South African War.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 269, 22 November 1901, Page 3

South African War.

(To the Editor of tho Times.) Sik,—For the information of “ West End ’ and other' armchair generals would you kindly find space for tho publication of a letter which appeared in a recent issue of the London Times. —I am, etc., Patience.

Sir, —Tho scoldings of tho Press with which the Government have lately been visited made me anxious to refresh my meinorv of the work being done by the -Vrmy in South Africa. I have to-night turned over the file of The Times and referred to Lord Kitchener's weekly report for the last three mouths. Perhaps you may think the figures sufficiently interesting for publication in your columns. Thoy are as follows :

I confess I think the above will satisfy vour readers that real 'steady progress is made. Notwithstanding small defects, which in any army in the world and under any human command would be unavoidable, there surely is no ground 1 for the continued attacks which are made upon the Government. . ■ The operations of the war are under the control of two of our greatest generals —Lord Roberts at the Mlar Office and Lord Kitchener in'fhe ueld—in whom the public have absolute confidence, No Cabinet or Minister would be unwise enough to interfere in the military operations or in the decisions which are arrived at by those generals for the most speedy termination of the war. Lord Halsbury’s iudignation last night was fully justified; and the impatience which is being shown, I regret to say, by some organs of the Unionist Press and by such a sober observer of e'.'—M as ?>lr Punch is, to say the least, ill-considered and unwarranted.—Your obedient servant, bI'AMXr BOULTER'. " Oxford and Cambridge Club, Pall-mall, SAY., Oct. -1.

It is said that General Booth content plates another trip to the colonies.

- I! 1 1 1 1 1 1 July 1 430 15.S00 Sot stated Sot stated g 170 7.000 ,, -1 „ 15 513 15,370 4,285 „ 22 384 3,100 5,000 !> „ 29 352 10,350 2,700 ,, Aug. 5 344 8,800 Sot stated 33,000 „ 12 S29 2i,10Q 13,700 5,580 „ 111 427 040 4,700 „ 26 330 10,010 280 0,015 Sept. 2 301 27,560 1,700 7,500 .. 9 031 05 211 3,400 19.000 „ 16 559 22,750 3.400 5,750 „ 23 443 17,800 1,000 5.500 ., 30 373 19,400 3,270 11,200 0,240 271,011 32.101 93,325