| Show AM MU 11 HAI The fhe announcement of ot the British budget a 1 few fel days daIS ago Ogo by the Chancel Chancellor lor br of at the Exchequer l Sir Michael has hal started anew the slon of ot the tho South African situa situation situation tion He lie stated that t the ton expenditures for tor the year Br had exceeded the tho receipts by ly more than and that lr was as a no 10 prospect of or relief In the shops shop of af lightened d taxation taa lon On the contrary additions to the tho burdens had hadIt to It be 11 1 mode made Tro To ponce pence to the tha pound was a proposed ns ne an nn addition to the In Income Income come coma tax ax An itI Import sugar was wn wid proposed of ot n halfpenny u me pound and anda Ind Inda t a a new lew departure was ras proposed In the form of oC an imposition of or one shilling a aton aton aton ton un on 1 exported conla conIa feature which IH tH believed ble d to be ot of special Interest to 11 American Coolers In that necessary article since the export duty will wi handicap exporters eXI and enable to 10 compete compte with them In III the continental market In addition additon to 11 these Ihs burdens It I wan wn W S Spro proposed proponed pro t tu to empower the government to borrow another drawing still sUI further on the taxpayers for tor Interest on that much more national debt And nd all al on account ot of the mill mi tary operations In Africa and an China Naturally Natural the South African field feld Is scanned for any signs of an nn early Erl ces ees cation of ot hostilities Ix Lord Ird rd Kitchener Is I evidently evident doing Coin his best to become mauler master ma ter of or the situation The Tho mounted amounted army Irm now operating under him Is sold said Mi to be the time I largest relt ever placed In the field feld by b any nation naton According to the time ac ne accounts accounts counts the regular cavalry comprise Wine seine IG men and the Colonial about 00 There are 70 or 80 regular mounted Infantrymen and th Imperial yeomanry will wi eventually reach rench a total of over oer G The artillery comprises over or men and aM has more than 0 and guns Some Same twenty ammunition col cal columns columns are or appointed to various arlous columns and are arc ac compote composed of men inca drawn from various ulous sources RUIC Including the army service corps and the cavalry la alry reserve In England In round rotund figures Kitchen Kitchener er or has hu a tt u mounted force torce of about SOO men Inca With this thu great Tal mobile mobie force forc to together gather gether with Infantry sufficient to bring the grand total to nearly a quarter of a million of men the British commander has haB set eat out to complete the subjugation of ot the tho Boer republics Hut Bu for tor r nl all 11 that small Boer forces roam about and very ter often elude con can I t h British forces j I 11 II mv I t th gh reported N mentally ale iI bo be clearheaded Cl u II JK 1 enough to 10 ev evade t miS set net et for tor him hil and Sd Ge tite i tl U l II is not Ilot anxious to commence m cg g for tor pence Il nce us M rumor ol ago had bad It I ho he would do Jo In the near I r future In a 1 blue bl 1 book O k recently Issued Illel Sir Alfred reports tho the situation slun lon In iii II bUt about aa Ii a Q colors color ns as possible He lb points pOIS out t In the tho fall fait tl of ot last lut year the of the Oran o lUver colony f lt to bo be pacified and In course COU of preparation fur for civil govern Rovern merit and tho the southwestern part of ot the U 1 the Boers loer had hal accepted British authority aun and were vere living on their r resuming renaming peaceful potions n fl The th towns But now nil all nl that thatIs li Is enemy onelY has hns up into and started a guer guerrilla tuna rilla wiron wU war n a 1 most extensive and B In tho the month of March alone the lost and men Ien In U II killed kl tl i and 2900 were nere slOt sint inI homo ho to Invalided The prel 1 cost ot or tho the war he con muss Unu li Is An army arny ot of man l I IS t tig mg maintained In tho the field feld and tHe fps made Ilde by ly Invalid drafts have to b h filled up Ul regularly Many lalY of r have havo to be bl fed t d by Ih Hut Bitt In call esti estimates metes mates met of ot expenditure for tor the war the Ie future ha hai tg be 10 considered The Tho coun country country country try li Is Waste and will soon be bea I Ia a 0 II from ro the tho anh to tho ho Urn Limu pupo pup Whan Wh It Ima been by b the of ot extermination a n aul solemn ul mn responsibility Of or forestalling famine 8 agriculture by bya a II f to tho the farmers who have hal loyal or respected their oath of ot allegiance all will wil have to b bt be as assumed bj by ho be British government This report rt Is a f couple of ot months old but bUI It I ani rs very or well wel for lor the pros ent too toa The Tho 1 cost of at the tho war Is already now appalling a but hut If I Great Britain wil to fight until eVery In Individual Boer Ih er In n the Held field t Is hI hunted down dOln and slain plain that word will but mildly the price of victory War Wil hsi hac 11 Indeed I spread Its Is lark dark pall pal over art of oC darkest darIcot Africa but hut Great Grea Britain ln too to o at present feels lip d e Thero Is a dense cloud over O r the country I |
