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^OUTH AFRICA to]ERS DESPERATE ^ERMINED ATTACK ON JACOBSDAL. I FCOTHA IN THE FIELD. llltlTISH RECONNOITRING PARTY SURRENDER. WK h was evidently a fierce bit of fighting J. which took place on Thursday at in the Orange Free State. A Boer ^aiido made a determined attempt to tt. ^Ower the little garrison of Cape Town j9 Naders. Whether they succeeded or not Jet C€rtain> the messages that have b 6 through from the Central. News and correspondents differing to the extent df}*' whilst the former says the Boers were 1*44 tOff, the latter state3 that Jacobsdal Sf^^Ptured. Anyhow, the Britishers suffered TZIY, fourteen being killed and 26 wounded, following is Keuter's message: — -Boers have captured Jacobsdal. after a lo^^rn resistance on the part of the garri- 14'j^hjch suffered severely. bcj^tachment of Cape Town Highlanders was cally cut up, losing 34 men out of 52. 6 Central News correspondent says:- CAPE TOWN", Friday Afternoon. fc*-6 Cape Town Highlanders who have been 8nij Qing Jacobsdal, near Kimberley, were \0,laded yesterday by a Boer commando. enemy made desperate efforts to capture wn. but were driven off. Our losses eav viz., fourteen killed and 26 t<la all of whom were Cape Town men. o^L°°bsdal, which. Renter telegraphs has °a.ptured by the Boers, is a little dis- t South-east of Kimberley. Jacobsdal is which the City Imperial Volunteers on the 15th of February last in their ^tion.] FURTHER PARTICULARS. Town, Friday Evening.-The attack on -"dal was made at midnight by a com- bltt,, of 250 Boers. The attack was a com- 111, th Surprise, as the presence of the enemy 6 vicinity was not known. Most of the 111, tj, 0,1 were asleep, and several were killed °1e „^r tents. The garrison consisted of only ^Ut^i^Pany of the Cape Town Highlanders, 52 rank .and file, and they had been Oi^ *eek at Jacobsdal, having been sent, town from Modder Kiver Camp. Cor- *ilW ^turns gave the cafrualties as fourteen thirteen wounded. The unfortunate J»as created a painful impression in ^tiC?Wn. where many of the victims have r and friends. •> to au oEic3a'1 telegram from the ^93, or Communications at Cape Town, the at Jacobsdal on Thursday were: — Town Highlanders.—Ten men killed, 'tfil11 wounded. Three of the latter have IS DIED" thh 1106 Alfrecl's Own (Cape Artillery).—One killed.

ANOTHER REVERSE. BRITISH TRAIN CUT OFF. CAPE TOWN, Friday. °tlj .8 has reached here that on the ^<}6?8V a force under Hans Botha suc- Mt^ in completely mtt-ing off a train reconn°itring party of the Rifle Brigade ^Ce.en Heidelberg and Greyiingstad. Two 8 and a number of men. fell under the Hou ^ro opened upon them, and finally the b detachment was forced! to surrender.

WET HARD KNOCKED. 11 lIIS FORCE SCATTERED. ^at^°ria. Thursday.—General Barton ha3 Wet's force at Fredrickstad, lljg heavy loss and capturing several The Boers have been raiding the the vicinity of America Siding, but ^ov*er« followed by Lieutenant Lewin, who G 6red all the stock taken.

^URAL BARTON'S ENGAGE- MENT. ^^i^er dispatches from Lord Roberts were by the War Office on Monday:- PRETORIA, Saturday (10.45 p.m.). Yesterday evening Lieutenant and ^tfjutant Glasfurd, of the Argyll and ^tlierland Highlanders, was severely °Unded near Rustenburg while return- r1? from posting a picket. Tha left fore- ^>1 below the elbow-bone was hit. Barton reports that the Boers suffered ?°re heavily than he first knew on the inst. Some dead Boers were left on the trouud. and there are 30 wounded Boers "Ovv in his hospital. fhe fighting was at close quarters, and bayonet was used. v, lieutenant H. Alford, Royal Scots lailiers, and Lieutenant J. D. Forbes, ^Ud Privates N. B. Howell and A. Peters. Marshall's Horse, who were taken rrisoners near Frederickstad on the 13th llat.. have been liberated, and are now t, Mafeking. j Hunter reports that a burgher whose jfrra becn burnt on account of the °ers having iised it as a depot for raids on the railway disclosed a hidden store cOlltaining three boxes of 15-pounder 4Mraunitioii five boxes of fuses, and one box of friction tubes. There is evidently an increasing incli- nation on th3 part of the Boers possess- 11lg property to co-operate with us in t, ring the establishment of peace now kat they find guerilla warfare is visited ''ith. heavy punishment. PRETORIA. Sunday (11.15 p.m.). Charles Knox had a most successful day the 27th against De Wet's force during retreat, after having been severely 5,andled by Barton on the 25th near ^derickstad. De Wet was endeavouring to re-cross the aal, 'out, finding the drift blocked, he ^shed in the direction of Lindeque, ^ng the north bank of the river. Knox caught him at the Rensburg Drift. V^lf-way between Yenter3troom and ^rys. The Boers tried to escape south- but v,' £ i'3 headed by Le ^llais' mounted troops, which Knox had 6Ht from Yenterstroom, towards Vredes- <J?1't. and then made for Parys. The BOGI*3 lost considerably, and left guns and three wagons in Knox's ■L^Ods. Another ammunition wagon was •Jown up by a shell from W Battery, ^rkness and a heavy storm stopped the ^rsnit. Our casualties were nil. Knox vrai8ea the way in which De Lisle ^ndled his mounted troops over very 'J&cnlt country. small party holding Holfontein Siding 11 Ils surprised this morning by some oers. who were prevented from doing :ore damage than capturing a few rifles o?*! some ammunition by the arrival of £ rQ armoured train, under Captain Nan- Q. R.E., from Ventersburg, and a por- j>°a of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade from "oonstad. Another mishap occurred at Jacobsdal 0? the 25th inst. owing to the treachery the inhabitants, who admitted the into their houses during the night. te«ire Vfaa opened at daybreak, and four- m«n were killed and thirteen funded. la y belonged to the Cape High- ^ders and the Cape Artillery. JJ'JQ the new3 reaching Modder River Jost troops were at once detached to Cohgdai, and drove the Boers off. U '10ll3es of the treacherous inhabi- nts have been destroyed. 11 three of them were found lavffe I stores of ammunition, all soft-nosed bullets. The Boer commandant, Bosman, was killed. The Victoria Cross was presented to-day to Trooper Ransden, late of the Protec- torate Regiment. [Note.—The mishap at Jacobsdal referred to by Lord Roberta is. apparently, the one which has already been tmoilicially re- ported by Render.]

