London vid Bombay, 17th December.
Lord Rosebery at Chesterfield said that our honour and the future of South Africa require that we shall bring the war as vigorously and successfully as possible to the promptest and completest possible, conclusion. The Liberal party is now altogether free from alliance with the Trish who have openly ranged themselves with their country's enemies. To grant independence to the Boers is out of the question; a relentless Put though. it is impossible to prosecution of the war is necessary, negotiate with the Boer Generals, overtures for peace from the exiled rejected, Lord Rosebery advocated Boer government should not be
the at of a liberal amnesty, and concluded by saying that his services were at the disposal of his country, hig watchword being "National London via Bombay, 18th December.
Commandant Kritzinger has been captured severely wounded while seempting to cross the blockhouse me.
During the week 458 Boers have been disposed of by death, wounds, capture, or surrender.
The correspondent of the " Daily News" at Heidelberg (in the Trans-aal, south-east of Johannesburg) says that the feeling prevails that the war will be over in two months, It is rumoured that Commandant de la Rey wishes to surrender.
The Boer prisoners say that hostilities will cease on the 22nd instant.—Reuter.
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