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MAJOR-GENERAL j. D. P. FRENCH,

Who relieved Kimberley, February 15th, has been concerned in all that has been most

successful in the war. He was the hero of Elandslaagte. Not yet fifty, he is one of the

youngest Generals in — in fact he was only a Colonel, with the local rank of. Lieut. -General, till the relief of Kimberley gained him his well-deserved promotion. What

General French does not know about cavalry is not worth knowing 1 .

i BLACK AND WHITE BUDGET March 3, 1900 ANTERN PICTURES OF THE WAR TERMS FOR HIRE AND SALE.

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LIST OF LANTERN SLIDES ILLUSTRATING THE WAR. LIST No. 2.

(All previous lists arc now cancolfccl )

General Symons 53 Wreck of Armoured Train, 94 Colui»e4 'Cooler and Offn Sir Kedvers Bullcr Chievcley Dublin Fusiliers News from Mafeking 54 Plight from Co.ler.sa 95 Photo taken inside an outhouse at Well-planted Shell A 55 -Sketch : Effect of Shell en Engine Modder River Armoured Train 56 In Armoured Train : 96 Battle of Magersfonteia — High- " " Field Artillery Crossing Klip River 57 Guns from Powerful Drilling landers surprised in close <-r Lr 7 Cruisers Convoying Transports 58 In Armoured Train Waiting 97 Canadian contingent lea v. jt» 8 Dawn at Last 53 Battle of Ladysmith Quebec 9 Van Reenen's Pass 60 Boer Trenches, Modder 98 Departure of Pietermariuburg

io Johannesburg Gold Mines .61 Blow up Railway, Estcourt 1 lorae Guards for the Fror.t 1 Prisoners on Racecourse, Pretoria 62 Boer Prisoners and Wounded, 99 C Company Royal Canadian Rifles 12 President Kruger Preaching Ladysmith 100 New Zealand Contingent 13 Lady Sarah Wilson at Maleking 63 Block House, 101 Naval Brigade from II. M.S. ' " 14 Saving the Guns— Tugela 6 1 Town Hall, Ladysmith ' Tartar 15 Bluejackets Leaving Simon's Town 65 Line to Kimberley, Crossing Orange 102 Bennet Burleigh interviews Bullcr 16 Charge of the 5th Lancers at River 103 Landing Troops at the Point, Glencoe 66 Body being Taken for Burial, 104 C.I.V. on Board the •' Garth " 17 South African Light Horseangloboerwar.comLadysmith Castle iS Wounded Officers Leaving Su- 67 No. 10 Mountain Battery 105 Durban Natal Volunteers for the " matra 63 " A Good Samaritan under Fire ' Front 19 Special Service Squadron 69 " The men with the long knives' 106 Death of Colonel Scoll-Chisholme " 20 Scene at the War Office were amongst us at Elandslaagte 21 The Last Cartridge 70 Ladysmith Balloon Taken Along 107 Lady INI into Presenting Colours to 22 Boers Heliographing Streets Canadians 23 Krnger takes his Pipe Everywhere 71 Imperial Light Horse, Crossing 108 Battle of Graspan 24 Charge of the Gordons', Grobler's Bridge, North of Estcourt 109 General Lyttehon Kloof 72 Colonel Thorneycroft no Lieutenant - General Sir Charles 25 Executive Council. Pretoria 73 Wounded Men on " Sumatra''. Warren 26 Trumpeter Sherlock 74 C Squadron, Thorneycro't's In- 111 Imperial Yeomanry- Che: r'r the " " " 27 Bringing up the Guns fantry . -. Prince at Albany Barracks " 28 Troops Landing at Durban 75 " The Chaplain Does his Duty 112 Signalling to Ladysmith from 29 Dispatch Runner Overtaken 76 General View Colenso 1'rere by Searchlight 30 Greytown 77 Panorama, Estcourt i 113 12-pounder Naval Gun at Estcourt 31 Tugela Punt 78 Burgher Taking Leave of his 114 Rene Bull by Armoured Train " 32 Batlle of Farquhar's Farm '.' Vrow 115 Cyclist Scouts Crossing a Drift at 33 Sunday River Bridge 79 British Camp, Estcourt Frere 34 Balloon and Armoured Train at 80 Colonel Baden-Powell and Loid 116 Panorama of the Battleof Lady- Farquhar's Farm Edward Cecil a Mafeking smith 35 Officers of Carbineers 81 Ladysmith Camp (2) 117 The Faithful Terrier Guarding his 36 Ladysmith Camp (1) 82 Naval Brigade mobilising at Ports- Master's Body at Graspan

37 Colenso Bridge mouth 118 Headquarters, Mafeking : Bomb- 38 Below Tugela Ferry 83 47-inch guns leaving Durban proof Shelter 39 Ladysmith and En/iror.s 84 Kruger and his Bodyguard 119 Effect of Boer Shells: Drawing 40 Valley of Glencoe 85 TheC.I.V.'s at St.' Paul's Cathe- Room, Riesle's Hotel, Mafeking 41 Armoured Train in Action dral 120 Effect of Boer Shells: Private 42 Map— Round Glencoe S6 Band of the 1st Sufiblks on Board House Wrecked, Ma'eking " 43 Map—Round Ladysmith ss. " Scott 121 Effect of Boer Shells: Mr. Cohen's 44 Natal Manoeuvres, Ladysmith 87 Battle of Estcourt House, Mafeking 45 Natal Royal Rifles 88 Notice to Spies 122 Refugees' Camp, Durban 46 Looking lor Bullet by X Rays 89 Major-General A. G. Wauchope 123 Removing Wounded after Battle 47 Colenso 90 Battleof Colenso —Dublin Fusiliers 124 Rimingt on's Scouts Reconnoitring 48 Refugees —Ladysmith Station trying to cross the Tugela 125 49 Map—round Kimberley 91 Battle of Colenso 126 50 Modder Bridge. 92 Dead Heroes of the Battle of 127 Dawn After the Battle — "The 51 View of Estcourt Colenso Roll Call" " '81 '." 52 How In'antry are Taken from Camp 93 After the Battle of Magersfontein- J28 Ah ! If it were only again In ordering it is sufficient to quote number on list. —

