Brisk Cavalry Engagement, 265 Great Victory of the French, 267 The General Situation, 274 Capture of Sierra Leone by the French, 279 Siege of Herat, 281 Dispatch of Troops by the Canadian Pacific Railway to India, 282 Cessation of Hostilities—France and Germany, 287 England and Russia, 289 The Services of England, 293 General Effects of the War, 295 APPENDIX. Sir Charles Tupper on Imperial Defence, 299 An Interview with the Right Hon. Sir Charles Dilke, 303 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE The Bombardment of Varna, _Frontispiece_ The Attempted Assassination of Prince Ferdinand of 11 Bulgaria, M. Stambuloff, Prime Minister of Bulgaria, appointed 13 Regent after the attempted Assassination of Prince Ferdinand, The Bulgarian Mobilisation—Troops marching through the 15 streets of Philippopolis, The Servo-Bulgarian Campaign—Through Pirot to the Front, 17 An Affair of Outpost—The First Shot in the 19 Servo-Bulgarian Campaign, The Occupation of Belgrade—‘Here at Last!’ 21 With the Turks: Admiral Woods Pacha’s Fleet of Torpedo 24 Boats steaming through the Bosphorus, Russian Infantry Landing at Varna, 25 The Knights of Malta at Ambulance Work, 41 Extraordinary Scene in the Place de la Concorde: The Mob 47 tearing the Mourning Emblems from the Statue of Strasburg, The Naval Battle off Dantzig—The Sinking of a Russian 58 Torpedo Boat and Rescue of the Crew by an English Yacht, The Naval Battle off Dantzig—Wounded Russians on Board 60 the English Yacht, A Scene in the House of Commons—Sir William Harcourt 68 questions the Government, British Troops in the Place Verte, Antwerp, 88 Sinking of the Yacht ’Elaine, 97 British Troops landing at Trebizonde, 103 The Storming of Skierniwiçe, 119 Italian Artillery crossing the Mont Cenis, 128 Lord Salisbury addressing the House of Lords on the 134 Question of Peace and War,