transport I Majestic, which left Liverpool on December 13th with over 2.000 troops, and expected to make a quick run in a fortnight. The Central News correspondent says the explanation of the non- arrival may be found in the fact that the Admiralty stipulated for not more than 1734 knots speed, although the owners were prepared to run the vessel at her normal speed of 194 knots.
. SEVENTH DIVISION.:
SEVENTH DIVISION. THE GALLANT 24TH. DEPARTURE FROM BRECON OF 300 RESERVISTS. AN ENTHUSIASTIC SEND-OFF. ADDRESSES BY COL. BROWNE, V.C., I AND THE MA.YOR OF BRECON. Yesterday moznlug the third and largest draft I of Reservists (300 in number) left the depot, Brecon, en route fot Aldershot, bringing up the totai to 454. Thd men fell in on the Barrack- square shortly after 9 o'clock in full marching order, being armed with the latest pattern of the I magazine rifle-the Lee-Eriie"d (which is an im- provement on the Lee-Metford). Addressing the non-comarissioned officers and men (in hollow square formation), Colonel E. S. Browne, V.C. (commanding 24th Regimental District), complimented them on the sober and upright manner in which they ha,1 turned up to ¡: rejoin the colours. He was extremely proud of their appearance, and the o»ly regret he felt was that he was not commanding them and going with them to the front. He would, however, I watch them for the few days before their em- barkation, and trusted they would in every way try to lit themselves for the work fc/hich they bad to do. In conclusion, Colonel Browne alluded to the presence of the Mayor of Brecon (Colonel John Morgan) and to the handsome present (half II' a pound of ca.ke tobacco, a briar pipe, and a card bearing appropriate and seasonable sentiments) he had given each man, and which would accom- I pany them. r The Mayor of Brecon (Colonel John Morgan, t V.D., J.P., D.L.) said he was proud to be there to see such a fine body of men, and although the task before them was no easy one he felt sure they would meet it like men and soldiers—like the gallant 24th had always done, and like other regi- ments engaged in the present war had done. May God be with you," said the speaker in conclusion. Three lusty cheers having been given for the Mayor and three more for Colonel Browne, the men now marched (in four companies), headed by the band of the 3rd Battalion the South Wales Borderers, to the railway station, where hundreds of the townspeople—despite the unpropitioas condition of the weather-had assembled to see the Borderers off. The men, who appeared in excellent spirits, soon entrained, and as the special B. and M. train steamed out of the station at 10.10 a.m. the band struck up the familiar Scottish air Auld Lang Syne," and lusty cheers were sent up from the crowded plat- ¡ form for the gallant fellows bound for the front. Tho officer in command was Captain C. G. Beauchamp (adjutant 3rd V.B. S.W.B.), who was accompanied by Captain Goring (adjutant 1st V.B. S.W.B.). Among the officers of the depot present at the departure of the Resiervisls were Captain G. H. Grant (adjutant 3rd Battalion S. W.B.), who for the past few days has had an extremely busy time of it in the depot Captain Cusson, and Lieutenant Welby. The next draft leaves Brecon this (Saturday) morning. RECEPTION AT NEWPORT. The Reservists reached Newport by special train from Brecon shortly after noon yeaterday. The special was shunted into the emergency bay, and here the contingent, who were under the command of Captain Beau- champ and Captain Going, were handed a lunch, consisting of hot coffee, packages of substantial sandwiches, tobacco, briar root pipes, and choco- late. Newspapers were also handed in at each compartment. The distribution was expeditiously done by officers of the Newport detachments of the 2nd and 4th Volunteer Battalions South Wales Borderers, Major Llewellin being chief. The Monmouthshire Volunteer Artillery were also represented. His Worship the Mayor, just as the train was ready to start for Aldershot, briefly addressed the men. He had been requested on behalf of the officers and men of the various rifle corps and of the inhabitants of the town to express their good wishes towards them, and that they might have a prosperous voyage and arrive at the front in good health. The townspeople felt that they were going to fight their country's battles, and that they would have liked to have done something more than what had been done; but they did wish to express their heartfelt good wishes with them in their fight for Queen and country, and they hoped they would come back in as good condition as they left. In the mean- time they who were at home would make it a first duty to look after their wives and children. (Applause). Captain Beauchamp thanked the Mayor on behalf of the men, and called for cheers for his Worship, which were given with heartiness, and also for the officers and men of the 2nd and 4th Volunteer Battalions. The train then moved out, and the men, crowding at the carriage windows, got a hearty send-off from the crowded platforms, and also from the people who lined the boundary walls of the station. In all there were 302 men in the contingent. NORTH STAFFORDS OFF TO ALDERSHOT. The 2nd North Staffordshire Regiment left Newry yesterday for Aldershot preparatory to proceeding to South Africa with the 7th Division. The regiment is over 800 strong, but with Reser- vists will sail over 1,000 strong. The troops had a hearty send-off. Three hundred and eighty men of the battalion, who had been stationed at Bel- fast, returned to Newry yesterday in order to leave with the others. ARTILLERY AND ORDNANCE CORPS. Orders were raceived at Woolwich yesterday for No. 6 and No. 10 Companies Army Ordnance Corps to mobilise at Woolwich for active service in South Africa. Forty-four Reservists from the 28th Company Southern Division Royal Garrison Artillery arrived at Woolwich yesterday from Brockhurst to join the ammunition column of the Howitzer Brigade mobilising at Woolwich. THE R.E. COMMAND. Colonel Maxwell, R.E., proceeds to South Africa as commanding the Royal Engineers, 7th Division, Captain C. de W, Crookshank being his staff officer. The 9th Field Company R.E. is detailed for the division. SWANSEA. Lance-Corporal B. H. H. Davies, Lance-Sergt. W. C. Thomas, and Private James Bryan, the former to join the Dorset Yeomanry and the two latter to rejoin the Grenadier Guards, left Swan- sea on Friday afternoon for the front. ABERAVON. Yesterdny morning Mr T. S. Gosling left for the front, and had an enthusiastic send-off Other Reservists leave Aberavon to-morrow On Thursday evening a smoking concert was held at the Royal Exchange, and the men were pre- sented by Messrs T. E. Jones and Co., the local manufacturers, with tobacco, and also with cigars and pipes. RESERVISTS FROM THE HILLS. Several Reservists from the Rhondda and adja- cent valley-s who have been called up for service left for their respective depots yesterday. Amongst them were three constables, namely, P.O. Garrett, Tonypandy, 8th Hussars; P.C. Jenkins, Merthyr Vale, Royal North Lancashire Regiment; and P.C. Angns, Treharris, 2nd Grenadier Guards. CARDIFF RAILWAY POLICE. Yesterday afternoon the officers and men of the Cardiff Railway Police Assembled in the am- bulance room, Bute Docks, to bid farewell to Privates Gough and Jones, Reservists of the Grenadier Guards, who are recalled for active service in South Africa. Superintendent Evans took the chair, and on behalf of the force pre- sented Gough with a silver lever watch, and Jones with a purse of money, subscribed for by the officers and men, as an expression of esteem and regard. Superintendent Evads wished the recipients God-speed and a safe return. Inspector Bell, ex-Inapector MitchelF(Mctropoliitan Police), and R. Pritchard also spoke a few words expressive of cordial good wishes. The meeting concluded of cordial good wishes. The meeting concluded with Auld Lang Syne and three cheers for the departing comrades. Gough has served five years and Jones nearly two years in the Cardiff Railway Police. Both are married, and each leaves with a good record.
