. Review of reviews and world's work. erdam, on September 15, inwhich they declared that the object of the Britishin announcing the annexation of the Transvaalwas to avoid the further necessity of recognizingthe Boers as belligerents and treating them inaccordance with the rules of warfare. Theweekly losses, chiefly from disease, reported bythe British War Office, continue to be veryheavy. The United States military attache, Capt. Herbert Slocum, left South Africa severalweeks ago, and has gone to St. Petersburg as amember of the American legation. _^ _ .. The British Government has been for T
. Review of reviews and world's work. erdam, on September 15, inwhich they declared that the object of the Britishin announcing the annexation of the Transvaalwas to avoid the further necessity of recognizingthe Boers as belligerents and treating them inaccordance with the rules of warfare. Theweekly losses, chiefly from disease, reported bythe British War Office, continue to be veryheavy. The United States military attache, Capt. Herbert Slocum, left South Africa severalweeks ago, and has gone to St. Petersburg as amember of the American legation. _^ _ .. The British Government has been for The Pending . . Elections in some lime awaitmg what might seemEngland. ^^ ^^ ^Yiq favorable moment for dis-solving Parliament and ordering a new generalelection. Mr. Chamberlain strongly insisted thatthe party now in power ought to secure a freshlease from the people while the martial spirit wasstill high, and before the inevitable reactionagainst the hideous South-African business shouldhave arrived to sweep the Liberals into power. WANTED—SOME SODA-WATER. John Bull: Waiter ! bring me some soda-water. A few months ago the whole country was drunk withMr. Chamberlains new wine, the Imperial brand, but to-dayit is demanding soda-water.—Mr. Augustine Birrell, atManchester, September 1,190O.~Westminster Gazette.
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