"Vf EflLSH FUSILIER FINE )Y ORK. Important dispatches from Lord Roberts were issue 1 by the War Office on Saturday:- PRETORIA, October <25 (11.10). The ceremony of proclaiming the annexation of the Transvaal to her Majesty'^ dominions passed off most satis- factorily. As tae Royal Standard was hoisted in the Tnain square the Grenadier Guards presented arms, and the massed band pif-yed "God Save the Queen." A salute of 21 guns was fired by the 18th 23attery. The Military Governor then read the Proclamation. The band again played "God Save the Queen," and the troops gave three cheers for her Majesty. The Victoria Cross was then presented to Major Phipps Hornby, Royal Horse Artillery; Major Babtie, R.A.M.C.; Cap- tain Congreve. Rifle Brigade; Captain FitzClarence, Irish Guards; Lieutenant Norwood, 5th Dragoon Guards; Corporal M'Ka.y. Oordon Highlanders; and Gunner 3Jodj?e, Royal Horse Artillery; and the Humane Society awards to Lieutenant Harvey, Nesbitt's Horse, and Private Casaidy. New Zealand Mounted Infantry. The troops in garrison then marched P#cSt. The Colonies were represented by the Royal Canadian Regiment, New Zealand Mounted InifLntry, the bodyguard of Roberts's Horse, and various details; England by A and J Batteries of the Royal Horse Artillery, Household Cavalry. 18th Battery Royal Field Artil- lery, 36th Company Southern Royal Artil- I(}ry, 26th Company Royal Engineers, Orenadier and Coidstream Guards, Nor- folk, Lincoln, and Hampshire Regiments, and 1st Kng's Royal Rifles; Scotland by a detachment of the Royal Scots Fusi- liers—the regiment which was at Pre- toria, when the British flag was hauled down and the South African Eepublic flag hoisted in 1881-and by the Gordon Highlanders; Ireland by the Royal Irish Regiment; the Yeomanry by the 4Sth Company, and the Volunteers by six- teen companies of various regiments, all of which will shortly proceed to Eng- land. six thousand two hundred troops marched past. all looking in the best of health and most workmanlike. Wales would have been represented by the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, but that dis- tinguished corps is engaged to-day adding fresh laurels to its splendid reputation. Sir Godfrey Lagden, with some of the Basuto chiefs, were on the ground. These latter were evidently much impressed, and begged that their expres- sions of loyalty might be communicated to the Queen. Barton, who has been troubled for some days past at Fredrickstad by a force of Boers under the ubiquitous De Wet, attacked them this morning with half of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers and three com- panies of the Royal Scots Fusiliers, sup- ported by guns and mounted troops. The Boers were scattered in all direc- tions. They suffered heavily, and we captured acycral: prisoners. Our casualties were: Wounded, Second- Lieutenant A. G. Bruce. Royal Scots Fusi- liers (forearm, slight), and fourteen men of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, Captain H. Delm-Radcliffe (head, slight), and Lieu- tenant F. H. Mangle (slight). The commandant at America Siding reports that a party of Boers, who were raiding stock from the farms of loyal' Boers, were followed up by Lieutenant Lewin-Kings, Liverpnoli Regiment, who recovered all the stock. One of his men was killed. PRETORIA, October 26 (6.55 a.m.). Barton's losses yesterday were greater than at first reported. Additional casualties were :-Killed: Royal Scots Fusiliers, Captain W. L. Baillie and twelve men. Wounded: Royal Scots Fusiliers, Second-lieutenant J. A. G. Elliott, abdomen (dangerously), and Captain D. H. A. Dick, leg (severe); Rnyal Welsh Fusiliers. Lieutenant W. Best, slightly, and 25 men. The Boers left 24 dead and nineteen wounded on the ground. Twenty-six of their number were taken prisoners and several rifles captured. Three Boers, who held up their handa in token of surrender and then treacnercusly fired au our nun, were, fortuuately, captured. They were tried by court-martial, con- victed, and sentenced to death. I have confirmed the sentence. Barton speaks in high t-crm3 of praise of the gallantry displayed by the Roxa: Scots and Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Methuen reports that his and Diuglas's columns dispersed a party of Boers not. far from Zeerust yesterday. Six dead and wounded Boers were left on the ground. Twenty-sight prisoners were captured, and a large number of cattle, Ac. Our casualties wereWounded, six men ssverely and two slightly; one man missing. General Kitchener reports from Lyden- burg that, hearing that the enemy were collecting near Krc.gerspoort, he made a night march and captured the laager. Several Boers were wounded and four taken prisoners. We had no casualties. A party of Boers occupied Philipoils a few days ago. The little garrison held out very pluckily, having three killed and eleven men wounded before they were relieved. As an entry was effected by treachery on the part of some of the inhabitants. I have directed Kelly-Kenny to send all implicated out of the country. Lieutenant Chapmnn, Prince Alfred's Volunteer Guards, with 50 cavalry details, fell into an ambush a day or two ago. between Springfontein and Philipolis. Seven men got away. The rest were captursd. The General of Communications, Cape Town, reports the following citstialties:- ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS. Fredrickstad, October 24 and 25.—Cap- tain H. Delme-Radcliffe (slightly wounded, scalp), Lieutenant F. 1-1. Mangle (slightly wounded. leg), and Lieutenant W. Best (slightly wounded; doing duty). Twelve non-commissioned officers and men killed; 25 wounded.