[ THE AUSTRALIANS.
THE AUSTRALIANS. (Renter's Telegram.) Sydney, Friday.—Owing to the West Austra- lian contingent having been increased, Mr Lyne, L'lemier of New South Wales, has arranged to make use of the Moravian for the conveyance of 18 officers, 136 men, and 72 horses belonging to the New South Wales troops, The vessel will leave about the 15th prox. PRESENTATION AT ABERDARE. On Thursday night at Aberdare Police Station P.C. William James Taylor, a Reservist; who has been called to join the Queen's Company of the Grenadier Guards, was the recipient from his fellow officers of a handsome writing case. The presentation was made on behalf of the officers by Inspector Davies, who bore testimony to the excellent character of P.C. Taylor during bis residence in Aberdare. Earlier in the afternoon a smoking concert was held at the Gadlys, where P.C. Taylor was located. He was presented, on behalf of the residents, by the Rev. D. Evans with a handsome meerschaum pipe, tobacco ponch, a pound of tobacco, and a sovereign. NEW ZEALAND PATRIOTIC FUND. Wellington, New Zealand, fiiday.-Ibe Patriotic Fand here amounts to £ 3,000. Resolu- tions have been adopted at public meetings urg- ing the Government to despatch more men to South Africa than is at present contemplated.— Reuter. HORSES FOR THE CAPE. Sydney, Friday.—Major Thompson, an Im- perial remount officer, is advertising for horses for the Cape.—Renter.
A HANDSOME OFFER.
A HANDSOME OFFER. PATRIOTIC SHIPOWNERS. (Renter's Telegram.) Bombav, Friday. -The British India Steamship Company, learning that there was a possibility of delay in sending General Hector Macdonald to South Africa, has offered its fast steamer Dwarka to convey him and other officers to the Cape free of charge to the Government. The vessel sails oa the 4th prox., end will also carry Major- Gentiral Tucker, Major-General Nicholson, Colonel Chamberlain, and 14 other officers as the company's guests.
A MILITIA REGIMENT ACCEPTED.
A MILITIA REGIMENT ACCEPTED. The Militia Battaliou of the South Lancashire Regiment b :3 been ordered to bold itself in readi- ness to proceed to South Africa. Tbc- battalion is over 1,200 strong. Of this total 380 are in barracks at Preston, and the remainder of the man will be ordered to rejoin forthwith. The battalion had previously volunteered for service. An Aldershot correspondent states that the first Militia battalion to volunteer for active service, the 3rd Durham Light Infantry, in bar- racks at North (hmp, have received orders to prepare to embark for South Africa about Jan. 11th. They are ecomms.nded bv Lieut.-Colonel R. B. Wilson, an officer specially mentioned in his examination in tactics. The battalion is 800 strong in barracks, but has an effective strength of considerably over a thousand. The men are mostly colliers and ironworkers from the Tyne district, and are of magnificent physique, aLd put great heart into their soldiering. Four brothers bold commissions in the battalion, and their father, Colonel Sowerbv, formerly commanded it.
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MAJOR WYNDHAM-QUIN'S TROOP.
MAJOR WYNDHAM- QUIN'S TROOP. WORK AT BRIDGEND TO- DAY. INTERVIEW WITH MR FRANK PERRY. We are requested by Major Wyndham-Quin, M.P., who has been commissioned to raise a force of Yeomanry for' service in South Africa, to state that candidates should send in their applications to the Major at Dunraven Castle, and give full particulars about themselves. MAJOR QUIN EXPECTED TO-DAY. So far nothing is known in Bridgend as to Major Wyndham-^Juin's intentions with regard to forming a Yeomanry companv for Glamorgan. The gallant major left London yesterday for Gloucester, and is expected to arrive at Bridgend I to-da.y. A suite of rooms dot Dunraven Castle has already been got in readiness for him. Should the time of his arrival at Bridgend be made known, the local Volunteers will meet him at the station and accord him a hearty reception. It is stated that Captain Coath, on behalf of the Bridgend Detachment of the 2nd V.B. Welsh, will offer the commodious drill hall to the major to be utilised as his headquarters. One gentle- man from Swansea who is anxious to join the company, and who is apparently well qualified, visited Bridgend yesterday morning in the hope of interviewing Major Quin and tendering his services. We believe that some Volunteers from the Swansea district who would have liked to attach themselves to the Glamorgan company, have already offered their services to the detach- ment being raised in Pembroke. THE MAJOR AS YEOMANRY ADJUTANT. Mr Frank Perry, of the well-known firm of Car- diff auctioneers, Messrs GottwaItz, Bowling, and Perry, and something of a soldier himself, is jublilant,in his characteristically phlegmatic way, at the commissioning of Major Wyndham-Quin. M.P., to raise a force of Yeomanry in South Wales for service in South Africa. "Will he get all the men he wants ?" said Mr Perry, repeating the query of the Pressman. I should say he won't have the slightest diffi- culty. Major Wyndham-Quin has the respect of all men. You ask any of the Royal Gloucester- shire Yeomanry Hussars what they think of their old adjutant ?" Has the major been adjutant of the Glouces- tershire Yeomanry ?" Oh, yes, up to about three years ago he held that post, and he is the author of a work tracing the origin and the history of the Gloncestarshire Yeomanry." Our colonel was the Marquis of Worcester, now the Duke of Beaufort, and on the occasion of the inspection of the regiment at Cheltenham by the Duke of Cambridge, his Royal Highness was so pleased with the tnrn-out that arrangements were made for the extension of the major's adjutancy from the usual period of five years to six years. Popular ? I should say he was One felt he was under a thorough soldier and a real gentleman in Major Wyndham-Quin, and would be only too glad to fight for him and with him anywhere. I am not now a member of the Gloucestershire Yeomanry, but I have very pleasant memories of my eleven years' connection with the regiment, and not the least gratifying reflection is that I have had the honour of serving under such a, gentleman and soldier as Major Wyndham-Quin. He inspired every man of us with confidence and enthusiasm. He knew his business, and we knew he knew it. A good discip- linarian, he was always courteous, but not per- functorily so, if I may put it that way. I mean that any request or statement made to him by a member of the regiment, whatever his rank, was listened to with genuine interest by the adjutant, who always tried to know as many members as he could." Mr Perry said more nice things of Major Wyndham-Quin, as he indulged the retrospective vein with manifest personal pleasure, and again expressed his delight that the major had been commissioned by Government to raise a South Wales contingent of the Imperial Yeomanry, and his complete confidence of a ready response. Why," added Mr Perry, there are many gentlemen in the neighbourhood of Cardiff good horsemen, possessing ample means, educated men, who, I know, are keenly anxious to be shown the way to serve their country. Young, athletic," and intelligent, they would make perfect acouts with a little training. The soont is a man who has to act in an emergency just as his judgment suggests he must be a keen obser- ver and an all-round intelligent man. This is the sort of material that Major Wyndham-Quin wants and will assuredly get."
