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Show Coat of Ike Boer Won Before the war was declared with the Hoer republic, Oom Paul predicted that "all tho world would shudder at the butcher's bill," and the English people ara beginning to appreciate hi) meaning. The totul number of cas. ualtlea to the Ilrltlah army In Boulb Africa up to the 31st of May was 60,1!7, of which 19.649 died; 8i offlcera and 3,819 men were killed U action; 111 offlcera and 1,2118 men died of wounds; 241 offlcera and .i-'6 men died of disease, dis-ease, and 9 olllrcrs and 714 men art nilaslug, their budica never having boon recovered. The remainder have been discharged for wounds, sickness and other disabilities. Tba financial coat of the war up to May 31 in round numbera was I75&.OOO.0IIO. which la an average of nenrly 11.500.000 day. The public debt of (IrcBt Hrlluln has been Increased $.176,000.0(10 and the revenues have been Increaaed I276.0O0.OOO ft year by adding to the tax on Income, on sugar, molasses, glucose, coal and other article. |