| Show I m BULLERS LL ER S LOSSES INCREASE the Public Press Furnishes i Disheartening Reading Beading tHE ipE SE IN DA to 10 fal ur roI ODden Dec Is still no noo n regarding tho nC o l South Attica Probably I 1 bi th only cable that III J J Is chocked with list nt at Colenso Colens ie len shows that HG werd jA st Two hundred od d an are described as a Ij J and of at theu theao about ort oro ar to be In the hands oC oCio o J jers ers TI a total larger large io JD ON signed by the queer 1 by y the Il re ot it the various arlous te t e l II a collection In the ut on January th In Ii Iia aJ a of the tuM br or SIck lIck and wounded and arul their families l center for tor the tho moment In InI ii to send out tL I DUI Tile cIt elt gUilds hue hay t an for tor the e ex tS by tiC the Imperial be 1 1 Ut ot ot of r t n Ira tr le ot of lord Maj aJ h MaJ Et Their brother was al a rioe orbe has as to ih another na naval val brigade ot of oo men mer merw AfrIca w II l I h that In mobilIZIng thc tb the war will hayt havu haytt extent to the militia If t uree to omo lome Inadvisable to denuE u I tr lilt tr th garrisons overmuch ot of reu reutte n JU WI tte rne of at the luer W lad Dt ach has hns IMul IS Ul i 1 fer U denial that any y differences exl eXIst t In iu cabInet war e tL to a dispatch from Crom Cape Copo Mn thre i IS a good deal of at IlI 12 l the Free reo State owing to n a adUt dUt vt f grain few ev York D Dec c t the thc J I from Crom Ottava says rhe Fhe cut 11 among u fur for Dutch PeoPle ut ot south Afia In pres nt tor or and independence Is not to th h II I men In the liberal 1 Ilmy Il c ut Of the prominent c known to he flor sym the most recent to publicity hr Is the uJ lon Charles Charlos et cC Wa a peakIng lut a atI at I j meeting In count he said The war against the I a war and I warn Canadians r giving any support to I thin strongly for tor I ing EnlInd In this unjust WAr 1 sli but iut brave like the Boer sto to are re fighting with magnificent cour tg sn patriotism for tor the freedom of ther country and In the fen tC ct Ibm I him ot of J himself the Instrument of J Jo ali Chamberlain and Cecil Thu ihu war ar against the Trans tl IS ISe e CI tt t of It Is war var di laI and shameful ful Cor or England and for Cor humanity wl which ch flU It intervening Tb Is called Sir Charles Tup TupI I lieutenant in Quebec pro tr Inc awl and his speech has hns creat t con among the tho to a claim to be the loyalists In Cana Canai la i lh Frencht journal Ln La Patrie ot of the personal organ ot of the tho lt of at pUblic works and cred by Ms ons In Its Issue of at yes U holds Britain up to eule The ImperIal government has ex f sed 5 to the governor general ot of Its wish to obtain I a new con tin rent feat to be added to tM the volunteers ot of ott t s countr country already on the battlefield 13 i Africa hoW Ho many men and how urh lIme Uwe viii England need to set settie lie lieI th two small matt republics with I Ih she Is at war wars We s e do not Ignore that many well t thinking peon t Ink It Is 1 the th e ethe duty d u t y ot the colonl to ni al I England under the 11 on an later LI tho new ore ere ted for tor its u However this may be It I I n unique lue spectacle In history to see fec n a mall people such as I Ithe the fleer Doer nation heck fot Cor oven oen 1 a tew Cc d days s the empire on which tile the St sun never sets lets New York 1 dispatch to ti tho from says 18 A t cold Co lit fit ot of anti depression hu hi followed the hot I fit or of patriotic ardor ardi with which the met the tho mu I call coli to nr arnis s The embargo upon from the f C ont leaves the now news under pr for Cor filing their the columns with er cr ahing criticism e ex explanations ot of de eat ent strictures upon officIal gs ga and pea The Daily fal and other ollier journals by opening theIr thel columns to popular discussion of at the methods methO ls of conduct i ing the war ore are all sorts orts and an condItions or of spIrited d unions to I grumble a nd d snit sniff nt at the numer numerous ous wh ought to be thrown throw overboard cur eur strategists are nd it the tho wit ot of force torce rota Mw 10 der River RIU the abar of the garrIson to a hopeless It e eVen so 80 des an expedient nt s san Ill nn an attempt by White to cut his way va south with the I 1 sInce the Doer line ot of tents Is III too strong to tobe be attacked agal I In front The ers era are finding Cult C with Hh every branch brane ot of the fighting service are join In n a frantic lunt after atter n a More a 3 Id Ic rend read reading rendIng Ing could hal be invented hy by Dr Di Leyds Press bu nu au for the dl discourage counge mont of oC Ing than the E Egils with a el ew notable exceptions Is supplying a n a critical time when the notion nation is pulsating with patti when th militia battalions at volunteering foreign service and the Ui reservists arc to their colors and when new fOrces are organized fromi Crom the yeomanry cross country riders iders and citizen sol soi soldiers diers I IOne Ono One effect of oC this dol ful reading mn ma mabe he be salutary There may be a Lion ot of the 9 c censorshIp In order orde to give the employment less harmful than walling and gnash log InA of f teeth as that censorship censor ship has been It has hns not prevented tIn the publication ot reports that was vas ort or of while It ha has cut ort off dolI daily f from th the armies that Would have I the public with without