PRINCE OF WALES CHIEF COLONEL.
PRINCE OF WALES CHIEF COLONEL. The following notifications were issued last evening from the offices of the Imparial Yeo. manry H.R.H. the Prince of Wales has graciously consented to be colonel-in-chief of the Imperial Yeomanry now- being organised for service in South Africa. An account has been opened at Messrs Cox and Company's Bank, 16 and 17,Charing Cross, for the purpose of receiving subscriptions for the Im- perial Yeomanry Fund, and such subscriptions will be duly acknowledged by them. The follow- ing subscriptions have already been received :— H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, £ 150; Mr Victor W. B. van de Weyer, iE500 Mias A. Smith, XIOO; Mr Cecil Parr, X50; English visitors at the Hotel Bear, Grindelwald, £63; Mr J. P. Birch, 10 guineas. Cheques should be crossed Cox and Co., Imperial Yeomanry No. 2 Fund." As the number reauired for this force has been so largely increased the expenses will be pro- ¡ portionately increased, and therefore subscrip- tions will be heartily welcomed by the committee, A large quantity of khaki wa3 sent off to the various regiments yesterday by rail, and it is hoped that the whole supply will be completed by Monday evening. The War Office is sending 150 Lee-Enfield rifles to each Yeomanry brigade for immediate use.
PEMBROKESHIRE. I
PEMBROKESHIRE. ä. meeting of the officers of the Pembrokeshir Yeomanry Cavalry was held on Thursday at tile Haverfoidwest town house of the colonel, Sir Charles Philipps, Bart., who presided. Tholion. I col., Sir Owen Scourfield, Bart., was among those present. A list of applications from yeomen wishing to go to the front was considered, and it was found that more than 30 had volunteered. A considerable number of civilians had also applied for enrolment. It was decided to call squadron meetings, that at Haverfordwest to be held on Tuesday next at 12 noon, and that at Tenby on the following day at 1 o'clock. Subscriptions toward a. special service fund were received from Sir Owen Scouraeld, iClOO; and from Mr F. Lort Phillips, late hon."major, XW. A very generong offer was also received in connection with the supply of the regulation khaki outfit from Messrs Greenish and Dawkins, of Haverfordwest, mili- tarv outfitters to the regiment. Any persons in the county desirous of enlisting in the Imperial Yeomanry should make application to Col. Sir Charles f hilipps.
MONTGOMERYSHIRE.
MONTGOMERYSHIRE. Colonel Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, Bart., has ordered the Montgomeryshire Yeomanry to assemble at Welshpool on Monday. Up to the present not more than fifteen members have volunteered for service abroad. Through the efforts of Captain Luxmore, late 7th Dragoon Guards, this number will be augmented by over a hundred volunteers from different parts of the country. They include retired officers of the Scots Guards, the Life Guards, the Royal Dragoons, and other distinguished regiments, while included in the list is Mr William Allen, M P., of New- oastle-under-Lyne. All the officers of the regi- ment, including Captain R. W. Williams Wynn, the Conservative candidate for Mont- gomeryshire, and brother to the colonel, have volunteered for active service in South Africa. One of the officers has presented a new qnickfiring gun to the men of the regiment who are proceeding to the war. The weapon is of a I new pattern, and can be carried on the back of a horse, and it is said that it will prove very useful to mounted infantry. It is known as the gallop* iug gun," and was first patented by Lord Dun- donald. LLANDUDNO MEN FOR THE FRONT. donald. LLANDUDNO MEN FOR THE FRONT. Yesterday morning, by the 8 o'clock express train I a detachment of the Denbighshire Yeomanry, I forminj; the Llandudno Company, left for the headquarters of the regimuntat Wrexham, where they will be medically examine:! and if approved will be despatched to the front. The Llandudno 111:.11 are all young, smart riders, and crack shots. The members of the Denbighshire Hussars only I mustet two squadrons. They began to assemble at Wrftxham yesterday for medical examination and attestation, and 63 non-commissioned officers and men were passed by Dr. Richard Williams, and subsequently attested by the adjutant, Capt. Edwards- Th-- process of examining and attest- ing will be continued to-day (Saturday). The officers who had volunteered were Col. Howard, Col. Parry, and Lieut. Wynne Eyton. GLOUCESTERSHIRE HUSSARS. About 90 members of the Royal Gloucester- j shire Huasars, including a goodlv proportion of Bristol and Monmouthshire troopers, have volunteered for service with the Imperial Yeo- manry, and will probably be inspected to-day (Satutdsy) by Colonel the Duke of Beaufort Abont 20 more men are required to make up the? full company, but it is hoped to secure thiM number in the next few days. No county funr" has been started to help Volunteers with their equipment- ROYAL STAFFORDS READY. The Queen s Own Royal Staffordshire Ye- j I maniy ale prepared to supply a company of JEO nwk IUld file with five officers for the Imperii Yeomanry. Cipt. Bromley-Davenport, M.P., ht^s been selected for the command. A flaw medjcad examination the men will be supplied-with Le«?* I Enfield rifles, and will practice on Burton Grange prior to their departure for the front, It is pro- posed to raise a county fund. AN AYRSHIRE FUND. I The Lieutenant of Ayrshire at a meeting yester- day made arrangements for the raising of a fund of at least £ 5,000, to be called for pro rata towards the proper equipment of the South Ayrshire both Mounted and Rifle Volunteers. LI,470 has already been subscribed. NOTICE BY LORD CHESHAM. I Lord Chesham has issued the following notifi- cation In future all communications in reference to horses for Imperial Yeomanry should be pddressod to the Imperial Yeomanry Remount Department. 12. Suffolk-street, Pall Mall, S.W.