11 JANUARY 1902, page 6

France And Italy.

T HE uses of diplomacy, and still more of diplomats, are not exhausted, and we see no reason to suppose that they ever will be. Science, which has seemed to supersede them, has......

Trif1 Land Settlement In South Africa.

I r.is satisfactory news that the Government are buying 80,000 morgen of land in the Ficksburg district in add Lion to the 45,000 morgen already bought in the Thaba 'Nchu......