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KlMBERLEY relieved, Cronje in flight, Sir advancing to the north of Kimberley. General Ladysmith Kelly-Kenny follows hotly on the heels of within sight of ; this is what the stir all along the line, which we Cronje, who seems to be making for the Trans- will caught. described last week, . has resulted in. Lord vaal border. Let us hope he be Roberts has developed his plan and it has been Meanwhile positions had to be secured where an immediate success. It is said that the other the enemy had been. was captured day Lord Kitchener was asked whether he was on the 16th, when the City of London Imperial having hard work in reorganising transport and Volunteers, under the command of Colonel similar services in South Africa. He replied Cholmondeley, received their baptism of fire, that he was organising them. However this and showed that the Londoner still has grit in may be, his organisation or reorganisation, as him. They were among the first to enter the was to have been expected from the conqueror town. Lord Roberts made Paarde Berg his of the Soudan, has proved perfect in every detail. headquarters, and then a semicircle of defence Britain is very proud to-day of its Commander- was formed eastward of Kimberley, which in-Chief in South Africa and his Chief of Staff. makes it secure from attack from the east and They have carried out a brilliant move success- the south. From being a beleaguered city, it fully, they have chosen the right men for the will probably now become ±he base of the move- right tasks, and they have taken care that no ment northward. details were unsatisfactory. It will not be long How has this success in the West affected the now before the Boers are cleared from British position in Natal? Apparently Sir Redvers territoiy. Buller's patience and tenacity have been re- The moral effect of the dislodgment of Cronje warded. Boer troops appear to have been from his Magersfontein strongholds will be drawn off to reinforce Cronje. Colenso has enormous. Once our road is opened at any been captured. The Boers have been driven point it can no longer be kept closed anywhere. from Hlangwana Hill, on the south of the The great Boer hosts will flee back to their Tugela, which, for some unexplained reason, country like lea\^s before the wind. Once they have been occupying all the while. The there it will be anotherangloboerwar.commatter. But then accounts of this action are good reading after we've Bobs ! Spion Kop and Colenso. General Hildyard's The news of Kimbeiiey came as a welcome Brigade, on the morning of Sunday, February surprise, not only at home but also to the 1 8th, assaulted and took the southern end of beleaguered city. It seemed too good to be true. Monte Cristo, while the Royal Welsh Fusiliers "This is General French coming to the relief and the rest of the Brigade assaulted the enemy of Kimberley," signalled the relieving column. on the eastern flank. The work of our artillery

The besieged could not at first believe it. and naval guns seems to have been very well " "What regiment are you ? they heliographed, done. The enemy were driven back, and much fearing a Boer trick. They were soon put at ammunition and stores were captured. Con- their ease. The three Cavalry Brigades of sidering what the men have gone through, their General French — whom Lord Roberts had energy and dash in the tremendous heat and summoned from Colesberg, whither he had, as over bad ground seems to have been re- we saw last week, been tempting Boer reinforce- markable. General Buller especially notices the ments from before Kimbeiiey — marched into work of the Irregular Cavalry, the Queen's, the the town in the early hours of February )6th, Scots Fusiliers, and the Rifle Brigade. Before having followed the route which crossed the these lines are printed we shall probably have the Riet River at Koffyfontein and the Modder welcome news that Ladysmith has been relieved. at Koodoo Rand, and having successfully In the Dordrecht district there has been more brushed off the Boers who made feeble attempts fighting. General Gatacre has been again to stop him at the two drifts. attacked and been again successful. General Lord Roberts had made so certain before he Brabant has been pursuing his victorious course. ordered the advance that Cronje wisely did not Nothing that can happen there can now seriously stay to put the question to the issue. He fled, affect the course of events, but it is satisfactory hoping to reach his base at . But to observe that all is going well. our commander knew that positions were The game is now afoot. Events will be nothing to victory. A flying enemy must be crowded into the next fortnight. What will pursued and brought to bay. He was cut off happen is on the knees of the Gods, but it can- from the Free State capital. General French is not now be there lono:.

this : The Portraits in Budget are by as follows — Bugler Dunne, Cribb ; Col. Sahmarihe, Russell and Sons ; General French is drawn

from a \ hctograph by Lambert Weston and Son. All the pictures are by Our Special Correspondents, &c. BLACK AND WHITE BUDGET M ARC 1 1 3, I COO

NOTES O' WAR

It is very hard for relatives when they cannot ascer- means a deal. There is nothing finer in history than tain whether their soldier friends are dead or alive. the confidence of Napoleon's soldiers in the Emperor. Major Mackenzie, of the , was What he did was always right. Why, when Napoleon reported missing after Magersfontein, and though he is was leaving his troops to their fate in the retreat from said not to be a prisoner Moscow, and journeying at Pretoria his body has on post-haste to Paris, the not been found. His wife faithful soldiers shouted, " " is therefore in a terrible Vive l'Kmpercur ! state of mind, and even Sir George White, in the Queen has urged the Ladysmith, has issued a War Office to make further warning that the Boers, exertions to clear the mat- hav : ng a large number of ter. Considering the diffi- English uniforms, might can culties, the authorities disguise themselves .as be said to have done very British soldiers coming to well in supplying the lists the relief of the garrison, of killed, &c. and so rush the entrench- Has the kilt to go in ments. Such trickery in warfare? It seems so, war has often occurred. unless we want the High- The French once captured land regiments annihilated San Sebastian from the every time they fight. But Spaniards in a neat way. Sandy says he will die a They asked permission of thousand times before he the Spanish general to will be parted from his send their sick into the beloved kilt, and he views town, and the request with deep suspicion even being granted, two thou- the suggestion of a khaki sand healthy men were reversible kilt. About fif- bandaged up in every con- teen years ago the War ceivable form and sent to Office proposed to drop the Spaniards, who the kilt, and they probably afforded every accommo- regretted their intention, dation ! Some were placed for there immediately in the citadel, and one arose one of the finest fine "morning the poor hubbubs ever heard.angloboerwar.com"invalids" peeled their Meeting in London, a body bandages, and, before the of Highlanders solemnly Spaniards realised the situ- kissed the dirk and swore ation, seized the place ! death to all anti-kilts ! Many cases have hap There is an impression General Lucas Meyer, who lost the battle of Dundee pened of soldiers stowing abroad that the military themselves away on board authorities are dealing too gently with the many spies the transports in the hope of being taken to tha they find. It has always been the rule hitherto to shoot front. Some have succeeded in their desire, and

them at once, and this was done during the Franco- some have been put ; siore, and Private Brown, German War. One Boer spy at the Modder River has 10th Hussars, now at the front, who stowed him- been in constant telephonic touch with the enemy, self at the Royal Albert Docks, belongs to the latter while another, who kindly brought fowls for the officers' category of unfortunates. He was put ashore at dinners and refused payment, was found one night to Gravesend. When the 13th Hussars sailed last

