Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-22
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fuE SENTIMENT IN CANADA
alden, Kruger Protests TO Amcri.
es-Enropean i"'crven,ion
Not Likely.

,.,don. Dec. 22.--There IL stiii no
,'enlp nows regarding the military
.,ilons IL South Africa. Probably
M /. because the only cable that Is
=. WORKING Is checked with oitcial
!gaiohcs
c,u. Buffers casualty list at coicnso.
40. published. shows that iiG were
"a and 40 wounded. Two hundred
"a twenty-seven are described as
-..nz. aud OF these about forty are
..oun 10 be prisoners In the hands Of
x, Beers. This makes total larger
Am Gen. Buffers original estimate.
ROYAL letters. signed by the queen.
A., belng circulated by the archbishop
4 The bishops uf the various dioccscs
~ hiialng a collection In the churches
lwlshuut England ON January ith In
n Of the fund Tor sick and wounded
u!lers and their families.
Interest centerr tor the moment In
n Iufarations to send out roiniO.ca-
ntnis. The various city guilds have
den an additional El2,OOO for the ex-
rnses By the imperial volunteers. be-
49, Of Gifts of horses. ainbulanccs aud
ehsf psfaphernalla.
The latcst notable volunteers Include
tro nephcwH OF Lord i,o5erti, Mai.
faafles shcrston and Mai. Maxwell
ainion. Their brother was Killed at
Girc0e
teh another naval brigade OF 100 men
L south Africa.
Il l. believed that In moblllzlng the
eehih division the war office win nave
recourse TO some extent to the militia,
4 being deemed inadvisablc to denule
d. hume garrisOnH overmuch OF rrsu.
H..
The chancellor Of the oxchc iuer. Sir
Ntlael Hicks Beach, has issu "A a ict-
nal denial that any differences exist In
hs cabinet regarding war cxpcndi-
,ef,A
According to dispi from Cape
town there is a good deal OF da,resn
. the Orange Free State owing 10
Eafelly " grain.
Hew York, Dec. IA special T. tho
Norli from ottawa says: The cut
seken sympathy among Fren5 .cnna-
cars for the Dutch people Of South
Africa In their present struggle for lib.
NY and independence N not confined
10 the leading men IN the liberal pnr,y
Y quebec. or the prominent French
elnferyr known to be Bosr SYM
riihIers the most recent to publicity
eTare himself II the IA nous nra.tor
ui politician. Charles Thebault 81 Wa
iefioo. quebec. Speaking last night az
Joint political meeting In Sherbrookc
county he said:
The war against the Beers IL a
criminal war. and warn Canadians
lsllhss giving any support to Britain.
lbame Ladrler strongly for suppo ling
England In this unjust war against a
frall but brave people IKE the Boera
Who arr ilghting with magnificent cour-
az and patriotism for the freedom OF
iAs.i country and In the defense 81
iAslt hearthstones. accrue him OF
rlkng himself the instrument OF To-
isph Chamberlain and Cecil iihodeL
'fhia war against the Trans al Is
l.ial and shameful for England and
ihameful for humanity. which suffers
Il Without Intervening"
Thehault II called Sir Charles Tup-
itrs political lieutenant In Quebec pro-
vince, and his speech has Great "a con-
among the conservatives,
sho claim 10 be the ioyallsts In Cana
The French Journal la Patrie OF
Montreal. the personal organ OF the
nlnhter Of public works. Etartc. and
oAnei by his sons. In Its issue OF yes
lIday thus holds Britain up to rldl-
tule
The imperial government has ex-
lfessed TO the governor general OF
.Anadn It's wish to obtain n new contln-
rent 10 be added to the volunteers OF
MS country already on the battlefield
" Africa. How many men and how
aleh time VIII England need 10 settle
Aih the two small republics with
ahleh she " at war;
We do not ignore that many we'll