- (Signed) Chesham." Inqniry at the offices shows that great oressure still prevails there, and that numerous applica- tions to join the Imperial Yeomanry force con- tinue to be received At present it is not possible to say to what extent service has been accepted, for the returns are necessarily changing from time to time, but in the opinion of the Hon Charles Cavendish, son of Lord Chesham, there is unlikely to be difficulty in securing the total I number required. DERBYSHIRE OFFICERS SUBSCRIBE WELL. Colonel Chandos-Pole, commanding the Derby- shire Yeomanry Cavalry, has received a large nu-nber of applications to join the Derbyshire Company of the Imperial Yeomanry, which will number 130 men. The officers have subscribed more than X-1,000 towards the expense of equipping the company, including £ 500 from Sir Peter Walker! and £ 200 from Mr Victor Cavendish, who with other officers has volunteered for service in South Africa. The Derbyshire Company will be under the command of Captain Dugdale, the late adju- tant and formerly of the 16th Lancers. It is noteworthy that three officers of the Devonshire Yeomanry are already in South Africa, Lord Henry Bentinck being with the Volunteer Field Hospital, and Captain Holden, one of Dr. Jameson's officers in the Raid, and Mr Weston Jarvis being with Colonel Baden-Powell's force at Mafeking. LORD ROTHSCHILD'S APPEAL. SPLENDID RESPONSE. Lord Rothschild has issued an appeal for a fund foe the equipment of the Bucks Yeomanry and Rifle Volunteers instead of delaying the matter by calling a county meeting. He heads the list with XI,000, Mr W. R. Astor gives a like sum, Mr Alfred Rothschild £ 400,"Mr Leopold Rothschild X400, and the Hon. Walter Rothschild ^200 HORSES AND SADDLERY. The Press Association is requested by Lord Lonsdale to state that he will be glad if anv communication for his Lordship respecting horses, saddles, &c., are addressed to 15, Carlton House-terrace, this would obviate delay.
THE VOLUNTEERS.
THE VOLUNTEERS. CITY OF LONDON REGIMENT SIR HOWARD VINCENT TO COM- MAND. Colonel Sir Howard Vincent, M.P., ha. been appointed to the command of the infantry division of the City of London Imperial Regiment. Colonel Sir Howard Vincent, M.P., took fare- well of his regiment, the Queen's Westminster Volunteers, last evening at their headquarters in London. The drill hall was packed dkd Sir Howard was received with every demon station of affectionate enthusiasm. Addressing the men, he explained how his repeated offers to provide a regiment of one thousand marksmen, drawn from all parts of the kingdom, for service in South Africa, and the Queen's West- minster Battalion for garrison duty at home, had been refused, although Government re now accepting similar offers from all directions. In the present circumstances he thought it better to fall in with the Lord Mayor of London's scheme, and help the City of London Imperial Volunteer Regiment. Personally he had accepted the offer of a command of the infantry portion of that regiment under Colonel Mackinnon. (Loud cheers.) DATE OF DEPARTURE. The Castle liner Garth, Castle and the Union liner Briton will leave on January 13th, convey- ing eaeh 250 men of the City of London Imperial Volunteers to South Africa. The Wilson liner Ariosto will take the remaining 500 about the same time. ELSWICK BATTERY ACCEPTED. Earl Grey has sent to the Press a. copy of a letter he addressed on Christmas Day to Lord Lansdowne, Secretary for War, conveying the intimation that Colonel Watts, of the 1st North- umberland Volunteer Artillery, offered a battery of artillery equipped with modern 15-pounder guns, and manned by skilled artisans, chiefly from Elswick Works, Newcastle, for immediate service in South Africa. Earl Grey said the men have high wages,but it was believed they would:go for 20s a. week, plus rations. For six guns, ammu- nition, &c., it means 300 men,or 170 if the battery were part of a battalion of artillery. Lord Lans- downe telegraphs accepting the service of the battery, but saying he could not offer the men more than the normal rate of pay of the Royal Field Artillery. Earl Grey, therefore, now ap- peals for funds to meet the expenses of sending oat the battery in addition to the contingent of Imperial Yeomanry from Northumberland. A LANCASHIRE IMPERIAL CORPS. At a largely attended meeting of the Volunteer officers held in Manchester yesterday, Col. Bridgford reported that the Lord Mayor of Manchester was prepared to co-operate with the Lord Lieutenant of the county (Lord Derby) and other leading gentlemen in Lancashire for the formation of a county of Lancaster Imperial Volunteer Corps. It was decided that the chairman communicate with the Lord Lieutenant of the county and with the Lord Mayors of Manchester and Liverpool to obtain from' the Lord Lieutenant information as to what farther services the Government would be likely to accept of Volunteer corps of Lancashire, and whether the Lord Lieutenant and Lord Mayors would support an appeal to the county for funds. The officers will meet again on Friday next, when it is hoped that the information desired may be available. EDINBURGH MEN SELECTED. The Queen's Edinburgh Brigade of Volunteers paraded to-night for the purpose of selecting members for active service. There was a hearty response. The men chosen were all marksmen, and after being medically examined were found fit for service. The Maxim gun detachment have offered their services. TO RAISE FUNDS AND RECRUITS. The commanding officers of Volunteer and Yeomanry Regiments in Middlesex attended a meeting of the Middlesex County Committee yesterday, at which it was decided to form 54 sub-committees, one in each of the electoral districts of the county, to raise funds to obtain recruits and efficiently equip them for service. The committee hope fully 5,000 men will be obtained. A VOLUNTEER BRIGADE FOR BELFAST. An influentially-supported movement has begun in Belfast in favour of the formation of a local Volunteer Brigade. The matter has been taken up most enthusiastically by leading men of the city, who entertain no doubt whatever of the practicability of the project. 1ST V.B. ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS. The members of the two Wrexham Companies of the 1st Volunteer Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers are responding well, four officers and nearly 50 non-commissioned officers and men having volunteered. 