be coming from the Boer lines ! Strange to say, November, they discovered a would-be soldier aboard, neither of these were shot, though a strong example for on the shore at Fleetwood the following message in would stop the practice. a bottle was afterwards found: "Just discovered a recruit stowed board. Said he wanted a The British soldier does not readily acknowledge away on smack at the Boers. One of the Lilywhite defeat, as a couple of incidents give evidence. The Signed- Hussars." 74th Battery lost a gun at Stormberg, when General Gatacre experienced his disaster, but only alter heroic It is expected that the Boers will capitulate uncon- attempts to save it. Not till Major Lowrie said, ditionally when they learn that a real fighting editor " Men, you have done your best, and bravely too ; has gone to the front. Quartermaster-Sergeant F. S. leave the : it gun cannot be saved," did the men leave Bone, the editor of the Sapper, the magazine of the rank the piece of ordnance, very sulkily, to its fate. When and file of the , has gone to South the 3rd King's Royal Rifles took Spion Kop, they were Africa to be the official shorthand writer on Lord so disgusted, in spite of the enemy's terrific lire, at Roberts's Staff; but he will have no objection to being ordered to retire, that the officers the greatest had employing the bayonet on any of the enemy he may

difficulty in enforcing the order ! chance to meet. It is not generally known, by the Lord Roberts addressed the Highland Brigade way, that nearly every regiment in the army has its before the famous advance to the relief of Kimberley. magazine. The Northumberland Fusiliers, for example, He recalled how the Seaforths had once made a long have the St. George's Gazette; the 1st York and Lan- and arduous march with him, and at the finish the caster have The Tiger and Rose ; the 1st East Lanca- Scotsmen gave three cheers for the General, and one shires have The XXX., they being the 30th Foot; more for Lady Rob rt -, and cried, "Bravo, Bobs!" and the 2nd Wiltshtrcs (99th Foot) possess The The men have confidence in Lord Roberts, and that ]\'i:ics. March 1900 BLACK AND WHITE BUDGET 5

The 1st Dragoons, which are with Sir Redvers ground, the Boers would gather round to examine it, Duller at Colenso, have suffered a slight reverse, Lieu- and when the time-fuse got in its little lot there was a tenant Pilkington and six men being made prisoners in disastrous explosion. Now, of course, they keep away an engagement near Rustenburg. This is the regi- from an unburst shell for hours. ment which the German Emperor feels interested in as It is not much more than a week or two ago that it glorious history Colonel-in-Chief, and has had a very Lieutenant Tait, the golf champion, sent home a per- battle of since its foundation in 1683. It was at the sonal account of the engagement at Magersfontein, Dettingen in when it captured a standard, and 1743, when he was shot through t'he leg while charging with 105th also at Waterloo, where it took the Eagle of the the . He had only just got better and Regiment. It at Balaclava and French was also returned to duty when he was shot at Koodoosberg. Sebastopol, though not in either of the two famous Before dying he exclaimed, " They have got me at last, charges at the former place. boys. Good-bye!" The famous golfer, another officer, The present war has so clearlv shown the impossi- and four privates, were buried on ground overlooking bility of successful frontal attacks against a well- the Reit River, General Hector Macdonald attending directed fire, that much consideration is being given to the funeral service. infantry shields by inventors. The War Office, how- If the ladies cannot shoulder arms for active warfare, ever, has just informed a correspondent that such are they are, at any rate, making their presence felt in unsuited to the needs of our troops. What is required many other directions. For example, Miss Clarke, of are smoke-shells which, fired by quick-firing guns and North Cliffe, Filey, has presented, at a cost of ^500, a bursting over the enemy's trenches, will make such a machine-gun and equipment to the 3rd Company log that our troops will be able to advance to bayonet Yorkshire Yeomanry. Then Miss Edith Walker, of touch without proving such an undesirable target for Sydney, Australia, has given the sum of ^Jio,ooo to the enemy's riflemen. Strange to say, the Chinese the War Fund ; while there are hundreds of other have long had smoke-balls, stink-pots, &c, which were ladies, in all stations of life, who are plying needle employed against us in the war of 1857-60. Their use and thread industriously for Thomas Atkins and the o'ten enabled the enemy to escape capture after a Empire. defeat Lord Salisbury, the Prime Minister, has already The Boers are said to have declared their determina- one son at Mafeking, and another, Viscount Cranborne, tion of crucifying the men of the Naval Brigade— when who commands the 4th (Militia) Bedfordshire Regiment they get hold of them ! Our seamen have done about at Beggars' Bush Barracks, Dublin, has also, with his as much damage as anybody so far, and the enemy battalion, volunteered for service in South Africa. Lord know it. Jack plays all sorts of tricks, such as sighting Salisbury's half-brother, Lieutenant-Colonel Lord his gun before a storm and pumping a dozen shots Lionel Cecil, is also on active service in Malta in com- among the Boers at the height of the gale. Another ot mand of a Militia Battalion of the ' Northumberland his tricks is to remove the percussion-caps from a few Fusiliers. Lord Cecil is over twenty years younger shells and send them olf to burst by a time-fuse. At than the Marquess, whose father married twice and first, when the shells didangloboerwar.comnot burst on striking the had a family by his second wife.

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A few weeks ago the enemy surrounding Mafeking people would like to see the Boers victorious. Indi- tried to send a force of Kaffirs into the town under a vidually I do not believe the thinking classes of Ameri- flag of. truce, presumably with a view to helping- to cans are in sympathy with the Boers, and the Pics-,

