Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-11
THE AFRICAN war.
The London Post Demands That
British Forces Be Increased.
The BRITISH LOSSES IN The War.
A Compilation Of the Casualties shows
1907 Killed, 3,676 Wounded aud 2,5ll
Misaing-Ths supersssaion Of An.
other British General Likely.

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not contributed the least particular
as to what is taking place in Natal
since Sunday. Neither 'las allowed
the dispatches of correspondents to
get through. Consequently the facts
of the situation are replaced by con-
lectures and the Impotence Of the
public pours itself into discussion
of the conduct of the war and of
what might have been done or ought
to be done.
The Morning Post demands that
the forces afield, aHoat and in prep
aration should be increased by $4,000
men.
Great Britain's loss since the war
began is fast approaching 5000. A
war of office compilation of casu-
alties, issued last evening, shows a
total of 7,213-1,027 killed,3 SIS wound
ed and 2,5ll missing. These do not in
clude 140 who have succumbed 10 dis
ease nor the casualties at Ladysmith
last Saturday.
The Daily Mail says: "With char
acteristic bad manners, the Transvaal
authorities have refused to allow Mr..
Hollis, the American representative
at Pretoria, to care for British inter-
ests. This is an act without prece
dent in modern diplomatic history"
Addressing a meeting, held in a
suburb of Manchester, Mr.. Balfour
said: "While am 10th to claim, in
any proud and arrogant speech, that
we are in any special sense the lead
ers of great humanitarian cause,
] deny in the strongest manner that
we are animated by ignoble motives.
No more false or stupid calumny was
ever invented than the accusation
that Great Britain is animated by
petty desire to add wealthy re-
gions to an already gigantic empire.
No more acquisition of territory
could compensate for a war costing
so much blood and treasure"
Rear Admiral Lord Charles Beres-
ford, addressing the London chamber
of commerce yesterday and dealing
with questions of national defense,
said that, now that war prevailed,
more attention would be paid, per-
haps, to those who had warned the
country that it was laboring under
"rotten. false and misleading sys-
TEN of administration" so far as the
services We're concerned.
"While would deprecate the
adoption of CONSUMPTION said Lord
Charles, 81 hope the country will in
sist upon overhauling and REFORM
ing the naval and military services.
In connection with the war in South
Africa, contend that our generals
should be held harmless, for they
have been sent to do an impossible
ity,"
The Daily Mail says it understands
that the supersession of another gen
eral commanding in South Africa will
shortly be announced. This may
have relation to Gen. Buffers hasty
summons from Davenport. IT is re-
ported that he came by special train
to London yesterday and held long
consultation with the headquarters
staff. This seems to indicate that
his advice, which only recently was
In extreme disfavor, is about to be
utilized.
The critics rang up and down the
entire field of war transactions. ind
ing fault especially with the lack OF
transports for the troops who are
ready to depart, and with the CON
cealment of news, averring that the
censorship in South Africa embraces
the mails; that the reports of cor
respondents are being mutilated and
entire letters suppressed