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  2. THE BOER WAR.

    General Schalk Burger, who is in command of the Boer forces around Ladysmith, told a British officer that the Boers would fight to the last, though ...

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  3. BATTLE OF TUGELA.

    General Schalk Burger has furnished his report of the battle of Tugela River to the Boer authorities at Pretoria. He states that the Boer casualties numbered ...

    Article : 82 words
  4. TUGELA ROAD BRIDGE.

    General Sir Redvers Henry Boiler has destroyed the road bridge over the Tugela River, with the object of preventing the Boers to the south of the river ...

    Article : 73 words
  5. SHIPPING.

    Arrivals.—Morayshire, steamer, from The Bluff (November 5); Gulf of Siam, steamer, from. Gladstone (September 1S); Medic, steamer, from Sydney ...

    Article : 60 words
  6. BAD MEAT FOR BRITISH TROOPS.

    If current rumors have any foundation in fact, the service contracts are more or less honeycombed with secret commission and other abuses (says the ...

    Article : 228 words
  7. STEAMER STRANDED.

    A shocking disaster at sea is reported from America. The steamer Ariosto, while bound from Galyeston, the principal seaport of ...

    Article : 147 words
  8. TEREATENED DEMOLITION OF JOHANNESBURG.

    Mt. James Hay, who was formerly [?] den: of the Johannesburg Chamber of [?] and who is now in London, takes a [?] tic view of the fate of Johannesburg. ...

    Article : 334 words
  9. THE SECOND CONTINGENT.

    The members of the Western Australian unit of the Australian Mounted Infantry, for service in South Africa, will parade at the Perth Drill-hall at ...

    Article : 328 words
  10. HORSE SICKNESS IN NATAL.

    Horse sickness has made its appearance among the troop horses in NataL. ...

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  11. DEFENCE OF MAFEKING.

    Numbers of women and boys are assisting Colonel Baden-Powell's spirited defence of Mafeking The siege is reported to be weakening. ...

    Article : 35 words
  12. SIR WILLIAM BUTLER.

    "Le Matin" (Paris) says:-There is talk, in obscure terms and veiled hints, of making some one, who occupies at the present moment a high official ...

    Article : 383 words
  13. BRITISH MOVEMENTS.

    The London "Times" is responsible for the statement that no important movement will be made by the British for a week, or until the transport ...

    Article : 76 words
  14. REFUGEES FROM THE TRANSVAAL.

    A letter received from a correspondent at Delagoa. Bay illustrates in a striking manner the sufferings endured by refugees from the Transvaal ...

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  15. BRITISH AT TUGELA.

    As showing the stubbornness with which the British soldiers, fought at Tugela River, it is stated that, on an average, 68 used cartridges were found ...

    Article : 95 words
  16. OBITUARY.

    The deaths is announced of Lord Ludlow, at the age of 71 years. Henry dairies Lopes; Lord Ludlow, was the third son of Sir .Ralph Lopes. ...

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  17. THE BIG PRIZE TURKEY

    "A Merry Christmas, Bob," said Scrooga, with an earnestness that could not be mistaken, as lie claped him on the back. "A Merrier Christians, cir good fellow, than I ...

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  18. BRITISH PREPARATIONS.

    The British War Office has completed its preparations for the mobilisation of the 8th Division. The despatch of the 7th Division ...

    Article : 40 words
  19. GENERAL GOURKO.

    Count Joseph Vassilyevich Gourko, the distinguished Russian General, has, gone to Delagoa Bay. He is accompanied by two Dutch officers. ...

    Article : 248 words
  20. BOER HOSTILITY.

    Mr. Woodville, a resident of Cape Town, is said to have warned the British Government in 1894 that he had seen written plans in Pretoria relating ...

    Article : 63 words
  21. CANON ELLISON.

    'The death toot place yesterday of Canon Henry John Ellison, the founder of the Church. of England Temperance Society. ...

    Article : 76 words
  22. VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT.

    The Hon. Lionel Walter Rothschild, the eldest son of Lord Rothschild, and Lieutenant of the Royal Bucks Yeomanry, has volunteered for service at ...

    Article : 47 words
  23. IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Volunteers continue to offer, and the various patriotic funds are receiving liberal support The old exhibition enclosure has been chosen for a ...

    Article : 87 words
  24. T. A. BRASSEY VOLUKTEERS.

    The Hon. Thomas Allnutt Brassey, son of Lord Brassey, the Governor of Victoria, has volunteered for service in South Africa. Mr. Brassey is a ...

    Article : 62 words
  25. THE BUBONIC PLAGUE.

    News dated December 25 from Noumea states that a sanitary bulletin was issued on Sunday, announcing that three fresh cases of the bubonic plague ...

    Article : 212 words
  26. MORE TROOPS AT DURBAN. |

    The first battalion of the South Lancashire Regiment has arrived at Durban. It is stated that His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught, who is a ...

    Article : 112 words
  27. IN QUEENSLAND.

    Arrangements are being expedited for the despatch of the Queensland unit Patriotic offers are coming to hand from all parts of the colony with regard to ...

    Article : 50 words
  28. APROPOS OF THE WAR.

    The movement for seeding tobacco and other necessities to the troops at the Cape and Natal is assuming vast proportions throughout England. An influential ...

    Article : 298 words
  29. THE BOER FORCES.

    The residents of Gape Town generally estimate that the Boers have 65,000 men in the field. The extensive entrenchments which ...

    Article : 57 words
  30. HOSPITAL SHIP MAINE.

    The Counters of Essex (nee Adele Grant), who hails from New York, has cabled to Lord Brassey asking him to express personally to Mr.Williamson ...

    Article : 51 words
  31. CANADIAN ROUGH-RIDERS

    The offer of a Canadian squadron of rough riders has been accepted by the British Government. Another similar squadron has been asked for, instead of ...

    Article : 68 words
  32. HANDSOME DONATIONS.

    A relief fond has been started in Sydney in aid of the sufferers. Some wealthy residents of New South Wales have initiated a movement to raise ...

    Article : 71 words
  33. BATTLE OF MAGERSFONTEIN

    One-third of the British who were wounded at the battle of Magersfontein on December 11 hare recovered, and have rejoined the ranks. ...

    Article : 87 words
  34. CHECKING DISLOYALTY,

    Major-Gemeral Sir W. F. Gataore has taken further steps to prevent the spread of disloyalty in the Orange River districts of Cape Colony . ...

    Article : 66 words
  35. POSITION OF COLENSO.

    Colenso, which is now a centre of interest from & strategical point of view, is the most northerly settlement in the county of Weenen, which lies to the ...

    Article : 360 words
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  37. OCCUPYING THE CRESTS OF HILLS.

    "La France Militaire" condemns the craze that officers have nowadays for occupying the crests of hills. In fact, whenever infantry has to defend a position, or is obliged to ...

    Article : 284 words
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