consume the besieged provisions ! Of course, Baden- hardly represents the real feelings of the country, being PoWell sent them back, and the enemy were so angry actuated from political or selfish reasons rather than at the failure of their very transparent dodge, that they from antagonism to England." fired heavily on the English flag of truce. Sir George Our correspondent sends a cutting from a Chicago White, a few weeks ago, similarly tried to get a body newspaper headed "All Britain Finds Fault/'and stating of natives out of Ladysmith, but the Boers refused a with absolute certainty all the stupid club gossip which passage. During the siege of Calais years ago the has been going on about the generals at the Front, e,g., hard-pressed garrison turned out the non-fighters, and " It is now well known that General Buller despises as the enemy declined to let them pass the poor people Field - Marshal Lord Roberts and hates General had to starve to death under the walls of the place. Kitchener." It also says some very severe things A French paper, the Petit Bleu, tells a queer story about the Yeomanry, on which our American friend of the lost guns at Colcnso. The writer, who is with remarks: "Americans will recollect that out of the the Boers, states that among the British wounded was 250,000 men called out in the war with Spain only found Colonel Hunt, who was shot through both 25,000 were regulars, the rest being composed of thighs, and who had placed a small card on his breast clerks and book-keepers." bearing the following words in his own handwriting : A curious poem has been sent home by Corporal " I responsible for the loss of the ten am guns." The Judkins of the Royal Horse Guards Blue. It is sup- correspondent adds that Colonel Hunt appeared to be posed to be written by a Boer prisoner, one J. F. B. delirious when discovered. The blame has been put on Schumann. It probably represents the feeling of the Colonel Long, who is severely wounded, and it will be Boers much more now than when it was written. We recalled that Colonel Hunt pressed Long to abandon give one verse : the guns when all seemed hopeless. This yarn, how- The broken spirit and contrite heart ever, has been officially stated to be absolutely without Thou never dost despise, O Lord ! foundation. Yea, just and merciful Thou art The ordinary reading public mujt have been struck To such as hearken to Thy word ; by the remarkable affection and respect existing between Who suppliant in Thy presence creep the British officer and his men, as related in incidents And bow themselves before Thy throne of the war. At the Modder River battle, for instance, So do we now— yea, Lord, we weep, a private tells of his captain who was struck almost at For we have sinn'd 'gainst Thee alone. the same time by five bullets — two in the mouth, one in A trooper in the Cape Mounted Rifles, with General the chest, one in the stomach, and one in the left Gatacre, complains that instead getting shoulder. He was dying, and as he walked a few of necessaries free on active service, he and his comrades are being yards the blood gushed out of his mouth. But he " made to pay, and "are continually being dotted down managed to say : My God ! my God ! I'm shot. for something worn out." " Boots " is his especial griev- Lay down, men, lay down." In a few moments his angloboerwar.comance, as he has had to buy boots of an inferior quality fine spirit had fled, yet it is evident that his last when he should have been given pair of good, sound, thoughts were of his men. a service boots. Having to pay for the shoeing of horses the request of several visitors At who were present is another legitimate cause of grumbling among the the other night at the Black and White Smoking troopers. Concert, held in the Green Dragon, we print a topical sapper in the telegraph section of the Royal verse, added and sung by a member of our editorial A " Engineers, writing from Modder River, sends a cheerful staT to Dr. Cohan Doyle's " Who Carries the Gun ? letter, showing that life there is comfortable and It may be explained that one of , t staff, Mr. Ernest enjoyable. " Each evening a party is made up for a W. Friend, has gone out to the front with the C. I.V., swim, and it is rather amusing to see the beginners and the verse was added in his honour. It runs : try and do their little bit. One was enjoying himself " Who carries the gun? O.K., and had just wandered beyond his depth when A lad from Black and White ; ' someone shouted, Mind those whiskers there ; if you We'll let him go, get them wet you will sink.' The swimmer tried to Lor well we know smile, but it was too much for him, and he went He's gone the Boers to fight. under, much to the delight of the onlookers." Then fill up your glasses As if to the lasses, In an Indian post-office was received a letter addressed And drain them, every drop. to a soldier at Ladysmith, marked, "To be sent by Let's hope our Friend pigeon-post." The postmaster returned the letter to The war will end the sender with the remark, " Please attach pigeon." And make old Kruger hop.' Had Private Crute, of the ist , We have received an interesting letter from a corre- been in the gallery of St. Columbus Church, Sunder- spondent in Chicago, telling us of— the state of feeling land, he might have had the enviable experience of Tom there. Here are a few extracts : "Judging from the Sawyer, that of listening to his own funeral sermon. tone of Chicago newspapers I should say it was a great He was reported killed at the Battle of Magersfonlein. act of self-abnegation for their editors and reporters His parents residing in Sunderland were much grieved to be obliged to chronicle a British success every once at the news, as were the neighbours of the district, in a while, and the modest heading of such a para- more especially his personal acquaintances. Shortly graph is in marked contrast to the flaming head-lines afterwards a memorial service was held in St. Columbus which appear when the Boers succeed in repulsing an Church, where his family attend, and there the minister attack, which is instantly imagined into a Great Boer spoke in eulogistic terms of the deceased, during which

Victory. Of course Chicago is a cosmopolitan city, the audience were moved to tears ; later on in the even- a very large percentage of the population being of ing it was resolved to place a memorial tablet in the German origin, whose sympathies, whether naturally church, and the service terminated. A few days after or otherwise, are with the Boers. I was asked by an the whole district was surprised when news came that American whv it was the majority cf the American Private Crute was a prisoner in " Pretoria." March 3, 1900 BLACK AND WHITE BUDGET

The Boers seem to have the character attributed by president ; and Mrs. P. Davis, secretary to the Execu- " Lord Rosebery to Cromwell— that of a practical tive ; Mesdames J. Peel, Benson, Randies, M. S. mystic." He is very kind and religious, but he has an Evans, Stephens, Soutter, Matthews, and Blood, the eye to business. Witness their description of a battle- two last named representing Johannesburg. field: — "'Our ambulances were courteously treated by Mrs. Ellis, the wife of a shoemaker, sometime resi- the Beers, who assisted in burying- our dead, and sang dent in Pretoria, tells an amusing story about her hus- a hymn over the grave at the close." Yes, but " every- band's dealing with President Kruger. " The old man thing of value was taken from our dead by the Boers. (Mr. Kruger) understood English well enough," said Shirts, boots, money, private papers, brass buttons, Mrs. Ellis, "but he did not choose to speak it, and and shoulder-straps were taken from the dead bodies, while my husband was taking the measurement he while the officers' fingers were twisted in all directions would not say a word except through his secretary. and despoiled of their rings." ' Now what will you have ? ' asked my husband, ' hand- Mr. Brandon Thomas wishes us to state that the sewn or riveted?' Mr. Kruger said something in profits of his excellent song on "Sentry Duties" go to Dutch, and the secretary interpreted, ' His Honour will the War Fund. The song is priced at is. 6d., and is have whichever kind wears longest.' And so," adds " published by J. Bath, of Berners Street. It is certainly Mrs. Ellis, Jack pegged them, because that was the a thing to get, so is the " Hymn in Time of War," simplest and the easiest thing to do." Apparently composed by Mr. Augustus Barratt, with words by Mr. Ellis had adapted his handiwork nicely to the