WELSH FUSILIERS' LOSSES. The War Cilice on Tuesday night issued the following casualties in Welsh regiments:- 3rd SOUTH WALES BORDERERS. 3,679 Bandmaster E. Biakeley died at Kim- berley from heart disease, October 28. Casualties at Frederickstad, October 24:- ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS. SEVERELY WOUNDED. 5,197 Lance-corporal S. Taylcr, 5,583 Private J. Evans. SLIGHTLY WOUNDED. 3.133 Private W. Aston. 2i524 Private R. Ed- wards. 2,836 Private T. Leak. 2,311 (?) Private J. Jones, 989 (?) Private C. Matthews. MISSING. 3,331 Private J. Evans (? J. Edwards). At Frederickstad, October 25:- ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS. KILLED. 3,824 Private W. Thomas, 3.049 Lance-corporal A. Morris, 2,084 Private J. Foley, 2.096 (?) Pri- vate W. Williams, 1,232 Private G. Jones, 1,767 Private W. Evans, 5.156 Lance-corporal E. Undrrwood, 3,826 Private R. Jones, 5.729 Private T. Thomas, 5,743 Private F. Barnett. 3,283 Pri- vate W. Jones, 6,015 Private J. Lockett. DANGEROUSLY WOUNDED. 1,630 Private J. Phillips, 5,645 Corporal J. Eynon, 2.666 (?) Private R. Roberts. 2,351 Private E. Fisher, 3,387 Private G. Morgan. SEVERELY WOUNDED. 2,610 Private J. Smith, 1,028 Private A. Riley, 5,533 Private E. Redfern, 1,264 Private J. Lloyd, 1,812 Private G. Geider, 1,371 Private Parry, 5,984 Private J. Dawson, 2,230 Private J. Lewis, 5,103 Private J. Pegg, 5,800 Corporal G. Jones, 2.794 Private J. E. Jone3, 2,499 Private J. Wil- liams. 3,561 Private J. H. Smith. 4,087 Private P. Davis, 4,072 Private G. Willcock. SLIGHTLY WOUNDED. 1,913 Private J. Williams, 3,610 Private P. Hancock, 2,863 Private A. Morris, 6,001 Private Dry, 2,355 Lance-corporal L. Bateson, 1,019 Corporal J. Richardson, 2,710 Private C. Manus, 5,667 Private R- Cross, 3,165 Private J. Hampton, 15,997 Private W. Fermalow, 3,773 Private W. J. Staddon, 2,311 Private T. George. 30th (PEMBROKESHIRE) COMPANY IMPERIAL YEOMANRY. 4,158 Private L. J. Bullen was dangerously ill at Maitland on October 26. 3rd SOUTH WALES BORDERERS. 6,089 Private R. Propert was dangerously ill at 23. 3rd WELSH FUSILIERS. 9,274 Private J. Jenkins was dangerously ill at Kimberley October 28. 1st ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS. Second-lieutenant H. V. Kyrke has been dis- charged from hospital to duty during week ending October 21. Lieutenant Griffith, 1st Royal Welsh Fusiliers, has been invalided home on board the Dilwara. which left Cape Town October 25. Civil-urgeons Enrys and Roberts, of the Welsh Hospital, are coming home on the same steamer. From the foregoing it will be seen that the Welsh Fusiliers' losses at Frederickstad were as follow:-Killed, 12; dangerously wounded, 5; severely wounded, 17; slightly wounded, 16; missing, 1.

EIGHT AT VENTERSBURG. The following dispatch from Lord Roberts was issued by the War Office on Wednesdav; — JOHANNESBURG, October 30 (7.0 p.m.). In consequence of the numerous attacks that have been made on the railway lately near Ventersburg Road, Hunter drove the enemy out of Ventersburg this morning. He met with slight opposition, and had a few wounded, among them Major J. Hanwell. R.F.A., feared mortal. Yesterday Methuen marched from Buffelshoek and Douglas from Zeerust to Makokloof. They captured three prisoners and six wagons. Casualties One Australian Bush- man wounded. The General of Communications at Cape Town, wiring on October 30, says: — Major Hanwell, Royal Field Ar- tillery. killed in action October 30. JOHANNESBURG, October 31. Hunter mentions that in an attack on Ventersburg a company of the 3rd Bat- talion of the Buffs got hotly engaged and behaved with conspicuous steadiness. Rundle left Vrede a fortnight ago for Harrismith, but, owing to there being no telegraphic communication, his report, dated nine milea west of Harrismith on the 26th inst., only reached me yester- day. He was at Reitz on the 19th and at Bethlehem on the 21st of October, just in time to prevent our sick and wounded, who bad been left there when our troops evacuated that place a few weeks pre- viously, from being sent to Lindley by order of the Boer commandant. Bethlehem is now occupied by the 1st Worcester (two guns), the 79th Battery. and 62n i (Micdlesex; Company i'eoiaanry, under the command of Colonel Oakes, of the first-named regiment. Three miles out of Bethlehem the Beers were driven out of a strong position by Colonel Golightly Imperial Yeomanry, with the Hants and Gloucester companies and two ccmpanies of the Grenadier Guards. As soon as this position was taken Campbell attacked a second strong posi- tion with half a battalion of Grenadier Guards under cover of the artillery. The enemy held on well, but, having no guns, were driven off in n short t-ms, Our casualties were three killed and seventeen wounded, including Second- lieutenant Lord G. R. Gro-svenor, Scots Guards, while gallantly leading his com- pany. The wound is in the thigh (bone not broken). Rundle's force was engaged daily with small parties of Boers varying from 30 to 150. He found it necessary to burn a farm of Mathias Weasels, as ona of his messengers, carrying a copy of my last proclamation to it, was treacherously fired at from the veranda of the house. Mrs. Wessels is the sister of Commandant General Botha.

