Reuter's correspondent at Bushman's Kop telegraphs on the 31st of March that a force composed of the 10th Hussars, the Household Cavalry, two batteries of Horse Artillery under Colonel R. G, Broadwood, and Tae Director of Sicawei Observatory reports: Wednesday, 28th March, 10 a.m. State of the atmosphere on the 27th.—tric maximum between the Yangtzekiang and the Huangho, Fresh monsoon in the South. Variable breezes in the North, Fine weather.—State on the morning of the 28th.—Fine and mild weather. Glass above normal mean.—Thursday, 29th March, 10 a.m.—State of the atmosphere on the 28th.—Glass falling over China and rising in Japan. Changeable winds in the N. Fresh_monsoon in the S. Fine weather st Shanghai.—State on the morning of the 29th.—S.E. breezes freshening at the mouth of the Yangtze. Pressureabovemean, Fine April Ir is disappointing, as it must have been very provoking to Lord Roberts, to have a convoy and six Sloemfostein, but in such a country us captured in an ambush near
as that in which our troops are fighting, and with so adroit and mobile an enemy, such incidents are inevitable. It is evident that our
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