his victories, 435;
sends some of the civilian population to L. Botha, 452.
Robertson, Edmund, M.P., 417, 498 (note);
his speech at Dundee on Oct. 16th, 1901, 467, 468.
Robinson, J. B., 149.
Robinson, Sir John, his view of the reversal of Sir Benjamin D'Urban's
frontier policy, 16.
Roos Senekal, capture of documents at, 425, 426, 431;
circular issued at, 463 (note).
Rosebery Lord, his appreciation of Lord Milner, 77, 278;
his support of the Government, 264, 416.
Rosmead, 455.
Rosmead, Lord, 36, 39;
his action, 45;
his response to Mr. Chamberlain's counsels, 46;
his policy, 70;
his attitude at Pretoria, 72;
intimates his wish to retire, 74;
his resistance to the attempt of the Transvaal Boers to seize
Bechuanaland, 74;
retires, 75;
his promise to obtain reasonable reforms from. President Krueger,
88 (note).
_Rosslyn Castle, The S.S._, 305.
Russia, attitude of, 311.

St. Aldwyn, Lord, his charge against members of the Liberal Opposition
and the Irish Nationalists, 465.
Salisbury, The (late) Marquess of, 75;
sympathetic speech of on the Transvaal question, 228, 229;
his answer to the charge of "military unpreparedness," 265;
receives "peace overtures," 355;
his reply, 357;
his indignant comment on the attitude of the Liberal leaders, 416;
his charge against Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman, 466;
receives Lord Milner, 490.
Salisbury Cabinet, The, reluctance of to push matters to an extremity,
176, 188;
its disregard of Lord Wolseley's advice, 177, 188, 189, 190;
its decision as to reinforcements, 190, 191;
the course it decided to adopt, 196;
its weakness, 223, 224;
determines to make a definite announcement of its South African
policy; 228;
position taken up by it, 230;
its last effort to come to a friendly understanding, 240;
its despatch of Sept, 8th, 1899, 241, 242;
decides to raise the strength of the Natal and Cape forces, 242,
243, 246, 250, 279, 288;
its reluctance to make war, 251;
patriotism of, 266;
Afrikander leaders' view of, 274;
decides to mobilise an army corps, 290;
its military action, 309, 310, 331;
its alleged instructions to Lord Roberts, 333, 334;
its decision as to the Conventions, 360.
Sand River Convention, The, 17;
Sir George Grey's exposure of, 19.
Sannah's Post, 363.