3rd G.R.V.'s PATRIOTISM. COMMENDATORY LETTER FROM THE PRINCE OF WALES. The Prince of Wales has sent a communication to Colonel Richardson, of the 3rd G.R.V., Swan- sea, of which his Royal Highness is hon. colonel, expressing his great satisfaction at seeing that this crack regiment has exhibited such splendid patriotism as to offer the services of practically its full strength for any duty at home or abroad that may be assigned to it. PONTYPRIDD. Over fifty officers and men of the Pontypridd Detachment 3rd V.B. Welsh Regiment have offered their services, including Major Hill-Male and Lieutenant R. A. Lewis. Of the Submarine Miners, (Major Hughes's division) who have volunteered in a body, two of the officers reside in Pontypridd, viz., Captain Arthur O. Evans, architect, and Lieutenant J. E. Spickett, regis- trar of the County Court. Mr Firbank King, auctioneer, has offered his services for the Glamorganshire Yeomanry. Another Ponty- priddian, who is a corporal in the Devil's Own," and has volunteered with that famous London corpd, is Mr George Seaton, son of Mr W. Sea- ton, builder. He is articled to a firm of solicitors in the Inns of Courts. Some time ago he secured the Duke of Cambridge's prize for efficiency in drill and shooting offered to the corps, and it is said that no other had secured the prize in so brief a time as Mr Seaton. TREFOREST CYCLISTS. Mr J. G. Morgan, secretary of the Treforest Cycling Club, acting on behftlf of himself and 11 othe; members of the club, has written to Colonel Qui.rk offering their services as cyclists in any capacity in South Africa. Mr Morgan is one of the district Pressmen. BRITON FERRY. Thirty-two officers and men of the Briton Ferry Artillery Corps have signified their willingness ( for active service. BLACKWOOD, Out of the 40 men assembled at the Drill Hall the other evening nine have offered to go to the front, and 12 for garrison duty. Several Reser- vists have left the district to rejoin their regi- ments. CARMARTHEN. Of the let V.B. Welsh Regiment H and I Com- panies?, there bave volunteered for service in the Transvaal War four; non-commissioned offticers and 10 privates; and for garrison duty one non- commissioned officer and three privates. EBBW VALE. A meeting of the General Committee was held at the Institute on Thursday evening. It was decided to arualganiate with the Monmouthshire branch of the Soldiers and Sailors' Families' Relief Association. Ward committees were elected to receive applications and make investi- 'ation and report to the General Committee each yeek. Messrs Gardner and Stroud, employees of the rreat Western Railway Company at Ebbw Vale, lave volunteered for service under the St. John Linbulance Association, and have been accepted, t is expefted that they will proceed to the front mmediatelv. A COLONEL'S OFFER. FOUR OF THE BEST MODERN GUNS. Colonel Allen, the commanding officer of the th We3t Yorkshire Volunteer Artillery, has aered the War Office the provision of a battery 'om his corps at his own expense (if called upon > go to the front), with four of the most modern ad btist quick-firing guns. In making the inounaement to the Volunteers in Sheffield last ight he said be beiieved his negotiations with Messrs Vickers, Son, and Maxim would result in ans no other country could excel.
A RESERVE TO THE VOLUNTEERS.
A RESERVE TO THE VOLUNTEERS. rNOFFICIALLY ENCOURAGED BY THE W A.B. OFFICE, The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, lord-lientenant Cornwall, has written a letter in which he ates that he hopes to be able by Monday to inounce the opening of a fund in srnwall to assist the equipment of Cornish olunteers for South Africa. His Lordship :plains how Volunteers can best serve their i.antry in the present crisis, and says he believes at without calling upon the country to go to the lormous expense of equipping and arming vast imbers of men throughout the country whose rvices he hoped would never be required, almost 'ery able-bodied man would at this moment be ady to attend drill. His Lordship says he is lofficially encouraged by the War Office ithorities to recommend this proposal, d he consequently suggests that i would be dependent greatly upon aployers whether the idea can be suc- asfdlly developed and carried out. Two Atlemen (Lord St. Germans and Mr Basset, c Tehidy) have informed his Lordship that aong their own employees, household, game- hpers, gardeners, wor/nnen, &c., they could eh muster from 30 to 40 volunteers and Lord ftunt Edgcumbe adds that he thinks he could rse a similar number on his own estate. As ts suggestion might be accepted throughout ts country and a. large force organised, bis Irdship invites communications to reach him fciore Monday to assist him in rnakiug some atemenc on that day. Llie Earl of Mouut Edgcumbe, who is brother- itaw of Lord Lansdowne. Minister of War, ellains that the draft suggestions he is un- ocially encouraged by the War Office to rommend are:—In the neighbourhood of a gjrison or depot or Volunteer headquarters, fitng men might be admitted to join classes of iiruction in drill and rifle practice with the roval of commanding officers. They should tie the oath of allegiance and sign the roll, but staid not thereby become liable for any uniform extras, or earn any capitation grant unless and il actually joined to some corps. The com- •iniing officer could strike any man off the roll f. misconduct or non-attendance. The men neht be supplied with arms lent for the purposes ottrill, and instruction might be given by non- cftmissioned officers of the Regulars, Militia, at Volunteer officers. This preparation for notary service of a large body of men would eftil no cost on the country, and would not com- p]8uch Volunteers to leave their employment wde a strong reserve would be formed to replace tps sent away, if future events should n:ake t necessary. Employers might aid the move- nflt by an allowance of time to their employees fti drill, and incidental expenses, which would ni be large, may be met by local subscriptions.
'PUBLIC OPINION.
