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AR IN SOUTH AFRICA.:

Great Britain and the

THE REVERSE AT STORMBERG.

HOW THE BRITISH SHELLS DRALT DE- STRUCTION AMONG BRITISH

TROOPS.

Extended accounts of the British re- verses at Stormberg, Magersfontein and Colenso are coming in by mail from war correspondents. The corres-

pondent of the Times describes in part | General Gatacre’s reverse at Stormberg |

as follows :

“The infantry had been at work, or in the train in open trucks, or march- ing since 4 a, m. on Saturday. The

actual march occupied seven hours, ,

and it is, therefore, little to be wonder- ed at that the men were wholly incap- able of making a supreme effort when at last they were surprised by receiv- ing fire at short range while marching in fours in fancied security. On the enemy’s fire the companies at hand rushed at once against the kopjes

from which it proceeded and advancing

from, boulder to boulder swiftly com- | menced to ascend. Indeed, it is a fact | that a considerable number actually | reached within a few yards of a lower line of “‘Scanses,” which could not, however, be reached without ladders. But at this juncture our own artillery, in the yet uncertain light to observe the ascent of the infantry, opened fire upon the enemy and several shells fall- ing short dealt destruction among the assailants of the position. <A partial retirement instantly ensued, and hav- ing been brought to a standstill the at- tack gradually melted away until, con- vinced that the case was hopeless, the general ordered the “retire” to be sounded. Had the order _ been | promptly obeyed the troops might not

improbably have been withdrawn with- |

out very serious loss and a fresh at- tempt might even have been satisfac— tory prosecuted, but it was not to be. Many men were loath to retire, because they were anxious to goon, while not | afew were so utterly exhausted that | they simply preferred to stay where | they were at all hazards than to un- dertake the ordeal of a rapid retire- ment over the open ground at the foot of the hills. Eventually, as if on parade, the retirement was executed by the soldiers who responded to order, the soldiers moving back at a_ steady pace, without the least hurry or con- fusion, and halting constantly to fire.”

AT MODDER RIVER.

The Engineers have commenced the construction of a strong permanent bridge across the Modder river above its confluence with the Riet river. This will render the peninsula camp independent of the ford, which is frequently rendered impassible by the rains that fall in the Orange Free State The span of the bridge runs fit- teen feet above the water. It will carry the heaviest traffic. Two foot bridges have already been constructed. Wells that have been dug near the river bank have reached delightfully cool water. The water from both the Modder and Riet rivers is healthy.

Regimental manoeuvres are frequent in the early morning north of the con- fluence of the rivers.

CAPTAIN MAHAN ON THE WAR

May I suggest to our citizens gener- ally, and to the Boer sympathizers es— pecially, the inadvisability of public There are very many among us, myself certainly one, who fell as strongly in favor of Great Britain as others do_ of her op- ponents. Let us all be careful not to provoke one another by immoderate expressions of opinion, to which public

meetings tend. Those onene side provoke retaliation on the other. Nay, they make it necessary; for in the

problems of the near future good un- dersranding with Great Britain is to

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important for us to permit the impres-)

sion that we are all against her here, and we may find ourselves in the un- seemly state of party divisions for and | against foreign states, as in the be- ginning of this century between the | French and British parties. I avail myself of this opportunity to say that, in my judgment, not only is the cause of Great Britain just, butto have failed to uphold it, would have been to fail in national honor.

‘HOW HE TOOK THE MESSAGE.

' The Times gives this thrilling incid- ent of the recent attack on Ladysmith in connection with the Devons’ charge: “Lieut. Masterson was sent back across the fire-swept zone with a mes- sage. Hewas hit by three bullets,

‘Interesting Particulars of the Struggle Betwecn

Boers.

object to any arrangements by which colonial troops will be put upon a different footing from the imperial service, largely because the practice would lead to discontent among the regulars. It will not be surprising therefore, if the proposal of the Cana- dian government should take the form of asking parliament to grant a half a million or even a million dollars in alump sum as Canada’s contribution to the cost ef the war.

BOERS FIGHT WITH COATS OFF.