DOT H A STILL DEFI ANT. PRETORIA, October 20 (delayed). The negotiations with General Eotha have failed. Mr. Steyn refused to see the bearer of the flag of truce. According to trustworthy information the Boers still believe that if they are able to hold out six weeks longer they will receive foreign help. Bona-fide burghers form the smallest part of the Boer forces, which consist chiefly of Oolonial rebels and foreigners, who during the war have received the rights of burghers.- Reuter. PRETORIA, October 20 (delayed). General Paget lately entered into negotia- tions with General Botha. and sent a flag of truce for the purpose of negotiating. The Boer general received the messenger cour- teously, and entered into conversation. He admitted that all was over, but said that it was impossible to treat on the subject of sur- render as long as any of his followers wished to continue the struggle. The burghers refuse to believe that if they surrender they will not be deported oversea. Commandant Viljoen, who is supported by Mr. Steyn, is urging con-, tinued resistance. The ex-President refused to read the proclamation conveyed by the mes- senger, and adopted an uncompromising attitude. This confirms the current opinion among the burghers here that Mr. Steyn is absolutely irreconcilable, but that he is every day finding greater difficulty in forcing his followers to remain on commando. Stcen Kamp, the commandant of the Cape rebels who fled with the Boer forces when the [ British occupied Bloemfontein, is reported to be still with the Boers at Tietersburg, where the enemy are said to possess pltogether seven- teen guns.-Press Association War Special.

PAGET ATTACKED. PRETORIA, October 24. (By rail to De Aar, October 31.) Trustworthy information was received at the end of last week that General Botha was medi- tating a descent on our lines, that Mr. Steyn, with a few followers, was about to attempt to regain the Orange River Colony, and that De Wet was operating at Frederick- stad, to the north of Potchefstroom. Imme- diately the whole line of the Magaliesburg was strongly held, three battalions of Guards an the Household Cavalry receiving orders to rein- force the defending line. Nothing occurred, though it was rumoured that Steyn had succeeded in escaping. De Wet's appearance at Frederickstad, in com- mand of a fairly strong force, if his identity is authentic, proves that he never left the Transvaal, as reported. General Botha now occupies Warmbatlis, Pietersburg being unhealthy. Yesterday General Paget, operat- ing in the neighbourhood of Pienaars River, was attacked suddenly by Boers with a con- voy. He replied vigorously, and inflicted loss on the enemy, capturing 26 prisoners and 25,000 head of cattle. This is.the biggest single haul of the campaign. We have now secured an enormous amount of stock. During one week m September we captured stock worth half a million.

RETURN TO THE nAND. REFUGEES DECIDE TO PETITION THE QUEEN. CAPE TOWN, Saturday. A meeting attended by 3.000 Rand refugees was held here this afternoon to protest against further delay in being granted permission to return to the Transvaal. One of the speakers said that their patience was exhausted. They 1 had unsuccessfully tried every means to secure their return, and they were determined to go to the supreme head. The Mayor of Cape Town expressed sympathy, but urged further patience. His advice was. however, scornfully rejected by several orators, and the meeting, after refusing to accord him a vote of thanks for his presenoe, unanimously resolved to ad- dress a petition to the Queen to secure their immediate return.-Re-uter.

PRAISE FOR THE WELSH HOSPITAL. OUT AND OUT THE BEST." Llanberis turned out to give Dr. R. H. Mills- RobertFi an enthusiastic welcome home from South Africa on Wednesday night. He was met a.t the station by a crowd of 5,000 quarry- men bearing torches. In returning thanks for the welcome he said he had returned because the work of the Welsh Hospital had been completed. When Lord Roberts inspected the hospitals at Pretoria the inspecting officer said, "The Welsh Hos- pital is out and out the smartest hospital I have seen in South Africa." (Applause.) Dr. Mills-Roberts will be presented by the residents with a handsome testimonial.

HOW GENERAL DE VILLIEiRS DIED. BLOEMFONTEIN, Moniay. General De Villiers, who was wounded in an action with General Rundle near Senckal on June 25, died in hospital here to-day, and was buried this afternoon with full military honours. He was wounded in the head by a Mauser bullet, which was not extracted until a fortnight ago. He himself had previously been doubtful whether he had been shot by the British or his own men. CAPE TOWN, Friday Evening. The remains of ths late Free State General De Villiers were interred on Thursday at Bloemfontein. The body was wrapped in the Republican colours and full military honours were paid by British troops. General De Villiers was chief of the famous Ficksburg Commando. His death was due to exhaustion, following upon an operation for the extraction of a Mauser bullet from the head. The general was attending to a wounded man when, either accidentally or by design, he was struck by a bullet fired from a Boer Mauser. Before his death General De Villiers expressed regret at the continuance of hostilities, and said that if he had been able to return to the field he would bring back his men from the commando. His men are at present with De Wet.

ME. KRITGEH'S VISIT TO FRANCE. PARIS, Wednesday. According to the "Patric," Dr. Leyds stated in an interview to-day that the Transvaal buildings in the Exhibition would remain as they are for a few days after closing, so as to enable Mr. Kruger to see them. Mr. Kruger will call on Presi- dent Lcubet. Dr. Leyds also said that, in view of the enthusiasm excited in France by the Boers' resistance, the Transvaal officers would not attempt- to cheek the manifestation of sym- pathy which would be bestowed on Mr. Kruger. -Dalziel. MARSEILLES, Wednesday. M. Thouret. the president of the committee formed to organise the welcome here to Mr. Kruger, states that the demonstration will merely express sympathy with the Boers, and will have no political significance whatever.—^ Dalziel

LOCAL CASUALTIES. The War Office on Wednesday night issued the following:- 3rd SOUTH WALES BORDERERS. 7,056 Private W. Weyt died of intersusoep- tion of bowels at Hoopstad, October 27. 6.089 Private R. Probcrt died of rheumatio fever at Kimberley, October 28. 1st ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS. 1,028 Private A. Riley died of wounds at Bank, October 28. 3,387 Private G. Morgan died of wounds at Bank, October 27. ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS. Casualties at Frederickstad. October 20:- Killed.—862 Private J. Godfrey. Severely wounded (3ince dear!)—6.121 Private W. Savage. Slightly wounded—3.414 Private D. Smith. 3,088 Private J. A. Humphries, 2,282 Private Manning. 6,026 Private E. Richards is miesing from Frederickstad since October 19. 1st WELSH REGIMENT. 4.734 Private J. Fowler was dangerously iU at Johannesburg, October 27. >#