without out the enemy It has ron ren tiered deroo Ions ot of the chief battles battle ot of th war U bat battle battie tie tle remains 4 mr mystery tery n a after atter It II was fought lIh n a maze of contradictions the various arlous features ot 01 the tho engage and futile surmise regarding th responsibility for the loss Ios ot of the gune i has been denied one OM ot of the thc most IS for defeat that of read ng detailed accounts ot of the gallantry or of their soldiers and have icon heen d with generalizations up upa II on a th the mobility of at the Doer floer burghers arid and their complete success In their positions so that n a frontal nt Ick across exposed ground was Ivas doom to failure whenever nn an or order orlet let der vaa received for an advance The opinion among military experts has become general that both huller Duller and md MethUen have been tied to the rail rull way vay by y failure of other oilier methods ot of ott t rut po lion by mule train and wag ills antI the they ha have e been nimble on this to 0 attempt a turning move movement ment compelled to attack In front precisely where the invisible enemy was prepared to meet them and French being forced to tall nil buck arc incapable ot keeping un lot lIer the disaffected Dutch who the are rapidly Into open to re anti and are only held back by y the of oC Premier Schreiner and Mr The army urmy corps has not accomplished any practical result and the he four of lt it are arc now locked blocked b I the en enemy em In front This Is the which the although hope that the he arid and stith divisions will ar arrhe arlye lye rhe In time for tor the rell relief t ot of both oth Lad Lady smith tind ey General Roberts has ima chosen as staff officers fleets men who have been recommended mended to him by ly Lord and the he Duke Due ot of Cambridge rather than the themen men en with him In India General Prettyman was with him dur durig Ing ig the Afghan war and ras nn an et o cleat staff officer during the march rom to has been the close friend of tile the luke Duke ot or C Connaught and the Duke ot of ambridge ge Lord has hns been with ith Jord Roberts In Ireland and Is heir after Ills his father uther to the Duke ot of Thu Tho staff does not rat In nn any marked degree what Is known ns as the Roberts In In dlan inn fighting One or two appoint appointments ments lent are arc understood to have hae been een recommended commended by Gen who the details ot of every branch ot of I the e Chicago Dee Dec special to the ecord 1 tram from WashIngton says sas President government has protested to Secretary Hay against sale ot of munitions or of war warby by manufacturers and met mer to t the British government This protest otest was designed to prevent the British government from obtaIning much needed war supplies but It has hai proved ot of no avail It ls Is said sahl Secretary Hay has hns sent senta a reply to the floor Doer government telLer reiter reiterating riLing the neutrality ot of the United States In the present war and declarIng Ing that American citizens In trading with both belligerents violate no neu neutrality obligation It Is aiso said that tile the authorities have hae Information show showIng showIng Ing that tile the Hoer Boer government has pur chaFed supplies In the UnIted States The position ot of thIs government In Inthe intile tile the matter ot of trading with belligerents has haR been since Its foundation that thal Its ilK citizens have hae the right to trade with the contending belligerents New lew York Dec dispatch to the braid from Paris says Many Man French continue to cling to the Idem ideas that England should make peace and that there Is a possibility ot of intervention tion by some power But Dut the leading statesmen men do not share this view Tile The opinions ot of the latter are well re reflected reflected In this conversation whIch was had with M Ribot deputy deput former Cormer rain min minIster Ister of at foreIgn affairs and premier The Idea ot of intervention by Euro European European or other nations In the Trans vani war would be the last thing to present Itself to m my mind The Tho thins thing Is impossible considering all the cit clr not however because the powers do not nol wIsh to do so Anyone Any one of oC them would be willing It if Its Inter were likely to be accepted and no nation could wear n a brighter cal feather In Its cup cap hut Dut at the present time I England t tIn Is IsSn Sn In no mood to accept intervention Her reasons we can perfectly well under understand understand stand England feels that It there ever was 1 a moment When she could not permit n a compromise this Is that mo moment meat ment To tell the truth aU all tile the other powers know knol It too hence It ls is n so hopeless to talk ot of Intervention and there here Is little sincerity In those con can continental politicians suggesting or ad It Frances attitude ls Is hard bard to define precisely OfficIally all she has hils not shown the slightest lIghtest desire to net acl ns as nn an Inter though n a large lorge section ot of the press advises England to make terms with the Doers floers as the tue only way out ot of the tho difficulty difficult It Is Impossible not to conclude there tore Core that It If there Is any general senti sentiment ment here at nh aU it Il Is a desIre to see seethe seethe the English humiliated From a 1 tar point ot of view thIs Is not altogether surprising |
