DELAGOA BAY. CONTRABAND FOR THE BOERS. Paris, December 22.

North Otago Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 9688, 13 February 1900, Page 4

DELAGOA BAY. CONTRABAND FOR THE BOERS. Paris, December 22.

I send yon as of teal interest and to the point ihe foil wing from tie Lorn* don co-reipondenb of the New York Hi raid in his morning's impression : "Eti'lind a1)a 1 ) tba pretect moment is directing a veiy keen, critical eye OfO-i Delsgoa, By, mo c co than ia generally thought). The explication tit Ht I fonnd oab to-dy by » bappy, but pu e'y tccident-1 raeebing with ■ Del-»go* Biy me chut, and what he ays wll give maoy eicolighta wh'ch bear direcly upcn tie present) war, and exji'ai i how well the Boer?, hav<« iog no lack of money, are able to c iw bitu their prraitte it aid evein'ncreaaing lesntioce. Here ia wbal he Skid : ' Po tv, u^BB officiala in Delagoa Porf, and I know them well, ate tlia moat corrupt lib in the world. When tbe war commenced the Portngueee at Del^goa Bay, like everyone else in the wol^, coneidpred victory to be a dead certa rjty fcr the English, Therefore, they «b olc9 put a cerb»in curb upon ilia Boet impo>t*tion of armp, reotviitp, and co on. But since the English reverses all tlut has chan£oj. They hive turned round, and are entire'y again 111 1 us. Instead of helping the Eogli h in DA goa Bay, tbey have made that) poit a tme of Boer Bap» plies." "Bat how can they manage that? Do nob the English warships patrol •nd ttop contnba 1 d of war 1 ' "Yea. Whit U a control crer* cisei oatside ilme*mlle limit? Bih ! Th»t dce3 net make acy difle- eoc 0 . Why, food, muoitions, and recrui a are brought n almoßt openly. Arms are ocncauled in iha lowoab parti of the