Show molin ENGLISH shrewdness great britaina Brit ains statesmen are won aclei fully and those diplomats and statesmen of other nations who believe england is making a grave mistake by making food sent to delagoa bay contraband of war are placing too much dependence on the force of precedence and are thank ing that a luling of a british prize cobit today will prove binding on a similar court under differing circumstances great britain has been a law unto herself for nearly a century and is today of the seas if at any time in the future the nation became involved in war with a first class alio delagoa bay would be brushed aside and the contention set up that supplies aie not contraband and surely no nation except the one with which war was waged would contend otherwise owing to the desire to cater to english trade and capture arich market america would not for america derives two thirds of its foreign commerce from english purchasers of our goods and then it may be observed the english have nol ruled eliat food atilus arc contraband but have simply seized cargoes under the claim that contra band existed aboard the vessels after a long delay the object of the seizures having been accomplished by keeping the flour or other of similar nature from reaching the boers the british prize board will decide that those cargoes were not contraband I 1 anc it necessary great britain will pay damages which will be but slightly in excess of tho actual value of afie food supplies captured and iu so do arg feel that the money thus expended has been war money that could not have been better invested her prize courts having ruled that flour is not contraband or evading the issue by deciding that the consignments consign ments were not for the boers great britain will have accomplished her purpose and yet have left ahe question of whether food supplies are contraband either open to future decision or quite favorable to her own isolated and dependent condition on foreign countries for food supplies the latest figures regarding the strength of the british army in south africa place it at men including regulars the naval brigade and the colonial troops plans are on foot in england for sending to the front from to more bringing the final total up towards |