CARDIFF DIVORCE SUIT. LIVELY EVIDENCE. In the Divorce Division of the High Court of Justice on Thursday (before Mr. Justice Barnes) the case of Rees v. Rees was heard. This was the suit of Mrs. Katherine Rees, living r at Woodlands-terrace, Swansea, for judicial separation from her husband. Mr. Richard Treharne Rees. described as a hay and corn merchant, of Cardiff, against whom adultery was alleged. There was no defence. Mr. Corner (instructed by Mr. Jacob, agent for Mr. H. Morgan Rees, solicitor, Cardiff) appeared for the petitioner. In opening the case, Mr. Corner said the petitioner sought for a judicial separation ou the ground of the respondent's adultery, he being a gentleman in the hay and corn trade at Cardiff. The marriage took place on the 9th of October, 1899, in London, and the parties had cohabited, in London, Cardiff, and Swan- sea, until the 13th of December, when the hus- band appeared to have left his wife, arranging with her that he would take some rooms at the Mumbles, and return the next day. He failed to return, and she had not seen him frem that day to this. He had been co- habiting with another woman. It transpired that in January he stayed two nights with the woman in question at the Royal Hotel, Swansea. The only difficulty was as to the identification, but counsel said he could establish that by a letter which the respon- dent had written to the Royal Hotel, engaging a room, "for my wife and self," and also by a photograph which would be identified a3 that of the gentleman who went to the hotel with a lady. Mrs. Rees, the petitioner, said she lived at 23, Woodlands-terrace, Swansea. She was married to the respondent in London on the 9th of October, 1399, and had cohabited with him, at various places, including the Griffin Hotel, Cardiff, and Woodlands-terrace, Swansea. On the 13th of December they arranged to tak-i a suite of rooms at the Mumbles, and he left, promising to return the next day, but he did not do so. She had not seen him since. She did not go with him to the Royal Hotel, Swansea, on the 26th and 27th of January. She identified his photograph and the handwriting in the letter referred to as tbofe of her hus- band. There was one child of the marriage. Mr. H. Perkins, of Cardiff, the managing clerk to Mr. Rees, the petitioner's solicitor, said he had served the citation on the respon- dent. He read the petition over to him, and, referring to the adultery at the Roval Hotel, he said, It's no use denying it; I admit it." Replying to his lordship, witness said that, the fact of the respondent going to the Royal HO'-el was discovered by some persons who went on an excursion to Swansea to see a foot- ball match. He was seen at the hotel with a lady, and, as he was a well-known man in Cardiff, the matter was talked aftout. Mr. R. G. Falkener. formerly manager at the Royal Hotel, spoke to receiving the letter and to Mr. Rees going t,o the hotel with a lady, who was not the petitioner. Mary Sheriff, the book-keeper at the Royal Hotel, Swansea, said she remembered Mr. Rees coming to the hotel on the 26th of January with a lady, who was not the petitioner. Annie Francis, chambermaid at the hotel, gave similar testimony, and said that she saw Mr. Rees and the lady the next morning in the bedroom. She took tea up to them. His Lordship on this granted the petitioner a judicial separation, with costs.

REGENT'S CANAL TRAGEDY. TWO WOMEN SENTENCED. At the Central Criminal Court on Friday (before Mr. Justice Channel!) two women, named Martha Adams m and Josephine Louisa. Bel- ten, were indicted for the manslaughter of a ycung woman, named Gertrude Dicks, by push- ing her into Regent's Canal, near the Oval- road Bridge, N., when she was drowned. The women had been committed on the capital charge, but the grand jury ignored it. Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. Bodkin, and Mr. Guy Stephenson (instructed by Mr. Frayling, of the Treasury) prosecuted, and MT. W. B. Campbell and Mr. Biron defended at the request of the court. The women were described as frequen- ters of the towing paths of the canal, and acquaintances. It appeared that on the night of the 3rd of the month they were seen in company and quarrelling at the spot in question. They had been drinking, and presently a cry was heard and a loud splash. A watchman ran to the spot, but saw nothing of the deceased, whilst the prisoners had gone away. On the canal being dragged, the body of the third woman was found. When the prisoners were arrested, they made statements incriminating each other. In defence it was urged that the tragedy waa the result of an accident. The jury, after a short deliberation, found the prisoners guilty. Mr. Justice Channell said the jury had found that both prisoners were parties to a drunken brawl, but it would probably never be known which woman actually pushed the deceased into the water. He sentenced them to nine months' hard labour each.

EXTRAORDINARY SCENES IN LONDON. MESSAGE FROM THE QUEETN. THOUSANDS OF AMBULANCE CASES. The reception of the City Imperial Volunteers in London on Monday transcended in the warmth of its welcome, the density of the crowds, and the scenes of enthusiasm, any- thing that had been anticipated. It was thought that the delay in the arrival of the Aurania and the change from Saturday, the popular holiday, to Menday would adversely affect the numbers to welcome the civic warriors hon;e. On the contrary, as events proved, probably on aceount of the anxiety which had been felt, Monday's crowds were immeasurably greater than those which had congregated on Saturday.

THE DISEMBARKATION. Shortly before eight o'clock on Monday morning the Anrania. steamed slowly up to No. 36 berth of the Ocean Quay at Southampton, swung round and drew alongside amin a scene of wild enthusiasm. Huge crowds lined every balcony and quay from which a view of the vessel could be obtained, and multitudes of workmen watched the scene ;from the decks and rigging of vessels lying near. Military discipline prevailed, and there was no semblance of confusion. The troops answered cheer with cheer. Ladies waved Hags and handkerchiefs, and endeavoured to pick out the faces of friends from among the closely-packed mass on board the transport. Warm words of welcome were exchanged on all sides. The order to Fall in thinned the ranks along the side of the vessel, willing hands ran the gangways into position, and immediately a ringing cheer greeted the first detachment as, looking splendidly workman- like and smart in their new uniforms, they marched on to the quay. Cheers, again and again renewed, were raised as they entered the entraining shed and formed up in the centre of the square formed by the 1st Volun- teer Battalion Hants Artillery. The disem- barkation proceeded expeditiously, and long before the time announced for the departure "of the first train for Paddington everything was in readiness. Punctually at twenty-five latiinutes past nine the signal was given, and «as the train steamed out of the shed a roar •of enthusiastic ehecring reverberated through the shed. Right through the intricate maze of the docks knots of eager workmen cheered the men as they passed, and at the dock station another dense crowd shouted itself hoarse. Immediately on the berthing of the transport. Colonel Stacpole conveyed the infor- mation to Colonel Mackinnon that on Sunday night a message was received from the Queen. Intense interest was evinced on board as to its terms, and the reading of the message was wildly cheered. The message was as follows:- The Queen is glad to hear of the safe "t-arrival of the Aurania, trusts all on board :C', are well, and wishes to know what sort < of passage they had." Colonel Stacpole sent the following reply to Balmoral: "All well on board the Aurania, with the exception of three serious cases. Ship had good passage. Her Majesty's gracious inquiry will be communicated to the regi- ment. The men are in good spirits, and are looking forward to to-morrow." The sad news leaked out during the morning that another death had occurred on board shortly before the transport left her moor- ings. Private C. J. G. Weston, whose case had for several days been considered serious, died from exhaustion resulting from enteric. The new: e-ast a gloom over the proceedings, but the diMmb&rkin., of the eighteen sick men drew a sympathetic welcome from the crowd. The landing of the machine guns was watched with great interest, and the detachments in charge were accorded a specially warm recep- tion. The four trains were dispatched within the allotted time, the last leaving about half-past ten.