PUBLIC OPINION. BISHOP OF LONDON ON WAR. Reaching yesterday at a supplicatory sfice in St. Paul's Cathedral^ the op of London said: We should rrfember that in this matter as in nfcy others, war was only a revealer of pciples which were always at work. It refesented what was always happening in the lijof the community. Progress of any sort or kf was only to be won by a struggle. :11e offertory was on behalf of the Lord l\&'Or'B fund for the sufferers. AN ABERDARE UITLANDER'S EXPERIENCES. tar Aberdare correspondent vesterday met ,Vj5lax Fine, the son of Mr Jacob Fine, Whit- cJae-street, Aberdare, who had only that day rained from South Africa. Mr Fine. who was fcfhe past four and a half;years in business as a crtectioner at Johannesburg, recounted some in- testing experiences. He was at Pretoria on the osion shortly before the issue of the ultimatum b: President Kruger, where the President aeiiSed a meeting of the burghers. The great pl-t in the President's speech. said Mr Fine, wI knows the language well, was that the Boers we fighting for their hearths and homes, and tb it was a righteous war. Jehovah was their leter, and they were bound to be victorious. 8de month or so before the declaration of w! notices were served on the Uitlanders toleave within a month, but this notice wssubsequenily extended a fortnight. Before thrfhowever, scores and even hundreds left and bufies3 was at a standstill. Dutch farmers used to ine to the various Uitlanders' shops and orcl whatever they wanted and then refuse to* pajind so great was the dread of their vengeance thalhey were allowed to take away the goods. Heks himself treated so by a Dutchman who ordpd confectionery to the value of 10s and whisked for the money retorted, Pay for thejiudeadyou don't expect to be paid in time of He (Mr Fine) then locked up the shop, bariaded i'c as best he could, and insured it aga|t war risk, leaving his policy in charge of thejissian Consul at Johannesburg. On the lOtifc 11th of November he left for Cape Town. Altftgh he had paid his first class fare he had to rf in a coal truck The only difference bet^n the coal truck he rode in and the trucks occ«3d by those who paid second or third class far^Vas that it had chalked on it.. First class." He in Cape Town on the arrival of General Bull It was generally hoped then that in a few nths the war would be over, but when he left t general belief in Cape Town was that it wowtake at least eight or nine months to get into.etoria.. The Dutchmen in Cape Colony Withhom he freely fraternised were convinced thattbough England would ultimately win she woulbe bound to put at least 100,000 men in the fieldjid even then it would be a long process and costl in the extreme in lives and money. In JobAeeburg it was dangerous towards the last to dcare one's sympathy with the English. A Dutijan asked him threateningly with rifle in hand Are you one of the devils who want the fran«se ?" and he discreetly assured him that he dijot want it at all. For days before he left Jobftesburg cab horses and .horses used in tradeere being freely commandeered. He saw a b taken out of a cab in the street and ridoflaway by one of the soldiers, who positively KL to a^'ow t'ie driver to take it back to the stabl and the poor fellow had to get his cab hotf><s best he might. As an instance of the ignore of the Boers, Mr Fine mentioned a conVlationtbe had with a Boer, who told him that k moment'he got to the front he would shooihamberlain. How will you know him ?" askeCMr Fine. Easily enough he always carIlla glass in his eye."
NONCONFORMIST OPINION.
NONCONFORMIST OPINION. VIWS OF THE BRITISH WEEKLY." I11, latest issue the British Weekly discusses the slationand asks: "What is it that the Britiipeople are fighting for ? A correspondent says _hey are not fighting for the better govern- ment Sontb Africa.' It may be so. Doubtless, in th<rst instance, they are fighting for their own Bomewhich they see that a final defeat would impel Doubtless, also, the issue has been saalyjscured by the base circumstances out of whic%e war grew, by the fact that there is so r ™U<L ROndemn in our own behaviour as well as in thfjf the enemy. It would be easier if our causre clear and rioble, one for which we were warri at the distinct signal of the Most High. Neveieieag we believe that the nation fully unde%a(jg that its struggle is for the splendid inhernce and trust that has been bequeathed to it. Whether the war was inevitable need not be arhd to-day. r £ here are many entitled to full Jject who believe that it might have been avoid. Others, and we have been forced to their lief, consider that the Boers, in their mag- nifies military strength, would never have madoiy real concession to us, and that in cir- eumsMces still more disadvantageous we should bare at last to ineasure our strength with theirs The great majority of both patties, how- ever, s clear that the war having been began must carried through to the very end. Sir HenrJampbell-Bannferman is as decided on this point 3 Lord Salisbury and Lord Rosebery. Ther:e some, however, who would have us at once Surrender, who believe that the cause of the Bli3 is the cause of God, who rejoice in beaxii of- onr reverses, and openly express their desire at our power should be overthrown. We will t| attempt to argue. We do not blame them,jd we recognise that argument is impos- sible. "S^ose they had tbeir will, suppose that Bntaivas pn(, to an open shame, suppose the Boer ,wer became actively supreme in South Africaxppose the Empire was broken into frag- inentflould all this advance the Kingdom of God -nat the Boers as a nation have fine quali- ties, t they read their Bibles and sing psalms, that ay are brave and determined and elrilfnl, may Rrankly conceded. But if we are to trust the Mmony of Christian ministers and mis- eionar in Sooth Africa, from Moffatt and Livinne downwards, their government would be deSlctive of Christianity as we conceive it. It wot put an end to all efforts to Christianise the beD. It would, in all probability, revive the iniution of slavery, for the Boers are con- vineedjst as many Christian people in the Con- federagtates were convinced, that slavery is aancti^d by the Bible. Still more fateful results o'ltsid'f South Africa may be left to the imagi- natioOjbristian people must make their election -the))nst either pray for the success of our arms Chey must pray for the downfall of the Empii There can be no neutrality in a busi- nesa ol,!S kind. For our part, we are convinced that ttp will be no hesitation, that the cloudsof which have obscured the jadgment of some <d men will speedily be scattered, and that Wjjan emerge from this great strife chas- tened sober, victorious, and yet worthy to reap t fruits of victory. A speedy and intoxi- cfttingriamph would have been God's great curse 4Britain.
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COST OF THE CAMPAIGN.
COST OF THE CAMPAIGN. WHERE IS THE MONEY COMING FROM ? It is now pretty well agreed that the cost of the war will be at least five or six times Sir Michael Hicks-Beach's estimate of £10,000,000, and the prudent are beginning somewhat anxiously to inquire where the money is to come from, When the Chancellor of the Exchequer asked leave to raise his ten millions by Treasury Bills he stated that he had no intention of adding to the per- manent debt of the country or even of suspend- ing the Sinking Fund. As an ideal the former point is deserving of all praise, but it is more point is deserving of all praise, but it is more than doubtful whether the decision not to sus- pend the Sinking Fund is capable of defence. The Sinking Fund is simply and solely a provision made in time of peace for paying off debts con- tracted in past wars. Therefore it made in time of peace for paying off debts con- tracted in past wars. Therefore it is sound finance in the strictest sense to suspend this provision in time of war. Otherwise we should present to the world I the ridiculous spectacle of borrowing with one hand in order to pay off debt with the other. This was done by our ancestors during the great I war, and the process was so uneconomical that it is estimated to have needlessly added nearly fifty millions to the National Debt. If Sir Michael Hie' 'i -leach wishes to earn a reputation for fin&L- 1 purity his first step should be to restore the Sinking Fund at least to the figure at which Sir Stafford Northcote left it, and then to charge upon that fund so much of the cost of the war as cannot be defrayed out of current revenue or out of the taxation of the South Africa Republics. The operation can be so arranged as to wipe off the cost of the war in five or six years, and the re- duction of the old debt would then proceed as be- fore.—" Daily Graphic." fore.—" Daily Graphic."
