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received at Aldcrshot this afternoon
for the Immediate cmbarkation of the
fourth Cavalry Brigade for the Cape.
THE HOSPITAL SERVICE.
Cape Town, Jan. 3l.-Field Marshal
Lord Roberts authorizes the represent
tatiVes Of the Associated Press TO say
that as IL result of his inspection of
the hospital service. he is perfectly
satisfied that everything medical skill
suggests for the benefit and comfort of
the sick and wounded has been done.
lie is satisfied the home authorities are
sending out al! the nurses who will
possibly be required.
TIDINGS FROM LADYSMITfI.
Ladysmith. Sunday. Jan. 2S.-(Hello-
graphed to Swartze I<op, North of the
Tugela River)-The news of the pro-
lonSation Of the siege resulting from
General Buffers failure is received
with fortitude. We can hold on. The
garrison is healthier, CHEEKY and con-
hdent Disease is disappearing and
there is no horse sickness. The rains
give plenty of grass. We can hear
General Buffers guns still working, and
1t is rumored in camp that he is adj
NancinS along another line. The Boer
laagers around are again full of men,
who have returned from the Upper
Il new position on the hills near Colen-
so. where they are iii great force. Re
Inducements are apparently arriving
from the Transvaal Strong bodies of
Boers are also visible between here and
the Potgieters Drift
CHURCHILL TALKS.
London. Feb. 1.-Winston Churchill.
in further dispatch to the Morning
Post which describes the re-crossinG
OF the Tugela SAYS:
The army is eXasperated, not defeat
ed General Butler will persevcre, and
will come right in the end"
LEADERSHIP LACKING.
London, Feb. 1.-Spencer Wilkinson,
III the Morning Post to-day, discussing
the military situation. takes it for
granted that General Butler intends to
make another attempt to relieve Lady
smith. He sei2es the occasion to ex-
press the greatest admiration for the
dauntlesS sniriEnf-Il,e- T, iittffsttI uTrny,
and Il regret that the main thing is
lacking, namely, proper leadership. He
says:
The whole manhood of the nation
Is moved by the same spirit as stirs
the troops on the Tugea. Cannot the
Government pluck up heart TO lead like
men nation of men. to drop the past
and to plan on a proper scale. arming
the empire for whatever struggle may
be in store?"
PARLIAMENT.
London, Jan. S1.-There was an ut
ter lack of interest in to-day's debate
i'll the House of Commons. The
speeches were academic, travelled in
deep-worn ruts and dil not touch upon
the future, in which alone the public
is much interested. The only sign of
animation during the whole session was
when Sir Robert Threshiereid attacked
the South African committee, d,nwing
forth cries from the Irish members OF
publish the Hawksleley letters
WILL FLOOD LADYSAiITH.
London, Feb. 1.-The correspondent
OF the Times at Louren2o Marques, tel
cgraphing yesterday. says:
Information has been received here
from the Transvaal that the War De-
partmcnt, convinced that it would be
useless TO storm Ladysmith and that
the boinbardment will continue ineTect-
i've, has decided upon change OF tao
ties Huge quantities of timber and
sand-bags and hundred of llaflirs have
been sent from Johannesburg and Pre-
toria for the purpose of damming Kip