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Mr. J. S. Arkwright, which is published by Mr. Joseph pedal requirements of his august employer ; for when, Williams, Great Portland Street. Concert rooms and some time later, he won three gold medals for boot- churches that want good war music should take notice making at a Transvaal exhibition, Oom Paul sent him of these two excellent works amid the host of mediocre a bottle of whisky and a box of cigars. stuff that is being turned out. We reproduce this week a photograph of a great heap The Du:ba:i Women's Patriotic League is doing of pipes, old and new, which the kindly thought of excellent in wcrk a business-like and energetic manner. Mr. J. Wallis, of 47, Loughborough Park, Brixton, has Its chief object is to provide comforts outside those caused to be collected for our soldiers at the front. supplied by Government for the sick and wounded Everyone who has a spare pipe should add to the col- soldiers and volunteers. Besides that it undertakes lection. He need not be ashamed of sending those the visiting and helping of wives of Volunteers at the that his fastidious palate rejects. Tommy is not par- front who may need help and sympathy. Every- ticular. In fact he "likes" his little strong! To thing is divided into departments, and various centres Mr. G. C. Foote, of the firm of G. C. Foote Brothers, for working have been started in the different districts. 16, Little Trinity Lane, E.C., the thought occurred of The work is directed by three men and an executive having this interesting pile photographed. He has committee of women : Mr. B. W. Greenacre, chair- borne the whole expense of this, and now sells the man ; Mr. Palmer, treasurer ; and the Hon. R. Jame- mounted picture at is., devoting the proceeds to the son, secretarv. The Women's Executive consists of Widows and Orphans' Fund. Thus do good deeds Lady Robinson, president ; Mrs. Geo. Payne, vice- breed others like unto them. BLACK AND WHITE BUDGET March 3, 1900

Private Ramsbotham, of Sherton Lane, in a letter to consists of a good strong blade, an effective tin-opener his friends tells how, when marching from Estcourt at and a strong square pincer, which can be used as a three o'clock in the morning, in a heavy downpour of leather borer, a machine spiker, or a horse-hook. The rain, his regiment came to a river which they were price is five shillings and sixpence. ordered to ford. "We had," he states, " no pontoons or materials lor bridging, so we were forced to get Only a few weeks ago we announced that Lever through by first sending a mounted scout over to ascer- Brothers Limited, the manufacturers of that well- tain the depth, which took us up to our chests. Then known domestic requisite, Sunlight Soap, were for- the horse came back again and a chain of men, holding warding 5,000 tablets of Lifebuoy Royal Disinfectant on to one another's straps, the first man clinging to the Soap to the Red Cross Commissioner, South Africa, horse, was the way the for use in the Field Hospi- trick was done. It was tals. We have again the laughable then, but miser- pleasure of being able to able after, for we had to record a similar gift from stand seven hours in the the same firm. This time rain until the pontoons it is the Imperial Yeo- came from Estcourt. How- manry Hospital thai bene- ever, one of the Colonial fits by the donation of 1,00 > scouts, getting impatient, tablets of Lifebuoy Soap, showed the engineers a which has been graciously dodge. He made a team acknowledged by the of bullocks swim the river Countess of Dudley, who and drag a big wagon to is taking a very active part the other side, half-way in the formation of the up the bank ; then another, hospital. We have no and another, until they doubt the Yeomanry Hos- formed a bridge by which pital will appreciate the the transport was brought gift of this deservedly over." popular desinfectant soap which is so invaluable for Tins is what one of the hospital use. Coldstreams has to say about—the Queen's choco- Councillor Blocii, late : " I have forwarded the well-known author of it home just as I received Is War Now Possible? is it in order that you and of opinion that to attack the children mav share as an enemy in entrench- well as myself in a pre- ments at least seven times sent from our gracious the number of his forces Queen. You ought toangloboerwar.comare required. Three times have been here when the the number is the recog- chocolate was served out. nised amount. Let us You could hear the regi- hope that the famous ments cheering all round Russian peace advocate is the camp. A lot of fellows not right. are sending the present Archdeacon Barker home. There are a good is a plucky priest. Dur- many men without friends ing a recent bombardment James Molife, the native runner who succeeded in crossing the Kcer at home, and those who lines three times in November with dispatches from Ladysmith of Ladysmith he picked up have are trying to buy the a Boer shell which was box from them, but no one it will part with so precious I on the point of exploding and dropped into a tub a souvenir, not even for One chap told me of water, £$. | he would carry it about with him, and it would nave to wear his pocket out before he would part The Queen has presented Bugler Dunne, of the with it." 1st Dublin Eusiliers, who was one of the first across the Tugela at the Colenso engagement, with a silver- An excellent knife, originally designed for the mounted bugle inscribed with a few happy words. C.L.I.V. but since supplied to the Volunteers of the Bugler Dunne is to have, in addition, a medal and three Cordon Highlanders, the Yorkshire Yeomanry, and bars, and if the authorities would only send him back the Duke of Cambridge's Own, has been manufactured to the front, he would be the happiest little fellow by Messrs. Thomas Turner and Co., of Sheffield. It is in the army. It is interesting to note that about called the "Lord Mayor's Own Knile," and has re- half a dozen Victoria Crosses have been won bv ceived the approval of H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge, I buglers and drummers in the past. Drummer D. says " who that he is highly satisfied with the knife, I Stagpoole, now living, was under seventeen years and thinks it quite the right thing for the purpose. " of age when he won the V.C. in New Zealand in J It measures four inches in length when closed, and 1864. ——

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{But Bugler Dunne replies.} Bur.LER Dunne, Bugler Dunne, ;ou arc missing all the fun, Yes I do, yes I do, for I've got a bugle new, And another chap is bugling where the battle's being And it's shining all with silver, and its sound is good won. and true. Don't you hear ringing cheers of the Dublin in river, I'll back the Left the old one the and go there ; Fusiliers, no never Bugler Dunne ? Least not for you.

Yet you sing, yet you sing, though your arm is in But I'll go back for the Queen, the finest lady that a sling, I've seen And your little bone is broken where the bullet left Yes, I've seen her, she's a nailer — and I say just what a sting, I mean. And you show a bloody scar. Guess you dunno' She's a heart that's warm and true for the lads in where you are, red and blue.

