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  2. FRAUDS IN ISLE OF MAN.

    A great sensation has been caused by [?]igantic frands that have come to light in [?]onnection with Dumbell's Banking Com[?]ng Limited, the Isle of Man banking ...

    Article : 128 words
  3. THE WAR.

    Official despatches have been, received by the War Office from Lord Roberts, giving dutaits of victory on June 12, and the subsequent rout of the enemy's rear-guard. ...

    Article : 365 words
  4. PRISONERS AT NOO[?]TGEDACHT.

    There are 900 British prisoners at Nooitgedocht, in the Elands Valley, who are being fed by the Boers on meal[?]ce (Indian corn), while their clothes are in rags. The ...

    Article : 47 words
  5. ARMING RELEASED PRISONERS.

    The British prisoners released at Pretoria number 148 officers and 3,039 men. two thousand of these are being armed with Mauser rifles. ...

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  6. KITCHENNER'S NARROW ESCAPE.

    Lord Kitchene[?], who is suporintending the safety of Lord Roberts's communications in the Orange River Colony had a very narrow escape from cpature on ...

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  7. A PROGRESSIVE CABINET FORMED.

    Sir Gorden Sprigg, who was called upon by Sir Alfred Milner, Governor of the Cape Colony, and Her Majesty's High Commissioner in South Africa, to succeed Mr. ...

    Article : 175 words
  8. JOHANNESBURG AND PRETORIA.

    Good order is reported to prevail at Pretoria, where everything is quiet. In Johannesburg the shops are open, and the market, is daily becoming more ...

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  9. KRUGERSDORP OCCUPIED.

    Sir Archibald Hunter reports that he has pccupied Krugersdorp, an important mining town, 16 miles west of Johannesburg, and the key of the West Rand district. ...

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  10. AN EXPRESS IN COLLISION.

    A serious railway accident occurred on June 16 in connection with the race meeting at Windsor. An express train going to Plymouth ...

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  11. RUNDLE'S PREPARATIONS.

    A strenuous endeavour is now being made by the Boers on the Basutoland bor[?] to break through the cordon [?] Sir Leslie Rundle has [?] ...

    Article : 58 words
  12. RAPID MARCHING.

    Lord Roberts praises the marching of General Ian Hamilton's column, which covered 400 miles in 45 days, with 10 days' halts. During the march they had 28 ...

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  13. EERSTE FABRIEKEN BATTLE.

    Details of the battle fought at Eerste Fabrie) [?] the 11th and 12th insts. show [?] splendid generalship was displayed by Lord Roberts, and that a very severe ...

    Article : 101 words
  14. BOERS ATTACK A CONVOY.

    General De Wet, the Free State commander, made an attempt on Tuesday last to block the progress of a large convoy which was proceeding to Heilbron, 55 miles ...

    Article : 59 words
  15. SOLDIERS TO SETTLE ON THE LAND.

    For some time past the subject has been much discussed of settling the reservists now serving in South Africa upon.the land when the war is ove, and a committee was ...

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  16. SAREL ELOFF.

    Sarel Eloff, President Kruger's grandson, who was captured at Mafeking on May 13 by General Baden-Powell, and who was subsequently lodged ih the Kimberley Gaol, ...

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  17. BIG JEWEL ROBBERY.

    Jewels worth £10,000 have been stolen [?]rom the bedroom of the Princess Radzi[?]will. of Lithuania (Western Russia), at the [?]Carlton Hotel in London. ...

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  18. NATAL.

    Several Natal rebels who have been convicted of taking up arms against the British troops, and who took part in the fighting at Spion Kop, have received ...

    Article : 52 words
  19. AUSTRALIAN HORSES.

    Sir F. Forestier-Walker states that the Australian horses are the best for calvalry purposes, the English horses ranking second, and the Argentine horses third. For ...

    Article : 94 words
  20. CHINESE IN CANADA.

    Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Premier of Canada, proposes to increase the poll-tax on Chinese immigrants to 100 dollars [?]n head. ...

    Article : 71 words
  21. GENERAL NOTES.

    Private Smith, of the Queensland Mounted Infantry, was reported missing at Kroonstad on June 5. The death is reported of Private H. E. ...

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  22. NATAL VOLUNTEERS RELEASED.

    Many of the Natal Volunteers who have been serving under Sir Redvers Buller have been released and allowed to return to their homes. ...

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  23. DEATH OF A BOURBON PRINCE.

    The death is announced, in his 82nd year, of tie Prince de Joinville, third son of Louis Philippe, King of the French. The Prince de Joinville was a naval ...

    Article : 188 words
  24. QUEENSLAND DETACHMENT.

