THE BOER WAR.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 49, 6 December 1900, Page 6

THE BOER WAR.

NOTES AND POINTS OF INTEREST TO CATHOLIC READERS. THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF'S SALARY. The salary of Lord Roberts, Commander-in-Chief of the British Army, amounts to £4500 a year, on a fire years' appointment, with a retiring allowance of £1300 a year. THE COST OF THE WAR. It is said that the cost of the South African War will be about £110,000,000. A CANADIAN CHAPLAIN. That the unhappy religious bigotry of a former time is rapidly dying out in Canada is shown by the movement on foot in Eastern Canada to collect funds for the purpose of presenting a suitable memorial to Father O'Leary, who was the chaplain of the first Canadian contingent on active service in South Africa. The contributing to this testimonial is not confined to any one denomination, for we find even such a stalwart Protestant paper as the Montreal Witness collecting and forwarding funds. All the members of the regiment are enthusiastic in their praise of Father O'Leary, who has endeared himself to all by his many kindly acts and personal heroism. IT 18 EASY TO CRITICISE. The Sister Superior of Nazareth House, Kimberley, writing on July 15, says :— We are sorry to hear there iis an impression in England that the sick soldiers have been neglected. This is not our experience. At times when numbers were overpowering no doubt the difficulties in giving proper attention to the sick were very great, but God alone knowß the superhuman efforts that were made to succour the poor fellows. It will not be known until they appear before the judgment seat of God what privations many have

gone through in order to help them. It is easy for those who had nothing to suffer to criticise. I take this opportunity of thanking many inquiring friends, but none of the Nazareth Sisters hare returned from South Africa, for ' the poor they have always with them.' Their houses are full of poor, young and old. These could not be left for a single day, and to send out a new staff for each house would be an impossibility. The Sisters say they must wait for their eternal rest.