NEWS OF THE WEEK.
THERE is practically nothing to record in the way of war news—except a small " drive " in the Orange Colony, reported on Friday, which resulted in the capture of sixty prisoners—for pending the discussion that is proceeding among the Boer leaders military operations have been virtually sus- pended. As to the negotiations, all we know is that Mr. Schalk Burger, Mr. Reitz, and the rest of the Boer " Govern- ment " arrived at Klerksdorp on Sunday by special train ; that General Louis Botha and his staff are also at Klerks- dorp ; and, as Mr. Brodrick stated in the House of Commons on Thursday, that Mr. Steyn and Generals De Wet and Delarey arrived there on Wednesday. Thus all the responsible Boer leaders, both of the Free State and Trans- vaal, military and civil, are now in conference. No communi- cation ..has yet been made by them to our Government, but doubtless they will soon formulate an offer of the conditions under which they will abandon fighting.
