FEELING IN ENGLAND.
PLENTY OF VOLUNTEERS. London, December 17. Amid the depression, which is widespread, there is admiration of the heroism of the soldiers and a universal determination to achieve success at all costs. The tone of the British press is generally calm and virile Hundreds of militia officers are applying for admission iu the regular force. Several militia regiments are voluuteeiing unanimously, while 60 volunteer corps have also ottered their services. Mr Long, President cf the Board of Agriculture, speaking at Liverpool, hinted that the Cabinet yesterday considered the question of utilising the militia and volunteers abroad. He also described as magnificent the patriotism of the colonies. He added that if 100,000 men were wanted at the front they would be forthcoming and sent.
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Waikato Argus, Volume VII, Issue 528, 19 December 1899, Page 2
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125FEELING IN ENGLAND. Waikato Argus, Volume VII, Issue 528, 19 December 1899, Page 2
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