Ptr. Seeker, of the 6oth King’s Roy- al Rifles, who has been invalided home trom Ladysmith, has bsen detailing some of his experiences. He was wounded on 29 Oct. in the head

but struggled in and delivered his ? whilst a piece of shell lodged it his left

message, Devons’ firing line. Lieut Masterson’s , wounds are doing well, though he has 11 holes.”

MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL ON PRAYER.

| Mr. Winston Churchill published in ‘The Morning Post on Tuesday a graphic description of his adventures when he escaped from Pretoria. Much the most remarkable passage in his letter is that in which he describes his experiences in a wood, with a vul- ture as his sole attendant. It was the first day after his escape. He says: “The elation and the excitement of the previous night had burnt away, and a chilling reaction followed. I was very hungry, for I had had no dinner hefore starting, and chocolate, though it sus tains, does not satisfy. I had scarcely slept, but yet my heart beat so fiercely /and I was so nervous and perplexed | about the future that I could not rest. |I thought ofall the chances that lay / against me; 1 dreaded and detested more than words can express the pros- pect of being caugat and dragged back to Pretoria. I do not mean that I ,would rather have died than | been retaken, but I had often feared death for much less. I found no com- fort in any of the philosophical ideas which some men parade in their hours of ease and strength and safety. They seemed only fair weather friends. I realised with awful force that no exer- cise of my own feeble wit and strength could save me from my enemies, and that, without the assistance of the High Power which interferes more often than weare prone to admitin the eternal sequence of causes and effects, I could never succeed. I prayed long and earnestly for help and guidance. My prayer, as it seems to me, was swiftly and wonderfully answered. I cannot now relate the strange circum- stances which followed, and which changed ny nearly hopeless position into one of superior advantage. But after the war is over I shall hope to somewhat lengthen this account, and so remarka dle will the addition be that I cannot believe the reader will com- plain,”

THE PAY OF TH E CANADIAN TROOPS.

It is stated in certain circles that the government’s proposal in reference to payment of the Canadian contingents will take a form which will cause some- what of a surprise to taose who are not within the inner circles. The general idea has been that the government’s | proposal would be that Canada should pay the members of the Canadian contingents the difference between the imperial service and the pay men would get as members of the Canadian service. There seems, however, at least, so it is said, a disposition on the part ‘of the imperial government to

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which was important to the ' wrist.

At Lombard’s Kop he states that Gen, White had 8,000 men, but , the enemy’s scouts were exceedingly alert and informed the Boers of the advancing column. “Only the State Artillery and Kruger’s body-guard are in uniform, the rest being dressed like working men. They always fight with their coats off and sleeves rolled up

above the arm. A _ novel form of — fortification was the filling of soldiers’ kits with sand. The

Boer shells are very good, but the fuses are bad At Lombard’s Kop some of the enemy’s own shells were fired back, and behaved splendidly. ”

MILITARY REPUTATION.

General French, with headquarters to the west of his colleague in North- ern Cape Colony, has a clearer record in Scuth Africa, than any other British commanding officer. Were it not for the loss of 100 men of the Suffolk Regiment in attempting a night attack that failed, his operations might have been described as brilliantly success- ful. Hehas kept Methuen’s commun- ications safe, preserved the railway connection with East London, and threatens the retreat of a Boer force at Colesberg.

Mafeking is the one bright name from the English point of view, ina campaign of distress and disaster. It wss invested on October 14, and since that date Colonel Baden-Powell, with 1,600 irregulars, has kept at bay a Boer force with a varying strength of from 2,000 tO 5,000 men.

—Itis said in Brussels that Leyds has spent 75 million francs (4 3,000,- coo) since he came to Europe but, of course, this includes payments for war material. His banking account is kept at Amsterdam. Several of his clerks

areaway just now on “secret mis- sions,” and he himself seems very rest- less. ‘The British have stopped his

communications with Pretoria, which were undoubtedly accomplished through Lorenzo Marques by the aid of some foreign Consul. ‘The journal Le Transvaal, which heis publishing in Europe, does not seem to have much of asale, and there is growing up among the better-class Belgians a strong feeling of sympathy with Eng- land and approval of her policy.

“He Laughs Best Who Laughs Last.”

A hearty laugh indicates a degree of good health obtainable through pure blood. As but one person in ten has pure blood, the other nine should purify the blood with Hood’s Sarsaparilla. Then they can laugh first, last and all the tine, for

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