WE ARE ALL PROUD OF THEM." I The correspondent of the Central News Agency, who witnessed the disembarkation at Southampton, says:—The bearing of all- officers and rankers alike-was rigidly soldierly. We saw nothing of the wild, un- disciplined eagerness to be expected and con- doned in the Volunteer returning to home and friends. "Tommy" could not have borne himself with more exemplary sang froid. In the course of a conversation I had with some of the men I heard only praise of Lord Roberts. I asked one how he liked soldiering. So much." was the prompt answer, "that I shall not be satisfied till I have more of it." He added. I bless the day that I joined the Volunteers." Turning to a non-commissioncd officer, I asked if the regiment was satisfied with the prominence given to it ill the field. "I think," he said, "that ws have bad our share of the good things gohg." A ranker, evidently acquainted with the idioms of the printer's office, observed that 'Bobs' gave us plenty of fat." I asked Lord Chclmondeley, who had command of the mounted infantry section, if he wa.s satisfied with the regiment. "More than satisfied," he said, "we are all proud of them." In short, no one had a regretful expression to offer excepting for the comrades they have lost. One of the officers proudly pointed on par>er to the high percen- tage of casualties suffered by the regiment. Only one discordant note did I hear struck, and that came from a group of privates who wished notice to be taken of their complaint of overcrowding on the ship and deficiency of food; but the rest all seemed satisfied. "We managed to get fresh beef on the veld," said one, "when 'Tommy' had bully; but we did no injustice to 'Tommy,' for the beef was warm when we cooked it. and as tough as Cleopatra's Needle."

ARRIVAL IN LONDON. .i The engine Pretoria, bedecked with bunt- ing, and drawing the train with the first con- tingent of the troo.ps, glided into Paddington Station at two minutes past twelve, much to the surprise alike of the military and tho privileged members of the public on the plat- form. The first arrivals, consisting of Colonel Mackinnon, eight officers, and 150 men, were a good twenty minutes before their time. The preparations, however, were complete, and the men were immediately detrained and drawn up in line formation, along with their 150 comrades who had been invalided home. Lord Denbigh, Co'onel Boxall, Mr. J. L. Wilkinson (general manager), and Mr. Hubbard (deputy-chairman of the Great Western Company), and Sir Nigel Kn'rs- cote and Colonel Edgcombe (directors of the company) were amongst those who welcomed Colonel Mackinnon. A con- tingent of the 1st Life Guards, under the Mar- quess of Hamilton, who had arrived from Windsor, and were on their way to line the route, greeted the first arrivals with a ringing cheer. The gun section of the Honour- able Artillery Company were also in atten- dance, and the four machine guns of the corps were immediately attached. Just twenty minutes after the first contin- gent had e«t foot on Metropolitan soil the second train arrived. At ten minutes to one the third contingent arrived, and fifteen minutes later the fourth and last were detrained. The men were allowed to fall out for a short time. and they occupied the time in smoking and chatting amongst themselves. At 25 minutes to two they were formed up in marching form, and before mounting Colonel Mackinnon received a deputation from the Paddington Vestry, and was presented with an address of welcome. The address ex- pressed the hearty congratulations of the vestry, representing 150,000 inhabi- tants, upon the return of the corps to Eng- land after an arduous campaign, in which the regiment had displayed a courage and disci- pline that had been watched with interest and admiration by their fellow-countrymen, and won the highest commendation of Lord Roberts. Colonel Mackinnon said he was glad to accept th.i address, because Paddington wa-8 the first place where the regiment bad struck their beloved city. He asked the depu- tation to express to the members of the vestry the grateful thanks of himself and the men for thalr appreciation of the work and soldierly qualities of those under his command. Mr. Robinson, the deputy-chairman, formally welcomed Colonel Mackinnon on behalf of the company. This brief ceremony over, the procession moved off about twenty minutes to two, headed by the bands of the Honorable Artillery Com- pany, the City of London Artillery, and the 3rd Midai«.ex Artillery. Major-general Trottfcr and other officers of the home district came next, f nd Colonel Mackinnon followed at the bead of the City Imperial Volunteers. The regiment's battery, mounted infantry, and the infantry battalion weTe interspersed with numerous bands. Besides their own machine guns. the City Imperial Volunteers had the use of some heavy guns belonging to the Honorable Artillery Company, as the regiment's guns have not yet arrived. A flag of the late Transvaal Republic was prominently displayed in the procession. The invalids, in covered breaks, the band of the Grena- dier Guards, and a strong posse of mounted police brought up the rear. As the procession swung out of the station to stirring patriotic tunes played by the Grena- dier Guards, the huge crowds assembled in and near Praed-street gave the men round after round of cheers, and all along Edgware-road, in Hyde Park, Piccadilly. and St. James's- utreet scenes of unparalleled enthusiasm were witnessed.

