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ticularly scathing. Referring to Gen
eral Buffers report it says
Never in the history OF armies did IL
happen that Generals 5cribbled their
confessions OF failure and defeat. of
useless deaths of men and of discredit
to the flag in a manner which suggests
a careful selection from the forced
jOcular manner, the slangy language of
the horseman, and the gable of the
smoking room in the evening
The Globe declares that &c a more
pitiable record of INDIGESTION in plan
and confusion in execution We have
seldom read" and adds that what lit
tie reputation General Butler had left
has been scattered to the winds"
Practically no developments have
been reported so far i'm today's South
African cables. A despatch from War
rem dated Tuesday. April II. says:
Finding the Beers busy making new
trenches we exploded lyddite shells fol-
lowing up these with the Maxims. The
enemy's ambulance was afterwards OBJ
served on the spot"
From WepenSr there is nothing later
than Lord Roberts message Of yester-
day and presumably neither side has
gained any particular advantage at any
last official dispatches were received.
IL is persistently insisted i'm military
circles that Lieutenant General Sir
Charles Warren, the commander q; the
Fifth division in the South Africa field
forces, slas been ordered to return
home.
1t is said that peremptory order for
General Warren's return was cabled TO
South Africa this morning
The War Office declined to give any
information in regard to the current re-
ports that General Warren had been
recalled.
News From Beer Sources
PRETORIA. Tuesday. April 1.-THE
latest official reports from the Free
State are to the effect that General
Dewet is still surrounding General
Brabant (Dalgety's) forces though the
British forces are strongly entrenched
in Boer fashion, indicating that they
are colonials.
Commandant Fronemann reports that
he chased 400 troops across the river
in the direction OF Aliwal North. cap
turing several prisoners. IL Is said that
Bethulie bridge has been blown up.
News from Dalgety.
MASERU, April 17.-Colonel Dali
getys casualties since he has been be-
sieged at Wepener have been 20 killed
and 100 wounded. The Boer losses are
reported to have been considerably
heavier.
After the night attack on April 10Th
the dead were left on the field where
they still lie unburied.
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the leaders. Some want to attack
again, while others refuse 10 do so.
Desultory cannon firing and "sniping"
continues.
The Caledon rising. which alarms the
Beers, as ii is now on both sides of the
river, might be cut OF IL the stream was
to become flooded.
Five Boer guns are believed to be dis
abled
Honors for Canadians.
OTTAWA, Ont. April 1S.-The I'm
perial Government has decided to give
"a out of the "A commissions to be
granted to Canadians in the regular
army to officers and non-commissioned
officers serving in South Africa. Six
commissions will be given TO Canadian
gentlemen and these, with the fourteen
which have gone to the Royal Military
college. Kingston, will make a.. Lord
Roberts will send the names Of twenty
four of those in South Africa whom ne
recommends as candidates for commits
sions.
Appeal to Afrikanders.
CAPE TOWN, April 1S.-The Boer
Governments are circulating the fol-
lowing manifesto TO the Afrikanders
throughout Cape Colony:
I'VE feel that our fate and the fate
OF the whole OF Africandom is at stake.
and We appeal you TO stand and fight
shoulder to shoulder with us. You cam
not, you may not, allow the tyrant TO
extinguish forever your finest traits OF
character as a nation.
with you on our side the issue can
not be doubtful. You must conquer.
God grant that love for your country