We are heartily glad to record that the severe and,
we fear, most painful affection of the heart from which Mr. Rhodes has been suffering, has not proved fatal as was at first feared. There seems, indeed, a reasonable hope that he may recover from the present attack, and if so there is, we believe, no reason why he should not still be able to look forward to a continued •lease of life. It would be hypocritical for us to talk as if Mr. Rhodes's weakness and suffering had altered or could alter our view as to the influence he has exerted on the public life of the Empire, but we can say with all sincerity that we trust that he may not only be freed from his present sufferings, which he has borne with a touching manliness, but that; he may be restored to a condi- tion of health that will enable him to do better service in the future for South Africa.