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Lieut. -Col. Byron, Koyal Australian Colonel Saltmarshe — In charge of Lieut. -Col. R. T. Beamish, K.A.M.— Artillery — Appointed A.D.C. to Lord Howitzer Battery Detachment To command No. 8 Field Hospital Roberts FACES AND FACTS

Lieutenant-Colonel Byron, R.H.A., served vviih Lieutenant-Colonel George John Younohusband, the First Division during" the advance on Kimberley, of the Queen's Gwn Corps of Guides, has gone to South and was present at the battles of Belmont, Graspan, Africa in command of the 3rd Battalion Imperial Modder River and Mag-ersfontein. At this last he Yeomanry. He was born in 1859, and has seen con- was wounded whilst in command of a devoted little siderable service, always getting the medal and clasp. band of Mounted Infantry, Lancers and Highlanders, He was in the Afghan .Expedition, 1878-79, in the who successfully checked the Boer advance against our Soudan Campaign of 1885, in Burma in 1886-87, ai1 ^ with right. They, thus, though cut to pieces themselves, the Chitral relief force in 1895. He comes of a family enabled the Royal Horse Artillery battery to remain in of g'allant soldiers. action all day, and by their shrapnel fire to render such signal service. Colonel Byron was wounded and sent down to Wynberg Hospital, and on his recovery was Captain Cecil Dickie, who has been chosen to given the important post of A.D.C. to Lord Roberts, command the Volunteers for the war from the 1st and angloboerwar.com2nd Volunteer Battalions Royal Scots Fusiliers, is a the Commander-in-Chief. native of Kilmarnock, being a son of the Hon. Colonel John Dickie, Titch'field House, who for many years Colonel Philip Saltmarshe, R.A., who is in charge commanded the 1st Volunteer Battalion Royal Scots of the Howitzer Battery Detachment is a good Fusiliers, and only retired from active service about two organiser. His previous active service was in the years ago. Captain Dickie is a most enthusiastic Afghan War of 1878-9. Volunteer, and is an exceedingly popular man. We offer him every good wish in the important command which has been entrusted to him. Lieutenant-Colonel Robert T. Beamish, M.D., R.A.M.C, is to command No. 8 Field Hospital. He is fifty-one years old, and has worked chiefly in India. Little Robert Baden-Powell Goudie, christened at He received the medal with clasp in the Burmese the United Presbyterian Church, Govan, the other day, Expedition of 1886-7. is not a pro-Boer.

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SP0RT5 AT FRERE The sports were a greal success. Otherwise Christmas A camp must do some- Day itsslf does not seem thing to keep its spirits to have been very lively, up. For this purpose as the following letter there is nothing like will show : athletic sports. They " I see by the English not only provide enter- newspapers that the tainment, but they also troops here were going provide exercise. They to have a fine do at had sports at Frere Christmas, such as plum at Christmas time and puddings, cakes, &.c. engaged in all kinds of coming for us, but I am competitions — wrestling sorry to say I have not on foot and horseback, seen any yet. The only running, jumping, ob- present I saw was a stacle races, and all the small cake and one ciga- regular program me. The rette that one of the war special feature was, of correspondents sent us, course, a struggle be- and the cake was so tween Boer and Briton. small that we tossed up An unfortunate indi- who should have the lot. vidual was "made up" Of course I lost. It was as President Kruger and very good of the corre- had to- meet in all kinds spondent to send it. 1 of contests a portly and returned to camp from far more stalwart person outpost duty about 6 a.m. who represented John next morning feeling Bull. Britain's repre- very tired and sleepy. sentative was naturally Thus ended my Christ- victorious, and Oom mas. Excuse the bad Paul lad to submit to a writing, as my desk is Boer or Briton? severe mimic punishing. the butt of my rifle." angloboerwar.com

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LETTERS FROM THE FRONT, &c.

Chieveley Camp, Natal, South Africa, ten o'clock this morning, and I go off to-morrow at ten. December 20th, 1899. Then fort building till about six in the evening, stopping, Dear Father and Mother, — I received your letter of course, for meals or " scoff," as they call it here. dated 12th November, and was very glad to hear that After this I go on patrol about six or seven miles up the you were keeping in good health, as it leaves me at line, searching the bridges and coverts, as the Govern- present. Thank God for it ; but it is a miracle how I ment are afraid the Boers are likely to blow them (the am safe now, the bullets whizzing round like hailstones. bridges) up if they arc not watched. We carry 100 Dear Father, we had a big battle on the 15th of rounds of ammunition, fifty in our bandoliers and fifty December at Colenso. I daresay that you have read in pouches on our belts. I don't much care for the job about it. All the troops here, numbering about 25,000, of bridge guarding. Several fellows have fallen through made an advance across an open plain on towards the bridges, not being able to see in the dark ; and, of Colenso, up to about 350 yards from the enemy's course, it would not do to carry a lantern. position, and then they opened a terrible fire upon us There was a rumour that we were to join the left with guns and rifle-fire, our men falling in hundreds. wing of General Gatacre's column last week, but the The enemy had a splendid position, entrenched on the arrival of fresh troops prevented this. The Port Eliza- other side of Tugela River. It was almost impregnable. beth people were rather in a state when they heard that We were fighting from 4 a.m. in the morning up to thirty-five of E Company (mine) had been killed in about 3.30 in the day, parched and hungry. The heat action. This was only rumour, and our commanding of the day was intense. The total casualties 1,147 officer wrote and contradicted it this morning. One of 57 killed and the remainder wounded. General Sir our men, an old soldier, suggested that if he didn't do Redvers Duller was in the thick of the fight all the so thev might send thirty-five puddings less. ' day long, giving his orders as cool as if he was on * -;:- * * manoeuvres ; he seemed to bear a charmed life. There When we arrived at Cradock on the 2nd some photos was one battery of artillery with two men of them left, were taken of us for Black and White. You might when General Buller came up and asked them were send me some copies of the number. they afraid to go back and fetch the guns in, and they Please pardon the writing and dirt, but I am writing remarked that they had no leader (horse), and Buller this on the veld. My hands have not been washed for said, "Come on, I will lead you," and went and three days, as water is so scarce and the heat is some- fetched the guns in, with volleys of rifle-fire sent after thing frightful. him, but he escaped it all — thank God for it. Dear Father, if you could spare the money to get Black and Dear Sir, —With your kind permission, I should like White every week, 1 would be very thankful to you if to give a short account of my stewardship. I have you would keep them till I come home. I sure am sent away nearly 2 tons weight of comforts for Jack in there will be some fine sketches in it! Dear Father, the Front : — 5,000 pairs ot socks, 8 cwt. of tobacco, 500 1 met Frank Brammall out here ; he in the engage- was pipes, 500 Tam-o'-Shanters, helmets, and comforters, ment along with us, and got wounded in the calf of the angloboerwar.com2 reams of letter paper and envelopes, 1,000 indelible leg, but it is very slight. will be all right by the He pencils, 2 gross of pocket-handkerchiefs. To the time you get this letter. Dear Father, you might tell wounded in hospitals — Wynberg, Pietermaritzburg, Tommy that as soon as we advance to Ladysmith 1 will De Aar, and Durban— I have sent pillows, shirts, inquire for Stanley. We are cut off from Ladysmith tobacco, cigarettes. I received a telegram from the at present, but I hope to be there you get by the lime Naval Brigade at Durban thanking me warmly for this letter. I think that is all at present. Hoping that everything, "specially the baccy." I am sending out you enjoyed your Christmas and New Year — 1 daresay every week by the Union Line. For the hospitals I that I will have a hot one this year. I will conclude want pillows, warm slippers, eau-de-Cologne, sponges, with best love to — I remain, your you and mother. combs, Bovril, meat essences, chocolate, night-shirts loving sen, William. (flannel), pyjamas, warm vests, Nightingales, cigarettes,

