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  2. THE BOER WAR.

    LONDON, December 17.—Out of 30,000 troops available at Cheveley 12,000 accompanied General Sir Redvers Buller into action on Friday. The British casualties numbered 1087, made up ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  4. FALL IN CONSOLS.

    LONDON, December 17.—Consols have fallen to 100¾. On receipt of the news from South Africa, the markets reacted, then fluctuated, finally rallying, ...

    Article : 35 words
  5. MR. CHAMBERLAIN.

    LONDON, December 17.—Mr. Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, is in Dublin. ...

    Article : 17 words
  6. LORD DURHAM'S CRITICISM

    LONDON, December 17.—Lord Durham, who was formerly a lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards, condemns the tactics pursued by Major-General Sir W. F Gatacre in the present ...

    Article : 58 words
  7. EUROPEAN PRESS OPINION.

    LONDON, December 17.—Discussing the British reverses in South Africa, the German newspapers declare that Great Britain will require ...

    Article : 56 words
  8. SUGGESTED AMERICAN INTERVENTION.

    LONDON, December 17.—Mr. Sulzer, a member of the Democratic party, has introduced in the United States House of Representatives a resolution protesting against "Great Britain's barbarous ...

    Article : 46 words
  9. OPERATIONS AT MODDER RIVER.

    LONDON, December 17, 3.30 p.m.—Lieutenant-General Lord Methuen shelled, the entrenchments and outposts of the Boer position at Modder River for a short time on Friday. ...

    Article : 32 words
  10. A CANADIAN SUGGESTION.

    LONDON, December 17.—Mr. J. J. Magee, Secretary of the Canadian Privy Council, speaking at the general meeting of shareholders of the Bank of Ottawa, said that Canada could afford to ...

    Article : 51 words
  11. NEWS BY MAIL.

    ALBANY (W.A.), Sunday.—The following items are from exchanges by the R.M.S. Cuzco:— The "Daily Mail" says: "The War Office was not in ignorance as to the size of the Boer army. ...

    Article : 344 words
  12. POSITION AT MAFEKING.

    LONDON, December 17, 3.30 p.m.—The Boers attempted to carry Mafeking by assault on the 10th instant, but were repulsed by Colonel BadenPowell's force alter severe fighting. ...

    Article : 32 words
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  14. FIGHTING AT BECHUANA LAND.

    LONDON, December 17, 3.30 p.m.—The loyalists at Kuruman, aided by the Bechuanas, hare repulsed a Boer attack. ...

    Article : 23 words
  15. THE SECOND CONTINGENT.

    Now that it is definitely decided that more Australian troops shall be sent to South Africa, the authorities are taking active steps to expedite the undertaking. Immediately the Premier was made ...

    Article : 1,247 words
  16. DISLOYAL DUTCH

    LONDON, December 17. 3.30 p.m.—Reuter's correspondent states that owing to the spread of the news of the British failure to carry the Boer position at Stormberg, the whole of the northern ...

    Article : 58 words
  17. THE FEELING IN BRITAIN.

    LONDON, December 17.—Amid the depression caused by the news of General Buller's reverse, there is widespread admiration of the heroism of the soldiers, and an universal determination to ...

    Article : 79 words
  18. CABINET MEETING.

    LONDON, December 17.—Speaking at Liverpool last night Mr. Walter H. Long, President of the Board of Agriculture, hinted that at the Cabinet meeting that day the question as to the ...

    Article : 90 words
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  20. THE SEVENTH DIVISION.

    LONDON, December 17, 3.30 p.m.—Major General Charles Tucker, C.B., Commanding a District in Madras, will command the 7th British Division, which is now being mobilised. ...

    Article : 42 words
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