BRITISH SOLIDARITY.

Evening Post, Volume LVIII, Issue 149, 21 December 1899, Page 5

BRITISH SOLIDARITY.

! EFFECT ON THE CONTINENTAL ; POWEES. I LONDON, 20th December. The response that has been made throughout the British Empire to England's needs has markedly impressed the Continental Powers, who have also been struck 'by Mr. Go^chen's warning with reference to the preparedness of the navy. BRITISH VOLUNTEERS GOING TO THE FRONT. LONDON, 20th December. Seven thousand volunteers *ill reinforce the line territorial battalions in South Africa to the extent of n company each. ENTHUSIASM AT HOME AND IN CANADA. VARIOUS NEW COUPS FORMING. (Received December 21, 9.32 a.m.) LONDON, 2Olli ])coombor. a North-we^t Canada has offered to raise a corps of 1000 experienced rough riders at a din's notice fornervice in South At'ricn. The British Government is eformiiitf a body of mounted infantry to be. culled tho Imperial Yeomanry. It is to bo racmiled 1 ruin tho Yeomanry, the volunteers, aud eligible citizens.

$$' The period of service in the now corps to bo for tlin duration of the w.ir. The men aro expei'led to provide their own horses :md accoutrements. Tho Lord M;i3'or of London is promoting a movement i'or the raising of 10U0 London volunteers i'or service in South Africa. City firms and companies are providing large sums for tho equipment of a flying column with eight guns ; also for a howitzer brigade which is boing organised at AVoolwicb, the principal British arsenal. Sir Henry Campbell-B.'innonujui, leader of the Liberal Party in the House of Commons, in the course of a speech at Aberdeen, urged the vigorous prosecution of the war.