UNTRAINED MEN FOR HOWITZERS.
UNTRAINED MEN FOR HOWITZERS. A SENSATIONAL STORY. It is hardly credible, mil it is,' I am assured (says the London correspondent of the Manchester Guctidiciii), the fact, that the new howitzer batteries which have been and are being sent to South Africa are going out to men who are to a great extent untrained in their use. An officer who was some time since selected for special ser- vice in South Africa is being at this moment detained in England; in order that he may be able to give attention to the training of the men designed for the charge of these howitzer batteries. There are not at this moment in South Africa as many officers of his calibre as there are fingers of one's hand. It is no doubt true that this weapon is very recent addition to our artillery, and before we are able to send out a sufficiency of them they will have to be manufac- tured.
THE SEIZURE OF BOER FLOUR.
THE SEIZURE OF BOER FLOUR. Renter's Telegram.) Washington, Friday.—It is argued in some official quarters that the first question in regard to the case of the seizure of flour by the British authorities relates to the consignee, and not to the consignor. According to this view the origi- nal shipment might have been made in good faith, but a-loag consignment which was likely to pass into the hands of the Boers was subject to the rules governing contraband of war, and liable to seizure. It is expected therefore when an in- quiry is instituted by Mr Choate and Mr Hollis, acting Consul at Pretoria, they will have b"lore them not only the facts relatmg to the original consignmnte, but also all the evidence relating to the bona fides of the consignees in having no connection with the Boers. BOERS AND GAS RESIDUAL. An official of one of the leading London gas companies has been seen with reference to the notice issued from the Foreign Office that in- formation had been received that agents of the Boer Government were endeavouring to purchase some of the residual products of gas works, and warning all manufacturers to be cautious as to accepting such orders from new or unknown quarters, lest it should amount to the offence of trading with the enemy. The official stated that, in view of the Foreign Office warning, residual could only be wanted by the Boers for the purpose of converting it into carbolic and cresylic acids, which^bv.nitration became picric acid, and could be turned into Lyddite and melinite. Though some manufacturers sold the residual after it had been made into picric acid, the majority, he believed, as was the case with his company, disposed of the residual-coal-tar-in its raw state. Most of the companies sold residual to brokers and syndicates, and no par- ticular inquiry had been made, there being no necessity for it in times of peace, as to who purchased it from them. Now, however, that warning had been given by the Foreign Office, gas companies would be careful to ascertain the bona-fides of their customers He understood there was no reason, putting aside the question of patriotism, for the companies to get rid of the material by selling it to the Boers or to anybody else outside England, as it was stated there was plenty of demand for it in Great Britain. It might, however, be taken for granted that care would be exercised by the companies to prevent the residual getting into the hands of Boer agents. OFFICERS' WIDOWS. FACTS AND SUGGESTIONS BY A GENERAL'S DAUGHTER A V.C. General's Daughter," writing from Scotland to the Daily Mail, earnestly voices the claims of the widows and daughters of officers who lose their lives while serving in the British Army, and prays for a prompt response to the appeal made by the Duke of Devonshire on behalf of the Royal Military Benevolent Fund. She knows from sad experience of several cases that officers' widows and daughters are too often left to fight the battle of life unassisted by even the poorest pension. One case she cites of a brave old lady (now dead) whose father had fought in the Peninsula and at Waterloo. At 69 years of age her sole certain income was 2s 6d per week. ThIS :she eked out by giving music lessons to the children of the small shop- keepers in the neighbonrhood of the poor street in which she lived. On these slender resources she and her poor paralysed brother lived-titarved, rather. It is good to know that when her case was brought before the officers of her father's old regiment they one and all gave willingly, thereby helping her to more speedily secure an annuity of £20. t The pay in the Army is so small," continues the correspondent, that it would be almost im- possible to have regular subscriptions from each officer towards a penion for widows and daughters, as is the case in the Indian Army but it surely might be practicable for every regiment to give something to it yearly. If each battalion of each regiment, each division of Royal Artil- lery, and each comp^ iy of Royal Engineers g&ve as its. minimum subscription JE50 each year that sum divided between all the officers woald'not amount to a heavy sum per head. Each would then feel that he was laying up some real ftelp in the future for his loved ones, orjfor those of a brother officer. There is a great tie too between a regiment and its Militia battalion, and mist of the officers in the Militia are married men. None of them would grudge a yearly subscription for their regiment. This would give a sure income to the fuud, and would, of course, be used for future needs."
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TO-I-)AY fOii /CJSlihAn v, tf.W., A-VI) bO&TH WALKS. Issued at 8 o'clock last night. Westerly winds, strong; a gale in places; showery; wirier General .— S junliy showery weather is still probable in most districts with somewhat lower temperature in the south. Warnings.—The signals are still flying on all coasts.
GENERAL FORECASTS.
GENERAL FORECASTS. The following forecast was issued bv the Meteorological Office at 8 o'clock last night DISTKICTS— 0 Scotland N ) Easterly and south-easterly l". Scotland', KY. w.hlcl8' 3,tr°ne; a «ale in I places; dull; ram at times. ) South-ea.sterly winds, light 2. England, N.E. or moderate changeable ) showery. 3. England, E. ■] South-westerly winds, strong; 4. Mid. Counties.. a gale in places squally 5. Eng. S. (Lon. j showery becoming rather and Channel). I cooler. 6. Scotland, W.W u u> ». 7. England,N,W., Ll?ht vari<lb,e breezes A North Wales.!) changeable some showers. S. England, S.W.) We9Jerlf wi"ds' 8tr0D«: a & South Wales.. ^,e ln P1'^?8 SI3nft,'y >" J showery colder. 9. Ireland, N Same as 6 and 7. 10. Ireland, S. Same as 8.
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ALARMING STORM AT CARDIFF.
ALARMING STORM AT CARDIFF. ELECTRIC LIGHTING EXTINGUISHED. HAILSTONES OF PHENOMENAL SIZE. Shortly after 2 o'clock this morning an exceed- ingly heavy hailstorm, accompanied by thunder and lightning, passed over Cardiff. The hail- stones, phenomenally large in size, rattled down with alarming force, and it was feared that many windows would be broken. Suddenly there was a brilliant flash of lightning, and at once a peal of thunder followed. To general alarm it was found that all the electric lights in the printing offices and other establishments had gone out, and the same thing was experienced in the streets, where the public supply failed. The hailstones lay an inch thick on the ground, and policemen and postmen on duty said they never remembered experiencing such a severe storm in such a short space of time. Fortunately, within a few minutep. the supply of electric light was continued, and night work was again carried on in comfort.