    The Manchester Port, which left Brisbane on May 18 with the Queensland detachment of the Australian Imperial Regiment, has arrived, at Beira. ...

    Article : 82 words
  25. ROUT OF BOER REAR-GUARD.

    Lord Roberts reports that General Louis Botha retreated upon Middleburg, 95 miles east of Pretoria and 61 miles west of Machadodorp, where President Kruger ...

    Article : 99 words
  26. WAKKERSTROOM OCCUPIED.

    Reports received from Natal state that General Hildyard has occupied Wakkerstroom, an important Transvaal town, 30 iniles of Charlestown. ...

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  27. BOERS ISSUING PAPER MONEY.

    Paper money is being manufactured by President Kruger's orders, while the gold taken from Pretoria, which was reported to amount in value to £2,000,000, is being ...

    Article : 39 words
  28. AFTER SEVENTEEN YEARS.

    Seventeen years ago on the 24th of last month, upon the occasion of an entertainment, a jewellery robbery, to the value of close upon £600, took ...

    Article : 121 words
  29. RAILWAY TUNNEL REOPENED.

    The Laing's Nek railway tunnel, which Sir Redvers Buller recaptured from the Boers, has been opened for traffic. The tunnel is situated at the boundary ...

    Article : 62 words
  30. MISTAKE CORRECTED.

    It appears that a mistake was recently made in reporting the death of Captain R. R. Thompson, adjutant of the Australian Horse (the New South Wales corps). ...

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  31. AUSTRALIANS COMMENDED.

    The New South Wales Lancers, under Major G. L. Lee, and the West Australian troops, under Major Moore, greatly distinguished themselves by the part they took ...

    Article : 41 words
  32. A TASMANIAN RAILWAY.

    The Great Western Railway Company, which has been formed in London for the construction of the Great Western Railway in Tasmania, has informed Sir Philip ...

    Article : 123 words
  33. BULLER'S ADVANCE.

    Sir Redvers Buller, continuing his general forward movement, has reached Zandspruit. He is hopeful, in conjunction with Sir Archibald Hunter, who is advancing ...

    Article : 47 words
  34. KRUGER'S RAILWAY RESIDENCE.

    President Kruger, whose headquarters are at Machadodorp, 156 miles east of Pretoria, on the Delagoa Bay railway, eats and sleeps in the railway car in which he ...

    Article : 88 words
  35. GRATUITY TO COLONIAL TROOPS.

    An army order which has been issued announces that a special gratuity is to be given to the members of the Australasian and Canadian contingents now serving in ...

    Article : 76 words
  36. ORANGE RIVER COLONY.

    With a view to isolating the Free Staters and preventing them from crossing into the Transvaal, Lord Roberts has ordered Sir Redvers Buller to proceed with a strong ...

    Article : 77 words
  37. BRITISH PRISONERS SUFFERING.

    Very sad news has been received with regard to the 900 British prisoners who were sent by the Boers to Nooitgedacht, just before Lord Roberts captured Pretoria. ...

    Article : 73 words
  38. OBITUARY.

    Lord Loch, who was Governor of Victoria from 1884 to 1889, died in England on June 20, aged 73. He was the son of James, Loch, M.P. for Wick, Scotland. In 1860, he was ...

    Article : 136 words
  39. RAID BY FREE STATERS.

    While the railway pioneers, under Major J. E. Capper, of the Royal Engineers, were engaged in repairing the bridge at the Zand River railway station, south of Kroonstad, ...

    Article : 182 words
  40. BANK GOLD COMMANDEERED.

    As the Ermelo branch of the National Bank refused to accept £6.000 worth of the new paper money now being issued by President Kruger from his saloon car on ...

    Article : 95 words
  41. EARL OF AIRLIE'S DEATH.

    Details of the battle of Eerste Fabrieken, fought on the 11th inst., show that Colonel the Earl of Airlie, of the 12th Lancers, who was killed in the battle, died a gallant ...

    Article : 67 words
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  43. STEYN DEFIANT.

    A proclamation, full of defiance, was issued on June 11 to the Free Staters by Mr. Steyn, their ex-President. Mr. Steyn maintained in his ...

    Article : 44 words
  44. OFFER TO KRUGER.

    Lord Roberts is stated to have sent a message to President Kruger, by the hands di Judge Vanleenwen, assuring him that if he surrondered he would not be sent into ...

    Article : 74 words
  45. THE CAPTURED REGIMENT.

    The 700 men of the [?]th (Mi[?]tia) [?]aztalion of the Derbyshire Regiment, who were captured at Rood[?], [?] miles north of Kronstad, on Thursday, June 7, have ...

    Article : 69 words
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