DEATH OF AN OLD RESIDENT.-- Early yesterday morning an old resident of this town and a colonist of upwards of half a century passed away from amongst ...
Article : 3,479 wordsLord Roberts's latest despatches to the War Office state that the operations of General French's cavalry are slowly compelling the enemy's rearguard, which is very strong ...
Article : 94 wordsThe Earl of Derby, formerly Governor- General of Canada, has cabled £1000 to Ottawa, for the relief of the sufferers by the recent fire. ...
Article : 65 wordsThe telescope erected at the Paris Exhibition, which is the largest in the world, has revealed flame prominences on the sun's surface, which hitherto have only been perceptible at ...
Article : 50 wordsPatrick Finn, during a drunken squabble, fired two shots at his brother James, in the Golden Crown Hotel. The shots failed to take effect. Patrick has been lodged in the ...
Article : 64 wordsFurther reports that have been received specting the recent explosion at the Transvaal arsenal show that it was at Johannesburg, and not at Pretoria, that the disaster occurred. ...
Article : 165 wordsFurther details concerning the recent investment of Wepener by the Boers state that Lieutenant-Colonel Dalgety's force, which only consisted of 1700 men, offered a successful ...
Article : 72 wordsA miner named James M'Reile was brought to the Melbourne Hospital to-night from Kinglake. Yesterday he was being pulled up a shaft in a bucket and had nearly reached the ...
Article : 85 wordsLord Roberts is now engaged in a great enveloping movement. The mounted troops are sweeping the whole front, and 18,000 troops are engaged in threatening Botha's force. The ...
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Advertising : 48 wordsSince the explosion at Johannesburg all Britishers have been expelled from the town. ...
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Family Notices : 49 wordsMr. George Wyndham, Parliamentary Secretary for War, in the House of Commons last night, stated that Lord Roberts, and not the War Office, had communicated with General ...
Article : 44 wordsLord Roberts reports that the Boers attacked the positions in the vicinity of Thaba 'Nchu with great persistency on Saturday and Sunday. ...
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Advertising : 61 wordsIt has transpired that after Lord Roberts's censures General Buller offered to resign, but Lord Roberts declined to accept the resignation. ...
Article : 30 wordsMr. Balfour in the House of Commons, said that the debate on the Spion Kop disaster has been fixed for Friday. ...
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Family Notices : 66 wordsThe American Senate by 29 votes to 20 has negatived a resolution by Senator Prettigrew, expressing sympathy with the Boers. ...
Article : 27 wordsAdvices from Bloemfontein state that the New South Wales Ambulance Corps recently visited the Boer lines to the east of the waterworks, and was well received by the enemy. ...
Article : 38 wordsThere are indications that General Hunter has been ordered to take a column to Mafeking. Detachments of the Imperial Light Horse from Natal and Capetown are starting ...
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Advertising : 1,991 wordsMr. Frederick Treves, the distinguished surgeon, who accompanied Sir Wm. MacCormack to South Africa, and was present during the recent Natal campaign, has been ...
Article : 89 wordsLord Methuen's action in erecting at his own expense a tomb to the late Colonel Villebois Marce[?]il, the French strategist, who was killed at Boshof, has been warmly appreciated ...
Article : 40 wordsThe first contingent of Australian Bushmen have passed Umbali, on the railway between Beira and Salisbury. The Queensland officers were entertained ...
Article : 37 wordsWhile on a scouting expedition beyond Boesman's Kop six New Zealand rough riders attached to General Brabant's force had a thrilling experience. ...
Article : 83 wordsMafeking reported all well on the 20th April. ...
Article : 16 wordsPresident Kruger's consent to Mr. A. Epler's interference with the proposal to blow up the principal Rand mines was, it seems, reluctantly obtained. ...
Article : 33 wordsLord Roberts has asked Mafeking to hold out till the 18th inst. The garrison are disappointed but determined, and Colonel Baden-Powell is quite confident. ...
Article : 34 wordsThe Hon. Mr. Root, United States Minister of War, in the course of a political address, warned the American nation that in a few years they would be forced either to fight or to ...
Article : 79 wordsThe Westminster Gazette publishes a letter from Sir Samuel Griffiths, Chief Justice of Queensland, which has presumably been cabled from Brisbane. Sir Samuel refers to the ...
Article : 79 wordsSALE OF MONTGOMERIE'S BREWERY. Montgomorie's brewery was sold by auction to-day for £26,500. CHILD ABANDONMENT. ...
Article : 252 wordsHis Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has, through the press, publicly thanked all the persons and corporations in every part of the world who sent messages of sympathy be ...
Article : 44 wordsThe Federal delegates think that Mr. Chamberlain will recommend the House of Commons to pass the Bill without amendment, at the same time creating an Imperial Court of ...
Article : 56 wordsA serious accident has occurred in connection with the Paris Exhibition. An unfinished bridge that was being erected over a street intersecting the Exhibition ...
Article : 35 wordsAfter a good deal of negotiation, Mr. Chamberlain has consented to grant an interview of Mr. Griffiths, M.P., who has gone to London to advocate the separation of the [?]fields ...
Article : 5 wordsThe Federal delegates have sent a second memorandum to Mr. Chamberlain, in which it is [?]tended that the Bill is doubly Australian by origin and endorsement by ...
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Hamilton Spectator (Vic. : 1870 - 1918), Thu 3 May 1900, Page 3
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