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COURT AND PERSONAL. OSBORNE, Friday. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Henry of Ba,t,tenberg and the Duchess of Albany, with their children and ladies and gentlemen in attenaa:e, arrived at Osborne yesterday at 25 minutea past 2 o'clock, crossing over from Gos- port on board her Majesty's yacht Alberta (Vice- Admiral Sir John Fullerton). Her Majesty was received at Clarence Yard by Admiral Sir Michael Culme Seymour, Bart., commander-in-chief dt Portsmouth and principal naval aide-de-camp to the Queen, and Lieut.- General Sir Baker Russell, K.C.B., commanding the isouthern District. H.M.S. Australia (Captain C. H. Adair), guard- shiji at Cowes, fired a salute upon the approach of the Royal yacht. Ths Queen drove out in the afternoon, attended by the Hon. Harriet Phipps and the Hon. Judith Farbord. The Hon. Ethel Cadogan attended the funeral md placed a wreath upon the coffin of the Hon. lora. Macdonald, Extra Bedchamber Woman to the Queen, at Brookwood yesterday. The Marquis of Lorne represented her Majesty at the faneral of the late Duke of Westminster, which took place at Eaton yesterday, end plaoed a wreath upon the coffin. The Queen went out this morning, accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Henry of Batten- berg. The Dowager Lady Churchill has been sac- ceeded by the Dowager Countess of Erroll as Lady-in-Waiting. Miss Minnie Cochrane has arrived at Osborne. Sir John Puleston, who has been ill for some time, is now confined to his house with influenza. The Queen has appointed the Rev. Canon Alderson, rector of Lutterworth, and the Rev. R. H. Hadden, vicar of St. Mark's, North Audley- street, London, honorary chaplain to her Majesty, to be Chaplaina-in-Ordinary in succession to the late Rev. Arthur Robins and the late Canon Ellison. The Rev. James Grant, M.A., of Kirkmichael, Abernethy, has just died at the age of 91 years. He was the oldest minister of the Church of Scot- land, and was for 56 years the parish minister in the beautiful Doonside village. The Rev. Charles Fane de Salis, who has accepted the very important living of Weston- super-Mare, offered him by the Bishop of Bath and Wells, is one of the most rising clergy in the West of England. After leaving Exeter College, Oxford, he went to Leeds Clergy School, and was subsequently curate of St. Michael's, Coventry, one of the finest parish churches in England, for five years. Mr Fane de Salis haa been in the Diocese of Bath and Wells since 1888, and was appointed rural dean of Wellington two years later.
DELAGOA BAY.
DELAGOA BAY. A BERLIN JOURNAL'S VIEW. (Renter's Telegram.) Berlin, Friday.—The Berliner Nachnchten, in an article to-day, questions the right of Great Britain to confiscate the gold ingots transported to Europe from the Transvaal. The journal considers the discussion in the English Press regarding Delagoa Bay merely tentative, as the English Government has given no signs of attempting the infringing of neutral territory, if only from a desire to avoid giving tl1 question an international character which mig' concern more than one European Power.
LATE MR ESCOMBE.
LATE MR ESCOMBE. NATAL'S SOR-ROW. (Central News Telegram.) Durban, Thursday.—The sudden death of the Hon. Harry Escombe last evening outside his residence here has had a paralysing effect upon the Colony, the Government of Natal and mem- bers of Parliament looking to him for counsel and advice in the preeent crisis and in the future settlement of South Africa. He was an original member of the responsible Government party, and had help every Ministerial portfolio. lie weot to London at the Qaeen's Jubilee as the honoured representative of Natal. and her Majesty honoured him with her personal regard, a id appointed him a member of her Privy Councsi, Mr Escombe had represented Durban in the Natal Parliament ever since the Colony was granted its self government, as commander of the Natal Volunteers. He was at the front until last week, returning to Durban this Christmas week for the sole purpose of facilitating the arrangements locally made for providing the Colony's troops with special season- able fare. Mr Escombe promoted the first defences of Natal in 1868. He commanded the two battalions which accompanied Sir Theophilus Shepstone at the coronation of Cetewayo in Zululand, and he took a prominent part throughout the Zulu War. Mr Escombe also started the Natal Naval Volunteer Force. Until the actual issue of the Boer ultimatnm Mr Escombe always refused to believe that there would be war. He was on the Natal-Tranavaal border when the first Boer commandos invaded the Colony, and was he last to leave Newcastle and Dundee, narrowly escap- ing capture at the latter place. The deceased statesman was 61 years of age. He belonged to a, Somerset family, but was bora in London. The remains were interred here to. day, and the funeral was the most numerously attended in the history of Durban.
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GREAT GALE AT QUEENS- TOWN. A Qneenstown telegram state-Itht the south- east gale which sprang up on Thursday night and continued yesterday with unabated force, so mnch so that the Dominion liner New England, from Boston, which had over 2,000 sacks of mails on board, could not be approached by the tenders, although the vessel was anchored inside Rocbes Point. Many steamers are sheltering in Qneens- town harbour, and it is apprehended that mooh damage wi!! be done along the coast. A steam launch broke adrift from II.M.S. Howe, severa.: barges have foundered, and in the vicinity of Cork many buildings have suffered.
BUBONIC PLAGUE.
BUBONIC PLAGUE. San Francisco, Friday.—A despatch reeeivet, here from Honolulu states that one nativeane, four Chinese have died of plague. Theie have been no cases since the 12th inst.—Renter. The Colonial Office yesterday received a tele- gram from Sir Charles Brace, Governor of the Mauritius, stating that for the week ending December 28th there were twenty fresh casts ot bubonic plague-twelve fatal. The total deaths from plague numbered seventeen.
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PRINCE A.ND RUFFIAN. KILLED AN AFRICAN NATIVE. Berlin: Friday.—Prince Von Arenberg, who was serving with the German Colonial forces in South-West Africa, and who is reported to have been sentenced by Court Martial to three yearle imprisonment for causing the death of a native, arrived in Berlin and was taken into custody.— Reuter.
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BOXING IN THE STATES, McCOY v. MA HER. New York, Friday.-Mccoy and Maher will fight a heavy-vveight contest for a purse, which io stated to be of the value of 20,000 dollars, at thf Coney Island Sporting Club on Monday next at 3 p.m. (8 p.m. London time).—Reuter.
LARGE MAIL STEAMER ASHORE.
LARGE MAIL STEAMER ASHORE. A Dungeneaa telegram last night stated that i, large mail steamer was ashore in East Bay, Dun -I geuess, and a southerly gale blowing.
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