Address : Sergeant William O'Toole, pipes, and tobacco, and money with which to buy other 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers, things. I am in direct communication with the heads 6th Brigade, Field Force, South Africa. of the hospitals. For the Front 1 want socks, Tarns, Write by return, and by the time I get answer to an helmets, flannet shirts, cholera belts, writing paper, this letter I hope this war will be finished, and I on the envelopes, chocolate, handkerchiefs, white, or with only way home. a line of colour, as they are used for bandages on the

battlefield ; soap (small cakes), bootlaces (medium Sherborne, December 17th, 1899. length), indelible pencils, tobacco, cigarettes, or some- * -;; * * times, best of all, money to buy needfuls. I need not In my last letter I said that I should not be able to say that I am in direct communication with command- write again for some months, but I have just had the ing and other officers of the Naval Brigade and with opportunity and have taken it. the men. I do not think that overlapping need be

The corps I am in left Port Elizabeth on the 2nd of feared : tobacco is smoked, socks wear out very rapidly, December and had a fine send-off, same as any regi- chocolate is eaten, writing paper used. I send princi- ment might on leaving a big town, and we entrained pally to the Bluejackets and Royal Marines, and then lor Cradock, about 180 miles away, where there is a rare to " Tommy Atkins," whether British or Colonial, and lot of Dutch people, who the Government thought likely I will gladly send to any regiment not so much in to rise. We camped there for a couple of days and luck's way as the others if the name and address of the then were split up into companies and half-companies commanding officer is forwarded to me. Please send and distributed along the railway line to guard it. goods or money to Miss Weston, Royal Sailors' Rest, We are the farthest up the line at a place called Sher- Portsmouth. Cheques can be crossed " National Pro- borne, about ten miles from Stormberg, where, of vincial Bank," or paid to " Royal Sailors' Rest ac- course, you know fighting is going on. count, National Provincial Bank, Landport, Ports- You have probably heard how our lads have been cut mouth." All money and goods are duly acknowledged. up at Modder River, especially the Gordons. Thanking your readers for past help, and asking for We are worked very hard here. This is a sample. I more, very truly yours, Acnes E. Weston. am now on a twenty-four hours' guard. I went on at R0v.1l Sailors' Rest, Portsmouth. —

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We gave a few weeks ago a portrait of Mr. Ernest THE " IMMORTALS " W. Friend, one of the staff ot Black and vVhite, who CV MAY EATEMAN lias gone to the front with the C. I.V. Here is a letter to his father, written on the way out. We hope that his "There's positively no deception!" said the Con-"

career will continue as successful!)' as it has begun : ju.'or. " SS. Briton, Sunday, 29th January, 1900. The hall wa? dark, but the stage was brilliantly " Dear Dad, — I am in the best of health, and lighted. The Admiral sat in the front row of the stalls thoroughly enjoying my new experiences. at Maskelyne and Cooke's Entertainment. His brow " the last Every inch a Tommy now, even to my hair, which was furrowed ; within few days he had grown is now getting long- enough to catch hold of. I have old. Two of his sons had already fallen in the war,

been made a sub-section leader, and am going for all I the third had fought at Spion Kop with Warren) but the am worth for stripes. We have not made any lance- official casualty list was not yet out. corporals yet, but I think I shall be able to tell you I Others— his friends —had received cheering telegrams have got a- stripe next time I write, or probably by the from their sons and brothers, but lor him the passing time you get this. hours brought only empty silence. " Facts say I have only been away from the old It was in a vain attempt to escape di ifting amongst country fifteen days, otherwise I should say it was two the sea of anxious figures in Piccadilly, receiving the months at least. There never were longer days, nor mute sympathy of comrades and club servants at the more work done in a day, with fresh sights and " Rag," that the Admiral at last had turned despair-

experiences ; so much so, that everything in England ingly into the Egyptian Hall. Here he ran but little seems a blank, while things here seem everyday life to risk of meeting either friends or acquaintan res, for me. I don't think I shall ever go back to office work. this was the home of happy unconscious childhood, and " I am as happy as can be to-day ; in fact, so excited he might even see a smile again. .. . His lips were

that I can hardly write this, and I can imagine how stiff for want of smiling. . . . " pleased you will be to hear I have come to the front and " Are you frightened about something ? made a splendid name for myself, which means promo- A very- small hand sought his under cover of the tion, and will help me a lot. It happens this way : a darkness, and finding it retained its fervent hold, the General Wavell, who is going out to command a Admiral started and looked down. The fair-haired Division, with his Staff and several other big officers, child, who, at the beginning of the entertainment, had

have taken an interest in the C.I.V. , and organised been separated from him by three or four vacant seats, yesterday a competition between sub-sections. The first had edged her way to his side along the row under

prize was jQ\o, given by General Wavell ; second prize, cover of the friendly darkness. Her earnest eyes trans-

,£.6 ; third prize, £-\ ', second and third prizes given by fixed his gravely, her lips were curved in a confiding our Colonel. We had to complete a course round the smile. ship in marching order, sub-section leaders, of course, "This is only pretence, I know," she said, nodding taking command and giving orders. Started from her head in an old-fashioned manner. "'Cos mother poop-deck. Officer gave : Volleys, lying, sea-line, 900. told me." I had to give correct command, then unload, take men " I wasn't frightened," the Admiral said briefly. " Not to starboard boat-deck, andangloboerwar.comfire according to orders frightened in the sense you mean, at least." He cor- from officer there ; then on to a wooden horse rigged rected himself hastily, aware of an almost cowardly with saddle and bridle, where we had to mount and dread for the safety of his youngest boy. His face was dismount ; then to fo'csle and fire to orders from rigid as he looked, with eyes that did not see, upon the officer there ; back to pert side boat-deck, more vivid platform. " Troubled, perhaps." firing ; then back to starting-point, kit inspected, The child squeezed his hand tighter, and slid two tested in bugle-calls, examined on Baden-Powell's sympathetic fingers up and down his coat-sleeve. book on scouting, which had been issued to leaders " I don't like pretence much," she meditated. " Real (and I recommend you to read it). Points given things are much more int'resting." She spoke with for time, turn-out, correct orders, discipline, sub-section some precision, choosing her words. "There's a war leading and correct answers to B.-P. and bugle-calls. going on in Africa just now—that's real. Perhaps you

It was a severe test ; and, of course, owing to large didn't know?" she added politely, with a child's number competing, took all day. The £10 was won unerring instinct that she had said something wrong. " by the Scottish, my team winning the second (£6), I — have heard of the war," the Admiral said briefly.