THE PROCESSION. The line of route from Paddington to St. Paul's was almost five miles and a half, so devised as to give the greatest facilities to the public for witnessing the procession. But so dense were the crowds inj?very street and at every point that the 3<jKw0 Regulars and Volunteers, exclusive of all the available police, were in some instances overborne by the pressure, notably in the Strand and Fleet- street, with the result that the men wero greatly delayed, and they were at least an hour and a half late in reaching the cathedral. It was remarked that. with the exception of the men recovering from fever, the men looked in excellent health, well set up, and marched with a steadiness and military precision which would have done credit to a regiment of the Guards. The route was by Edgware-road and the Marble Arch, through Hyde Park, along Piccadilly, down St. James's-street, into Pall Mall, where the Prince of Wales, with Prince Louise and a distinguished company, viewed the procession from Marlborough House. Passing the War Office a large v-lais accommodated Viscount Wolsfley, Lord L:ns- downe. General Sir Evelyn Wood. Mr. George ^Vyndhp.m, M.P. (Lr.der Secretary for War), Mr. .Powell 'Uihiams (Financial Secrctarv). and a large representation of the War officials. The scene which met the gaze of the troops as they reached Trafalgar-square has certainly never been equalled in all the historic pageants of the Metropolis. Thus through the Strand, as all along the route, where the brightness of the day was nearly obscured by the myriad banners which fluttere-d in the breeze, the men marched on to Temple Bar. By this time the people had gathered in such overwhelming numbers that the military and police intended to guard the route were helpless, and all along through Fleet-street, Ludgate-circus, and up Ludgate- hiil to the cathedral the struggling soldiers had to fight their way. • Once within the stately fane all noise and tumult ceased. Music arose with its soft, voluptuous swell. the military bands lent the note of colour which marked th-e occasion for the impressive service, and as references were made to the men who fought and fell tears might have been seen stealing, as if in. secret, down the faces of the men who had borne themselves so bravely in the presence of the foe. The Bishop of Stepney delivered an address on the text Welcome home." and then the men re-formed, and amid scenea. if possible of even greater enthusiasm, proceeded to the Guild-hall, where they were officially welcomed by the Lord Mayor, the civil dignitaries, and a number of distin- guished guests. It was not until twenty minutes past six that all the men had arrived at the Guild- hall. The Lord Mayor then, addressing them as freemen, said a grateful city welcomed them back, and in the course of a brief and graceful speech referred to the spontaneous and unselfish patriotism which had impelled them to come forward in defence of the Empire. His lordship concluded by calling for throe cheers for the Queen, and these having been given the entire company joined in singing the National Anthem. The Commander-in-Chief's message to the troops was then read, and the men proceeded to the headquarters of the Honourable Artillery Company to enjoy the welcome but long-delayed banquet which had been prepared for them. The guests, includ- ing the troops, numbered about 2.500. Owins to the lateness of the hour and the confusion cnthus;asm. the sneeches were com- mendably brief. The chief feature was a sympathetic message of wolcome from the Queen, read by Lord Wolselev, in which her Majesty concluded by observing that she had to grieve for the loss of a dear and most gallant grandson, who, like so many of their companions, had served and died for his Queen and country. During the evening large crowds perambu- lated the decorated streets, but the proceed- ings were most orderly. POLICE OVERPOWERED. Another correspondent, describing the scene in Ludgate Circus, said:—The crowd was of unprecedented dimensions, and the crush from an early hou/ in the afternoon was terrific. The 2nd Life Guards and the Reserve Battalion of the Foot Guards were stationed at this important point, but they did not take up position until two o'clock. With the assis- tance of the police, the crowd were gradually forced back, and at half-past two the roadway was fairly clear, but the multitude was con- tin-ually being reinforced, and the pressure became more serious every minute. At a quarter to three o'clock it became irresistible. The Life Guards and the police were swept bodily away, and were lost in the seething mass of humanity. Shrieks and groans filled the air. Men, women, and children were hurled to the ground and trampled upon, several sustaining serious injuries, necessita- ting the services of the ambulance men. who were, fortunately, stationer) at hand. Some half-dozen of the injured were taken away on stretchers. The first to re-form were the Life Guards, and these, aided by the mounted police, managed, after tremendous struggles, to clear the roadway once more, but the Foot Guards were by this time far down New Bridge- street, struggling impotently with the vast mob of semi-panic-stricken persons, and the majority failed to regain their positions until after the procession had passed. Some time before the C.I.V.'s arrived at Pall Mall their accompanying bands and wave of cheers could be heard. Just at that moment a few gentlemen, in morning attire, climbed up on to Marlborough House. Someone said. "It is the Prince of Wales." Imme- diately a great cheer was given for his Royal Highness. So great was the crush in Fleet-street (says the Press Association) that at one newspaper office over 200 women and children had to be lifted over the barriers in a fainting condition. At midnight dense crowds were still thronging tho thoroughfares.

TWO THOUSAND AMBULANCE CASES. The Central News says :-The crush in the streets resulted in an unpreoedentedly large number of accidents. It is estimated that nearly 200 cases were treated in the various hospitals, of which probably 50 were so serious as to necessitate detention as in-patients. The most serious mishap occurred at Finsbury- circus, where, owing to the terrific pressure of the crowd, a scaffold was knocked down and two men standing upon it were killed. In a later message the Central News says that as the result of inquiries amongst experts no room is left for doubt that the police arrangements for the control of the vast crowds and the keeping of the line of route completely broke down at every point at which they were subjected to anything like a severe strain. The reason everywhere given for this is, not that there were not sufficient. troops and police on the ground, but that they were not properly managed, and that t.hey commenced far too late to clear the ground at what may be described as the chief strategical points, such as the Marble Arch, Hyde Park Corner, Ludgate-circus. and Cheapside. The police, moreover, did not display their customary patience and tact. Over and over again the mounted constables, finding the crowd pressing upon them, seized the nearest- man and threw him bodily amongst the already panic-stricken mass. The Volun- teer detachments on duty at the Marble Arch point also displayed lamentable ignorance of tha manner in which a crowd in London should he handled. Opposite the Law Courts, at Temple Bar, there was also great difficulty in manag- ing the crowds. The cordon was repeatedly broken, and a number of people were trampled undpr foot. In Cheapside there were numerous accidents, due almost entirely to the faulty management of the crowds. The officials of the St. John Ambnlanoe Association state that up to about n-im o'clock their returns showed that their various station-! had treated some sixteen hundred cases, of which, of course, the majority were not of a serious cha- racter. Probably, when the returns are com- plete tho total will not be less than two thousand. Up till ten o'clock at night the total number of cases treated in the various hospitals was about 250, of which about 70 were of 30 vcrions a character as to necessitate detention as in-patients. It transpires that the number of patients treated at St. Bartholomew's Hospital alone on Monday, as the result of the temporary panic in Ludgate Circus, was no less than 69. I Most of the injuries were slight, but two patients remain in a critical condition.

