Show SOUTH AFRICAN AFFAIRS Balfour Says Botha otha and Kitchener Have Been In Communication Twelve Troop to to iso For fir Coming Women London Lindon IAn on March 8 Whatever negotiations are proceedings In III Pretoria and Mr dr Ir Kruger declares they timey can only bo be e etor for tor an un armistice the government evi evl evidently dently has mae no intention of slackening reinforcements The Th war issuer Issued a detailed statement last evening of transports that are aro to sail Rail for South Africa within tho time coming week meek cek with troop troops The Time casualty list reveals the tho fact that two were killed at lit on March Hh Lord telo tele telegram gram Am Mn sending reinforcements was Vas dated March evidently there fore the tho tir lighting continued for tor some comma I days n 8 amid further advices ate are awaited with anxiety According to the Dally Daily Malls Mails dis dispatches patches Gun Gen Dewet and Ilna Mr II Steyn have the tire former being at west ivest of and tire the latter at al Gen Oen Bruce Unice Hamiltons ns column Is at nt I North preparing to 10 advance to 10 tire the liberal leader leaden Sir Henry Henty In tine the house douse of yest ye t day da Mr Iri thaI foUr to r sold said timer there had hud lien irn l en communications between den lemm Kitchener anti heir Gen Botha Dolha but the tire government was as not In tn Ina Inna a position at lit present to make mako a II state statement ment on the time subject ct The progress ss of ot the bubonic plague causes great prent anxiety and ana apprehension In Capetown Tine The Cape government hns hilI decided to remove tine the people from of the city and to 10 cleanse It t tEer Every Eer precaution will bo be taken should the disease spread to the troops Time The Amsterdam correspondent of the Dally Daily Dull Mall Mail says Mr h Kruger Is unformed Informed that Mr K i 1 W Belts former state sec see secretary rotary of oC the time Transvaal Is suffering from froll comm aberration a of ot the tho th mind The Tine Tinier Times understands tiarA that time the re remainder of jf the war loan Ian will bo ho issued In Iii the tire government having al III already already ready read Issued as tee n much In loans amid bonds as It 1 I is lik to obtain from the time proceeds proC eds of a n Transvaal loan Lord Ir Roberts at lit a meeting of the thu Army Ann Temperance society con contrasted trade time the moderation of ot the tite British soldiers In South Africa rica with previous campaigns lie He said fald It t was isas true that they tirey the had not hall had many IMn opportunities to drink limit hut at nt Johan anti Pretoria where they the did hae have such opportunities they were re remarkably well behaved and anI ant he Inc never mover had heard a sIngle Ringle complaint pf f n a sol aol soldier dIet dier being rude or Improperly behaved toward Boer hoer women The Tho latter and their children went upon uon the time streets streeta fearlessly and the time children constantly played and talked talkea with the British sol aol soldiers diems diers S I |