13th Middlesex (Westminsters) taking the £,/>,. The He had sought forgetfulness, but . His memories leader of the Scottish, although a private in ours, has clung close, and cruelly. Something in the turn of the been a colour-sergeant for eight years in the Scottish, sensitive lips, the frank, bright manner of this child at McDonnell by name, his other men being regular D. T. his side, took him back to the happy time when his Cup and three of their best men. So you see it was three sturdy lads played "soldiers and sailors " in the splendid ."or me to be second to them, with only five garden at Haulbovvline, in Cork Harbour, centuries points difference. The H.A.C. and others had been before. . .. practising .11 the week, but we had none owing to " Once upon a time people were killed in wars," the myself and two more of my team being inoculated on child told him gravely, nestling closer. " Did you Wednesday. Most of our men have been inoculated know that ? Hurt really badly, killing means to die." ag::":.^3t typhoil and enteric fever, which is done by an She shuddered at the thought. "They don't die now, infection in side just above hip, and making vou feel you know. You see, they're heroes. Mother told me queer for about three days. Our fellows were allowed so the other day, and mother knows. I- asked her ashcre at Madeira, but I was on guard. afterwards what heroes were, and then she said, " It is now Wednesday and I have not been able to ' Immortal.' I know immortal means you cannot firish, and must post, so will continue next mail. Show die!" this round as I have had no time to write else. There was moment's pause. .. . . Outside, the ; to anyone a " Rest assured I am enjoying myself and have spent street cries concentrated into a decisive call. my fir?L night in camp here. Am now busy fitting "Official Casualty List!" and " Long List of Casu- " saddles, &c. Goed-bye till next mail (in haste). alties at Spion Kop ! "Yours affectionately, The Admiral rose, and went to. meet it, blindly, but " Ernest W. Friend, with head erect. ' " ;?' C.I.V. (Mounted Infantry), No. 2 Section, Being immortal means yon cannot die. . . " - ' " " No. 2 Company, Field Force, South nulca. There's positively no deception ! said the Conjuror. 2S BLACK 'AND WHITE BUDGET March 3, 1903

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FROM ACROSS THE SEAS. Thou of old didst nations shake Bold Spain and France Shall thy world-wide Empire quake We, your brothers at a distance, For one mischance ? Wonder that you show surprise Shall thine ancient courage break ? At our welcoming assistance, Advance ! Advance ! To be linked by closer tics. in. II. Thou needest not one victory Think you \vc are dead? or sleeping- ? Our love to enhance ! Or that we our duties shirk ? The nations eye thee evilly, You may stay at home, house-keeping, With looks askance We have but gone out to work, Thy sons from all the world to thee

in. Advance ! Advance !

Absence makes oar hearts grow fonder !

Home concerns make yours forget ! Dear Mother of our hearts, we come ! Think of us again —and ponder Though thou, perchance, If we need be "strangers vet." Dost need us not, can we be dumb, Or idly glance ? IV.

Nay ! at the rolling of the We can claim the children's right, to drum too advance ! Share in all the Mother's joys We AuSTRAUS. ; Use our little fists to fight, too, Just like English home-grown boys. THE LION'S WHELPS. v. For our work is seen wherever There is scarlet on his forehead,

Britain's flag has been unfurled There are scars across his face : ; Reigns the Queen through our endeavour 'Tis the bloody dew of battle, dripping down, dripping Empress over half the world. down But the war heart of the Lion vi. Turns to iron in its place. Though from home and you departed, When he halts to face disaster, when he turns to Wastes of Nature to subdue ; meet disgrace, Persevering, stubborn-hearted, Stung and keen and mettled with the life-blood cf To the old traditions true. his own, angloboerwar.comVII. Let the hunters 'ware who flout him, What we shall be, there's no knowing When he calls his whelps about him, ; What we are, the world can see. When he sets the goal before him and he settles to Chips? nay, rather strongly-growing the pace. Offshoots from the parent-tree. Tricked and wounded ! Are we beaten

VIII. Though they hold our strength at play? Once we joined in celebration W. have faced these things aforetimes, long ago, Of our Queen's long ago. long, glorious reign ; Now, we gladly help our nation, From Sunlit Sydney Harbour, Truth and Freedom to maintain. And ten thousand miles away, From the far Canadian forests to the sounds of Mil- IX. ford Bay, Grasp our hands— that we, delighted, They have answered, they have answered, and we Our true mission fulfil may ; know the answer now. And, by ties of race united, From the Britains such as these Make Great Britain greater still. Strewn across the world-wide seas. Comes the rally and the bugle note that makes us Then, indeed, no matter whether one lo-day.

Our world's-work is but begun, Beaten ! Let them come against us. We would fight—or die— together, We can meet them one and all. So we make the Empire— One. We have faced the World aforetimes, not in vain, January, 1900. N. Z. not in vain. Twice ten thousand hearths be widowed, Twice ten thousand hearts may fall, But a million voices answer: "We are ready for the ADVANCE ! ADVANCE call. And the sword we draw for Justice shall not see its sheath again, England, in this hour of pain — Nor our cannon cease to thunder, Of change and chance 'Till we break their strength asunder, Fearless, charge the foe again, And the Lion's whelps are round him, and the old With sword and lance. Flag over all." Though thou mourn thy warrior slain, Geo. Essex Evans.

Advance ! Advance Toowoomba, Queensland, December 18th, 1899.

1 HINTED BY THE AND PUBLISHING BLACK WHITE COMPANY, LlMIT ed, at 33, Pouverie Stri'et ; also at Leeds, Manchester, Glasgow and Edinburgh; and Published Weekly by W. J. P. Monckt on, at 63, Fleet Street, London, E.C., England. —March 3, 1900.