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ROYAL VICTIM OF ENTERIC. e DEATlI OF PRIXCE CHRIS- TIAN VICTOR. DISTINGUISHED MILITARY CAREER. We deeply regret to announce that news reached England on Monday from Pre- toria of the death of Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein, the son of Prince and Princess Christian, whose ill- ness from enteric was officially intimated by the War Office last week. On Monday it was announced from Windsor that her Royal Highness Princess Christian had received news that her son was "not sa well," and, although his Highness's con- dition caused grave anxiety in the Royal borough, cf which he was an honorary freeman, a fatal issue was not generally apprehended. Princess Christian had arranged to go to London on Monday to witness the march of the C.I.V.'s, but 011 the receipt of the sad intelligence her Royal High- ness cancelled her engagements. The Press Association learns that, by special desire of the Queen, of the Prince of Wales, and of the family of Prince and Princess Christian, the public announce- ment of the death of Prince Christian Vic- tor was withheld for a time, in order to avoid throwing any gloom over the fes- tivities connected with the homc-coming of the City Imperial Volunteers. His Highness Prince Christian Victor Albert Ludwig Ernest Anton of Schleswig- Holstein was the eldest child and elder son of Prince and Princess Christian of Schles- wig-Holstein, and, therefore, a grandson of the Queen. He was born on April 14, 1867, and received his education at Wel- lington College and Magdalen College, Oxford. Like many other cadets of the Royal House, Prince Christian Victor decided to adopt a military career, and; accordingly entered the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, remaining there till 1388, when he was gazetted as second lieutenant of the King's Royal Rifle Corps. Two years later he was promoted to lieu- tenant, and in 1896 became captain, with brevet rank cf major. His war service had been considerable. He served with the Hazara Expedition in 1891, for which he was mentioned in dispatches, and received the medal and clasp also in the Miranzai Expedition of the same year with the 1st Battalion of his regiment, including the engagements at Sangar and Mastan, and in the following year in the Isazai Expedi- tion. When it was found necessary to despatch a force to Ashanti against King Prempeh, in 1895, his Highness volun- teered his service, and was made aide-de- camp to Major-general Sir Francis Scott, who commanded the expedition. Another Royal member of that expedition, it may be remembered, was the late Prince Henry of Battenberg, who contracted malarial fever on the march to Kumasi, and died on his way home to England. For his share in the Ashanti Expedition Prince Christian « ictor received the star and promotion to brevet. rank of major. He also served in the Soudan Campaign, under Lord Kit- chener, in 1898. as staif-officer to the troops on board the gunboat flotilla, took part in the bombardment of the forts of Omdurman, and was present at the great battle which crushed the power of the Khalifa. For this he was mentioned in dispatches, and given the fourth class of the Osmanieh, the British medal, and the Khedive's medal with clasp. In Octo- ber last the Prince was gazetted for special service on the staff in South Africa. The Press Association says the deceased was very popular with all who knew or came in contact with him, and by the Army authorities was held in high anoreciation as a painstaking, efficient, and altogether excellent officer. For some time past he had been at Pretoria on Lord Roberts's staff. Quite recently he was reported to be suffering from enteric, but inquiry at Buckingham Palace, where Princess Christian was then staying, elicited the information that the symptoms were rather those of malarial fever, that the patient was comfortable and well looked after, and that the latest accounts were favourable. The deep affliction which has befallen the Royal Family will point as few other events could have done to the absolute one- ness of the Queen and her people over the South African War. The British Isles and the Colonies have not hesitated to give their best blood for the defence of the Em- pire, and her Majesty's grandson, who wat proud and anxious to share the hardships and danger with his rank and file comrades, has succumbed with many of them to the terrible disease which has made more serious inroads than all weapons of the enemy. The Press Association Deesidc corre- spondent telegraphs that the news of his Highness's death was received by the Queen at Balmoral cn Monday afternoon. The sad intelligence was not alto- gether unexpected, as her Majesty had been daily apprised of the Prince's serious condition. The Queen, however, was deeply grieved, but on Monday night was reportetd to be bear- ing up as well as could be expected under this fresh bereavement. The Maharajah of Kapurthal and suite arrived at Bal- moral on Monday forenoon, and was received in audience. Before leaving he was informed of the sad news. and con- veyed his condolences to her Majesty. A Windsor correspondent telegraphs that the sad intelligence was received with profound sorrow throughout Windsor and Eton, and with many expressions of sym- pathy for the bereaved parents. The news was rumoured during the afternoon, and shortly after four o'clock a confirmatory message reached Windsor Castle, where the blinds were at once ordered to be drawn, and the big bell in the curfew tower tolled. Princess Christian is stay- ing at her residence, Cumberland Lodge, with her second daughter, Princess Aribert of Anhalt, while Prince Christian, who is abroad in Germany, will return home immediately. The lata Prince's only brother, Prince Alfred, is at present serving with his regiment in Ger- many, the 1st Hessian Dragoon Guards, and his elder sister, Princess Victoria, is staying with the Queen at Balmoral. The melancholy tidings came as a great shock to Princess Christian, but it was ascer- tained on Monday evening that her Royal Highness was bearing uo well under the blow. Prince Christian Victor was immensely popular in Windsor and Eton. He was an enthusiastic cricketer, and fre. quently captained a team of the Windsor Home Park Cricket Club, and also on the private ground of Cumberland Lodge. His frank and unassuming manner made him a great favourite with all classes, and his unexpected demise, far awav from home, and in the service of his country, is felt very keenly. When he attained his majoritv on April 14. 188S, his Highness was made a honorary freeman of the Royal borough, on which occasion his Royal mother was presented with a sapphire and diamond pendant and pear drop diamond ring, together with an address, in recogni- tion of her valuable labours in the cause of charity in Windsor.