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OVERLAND WEEKLY EDITION. (I. D. N., 2!2n(1 December, 1899.) THE INACTION OF OUR FORCRS ON THE Blodder River has received a partial explanation, and Lot d Methuen is evidently under orders to await reinforcements, before attempting a second assault on tt - .e Boer position at Mag

levelheaded thinker, and a master of military detail, and although without any wide experience in the handling of troops in the field, be possesses the shrewd commonsense and the soldierly instinct that go far to make a successful Commander." A recent telegram from Home evinces

MANY RwADERS OF MR. MACKAIL'S "LIFE OF William Morris " must have regretted the absence of any illustrations which could convey an adequate idea of that great craftsman's actual ievement in the domain of decorative art. The retrogres. sive revolution initiated by Morris has, in

rnents and disjointed strategy of the Boers, there would seem to be little fear of any dangerous combination against any one of the divided Columns, each of which is amply strong enough for self defence." The common British fault of under-estimating our foes is very prominent in

Mr. Edwards on Greenetone. And the order they finished in was the following:— Mr. McKellar on Amalgam Lord Suffolk Jimmy o Captain Hood ff A bay Mr. Dods o Tim Mr. Birkmyre „ Drums Mr. Cleaver If A grey followed by Mr. Howey on Flatcatcher, Mr. I-LA.O, Mrs Walker, Lady Jenkins,

8) Justice, Dr W A Jacob, 11 F D Jourdain, 0 B Jones, Major L John, Ni A Johnston, G R Jacob, P G Kidd 11 Knowles, 0 Kehl, F Knight, Ft King, E J Kirkwood, 2nd Limit AS Krieg, A Lang, B Laing, Capt F C Lowther, H N Lan von, 2nd Lieut W M Lardner, D

Macnamara, Limit 0 C Miller, Capt L 0 Middleton, H 111 Mead, C H Mowat, D Mayne, F G Michael, J A Murray, D 8 Miller, DL Maconchy, 0 C Mendieta, Meade, Lient-Col J J Mead, Capt CJ Marston, L Murray, A D Macleod, Captain J N Moncrieff, J H Mair, Lieut-Colonel Money, Lieut Colonel