The Daily Mail of Monday published a letter from their
correspondent, Mr. Edgar Wallace—whose letters and tele- grams, we may mention incidentally, have shown an excellent temper throughout the war—in which he reiterated the story, telegraphed at the time but at once contradicted, that the Boers killed the wounded at Vlakfontein. Mr. Edgar Wallace states in his letter, sent by mail, that though he was not at the fight he took great pains to ascertain the facts, and that he is convinced that they are as he gives them. At first this reiteration of the story of the killing of the wounded, though not specifically denied, was treated by Lord Stanley in the House of Commons as unfounded. Since then, however, the numerous private letters from officers and soldiers that have arrived have given it ample confirmation, and in the House of Commons on Thursday night Mr. Brodrick, in answering questions on the subject, practically admitted the truth of the statements. He read, that is, a telegram from Lord Kitchener in which Lord Kitchener says "it has been testified by seven men that they saw Boers shooting wounded men at Vlakfontein," and adds that he has ordered evidence on oath to be taken. This evidence, when received, will be published.
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