Show GOSSIP IN LONDON TOWN Mr Joseph Chamberlain British Secretary Secre-tary of State for the Colonies has arrived at Gibraltar Lord Salisbury has had over eleven years In tho Foreign ofllce lie has passed ills 70th birthday The Gordon Highlanders and the Devonshire Devon-shire riglmont have been ordered to bo ready lo sail from Natal for China In a few days Another long casualty list has been received re-ceived by tho War office Lieut Lord Grossvenbr was wounded In the right thigh during the lighting at Bethlehem Tho Japanese Minister In London Yato Takaskl has delivered a note to Salisbury Salis-bury In which Japan unconditionally as sends to the AngloGerman ugrcerrent on China A belated dispatch from Pretoria tells of the failure of British negotiations with Gen Botlui for the surrender of the Boers Botha received Gen Pngots flag of truce courteously and admitted his defeat but Bald It was Impossible to treat for surrender surren-der as long ns any burghers wished to continue the war |