It is officially reported that Johannesburg has been captured. May 30. Field-Marshal Lord Roberts has sent ...
Article : 203 wordsThe proclamation, formally annexing the Orange Free State on behalf of Great Britain, was made by the military governor, Major-General Pretyman, in the ...
Article : 67 wordsMr. Goschen, First Lord of the Admiralty, is amazed that the woodwork of the old battleship, Belle Isle (which was sunk at Selsey Bill, in the English ...
Article : 59 wordsLord Roberts reports having renched Germiston, a suburb of Johannesburg, on Tuesday evening without serious opposition, and that he is in possession of the railway junction connecting ...
Article : 7,354 wordsWriting from Kenhardt to Mr. H. M'Dicken (secretary of the Leichhardt Volunteer Fire Brigade), Driver Thomas Gillard, who is with a section of the New South Wales "A" Battery at that place, says: ...
Article : 198 wordsColonel H. D. Mackenzie, A.A.G., has received a short letter, dated April 8, from Captain T. B. Dibbs, the quartermaster of the Scottish Rifles, who went to South Africa as a special service officer in the ...
Article : 106 wordsIn the voting in the House of Lords on the motion for the second reading of the Marriage with Deceased Wife's Sister Validity Bill, introduced by Lord ...
Article : 94 wordsThousands of uitlanders are registering their names as desirous of returning to Johaanesburg directly military passes are granted. ...
Article : 27 wordsThe following promotions have been made in the New South Wales Mounted Infantry on active service in South Africa:—Private T. W. Donovan (B Company) to be sergeant from February 25, ...
Article : 161 wordsA thousand kits have been provided for prisoners at Pretoria out of the Kipling fund. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe clemency which is now being extended to rebels in Natal and in other parts of South Africa is ontirely provisional. ...
Article : 43 wordsLieutenant-General Sir C. F. Clary's naval guns are bombarding Laing's Nek and Pougwana. The British occupy strong commanding ...
Article : 37 words"The Boxers," a seditious society, are murdering and plundering within 29 miles of Pekin. Japan has landed a force of blue-jackets ...
Article : 127 wordsThe official announcement of the capture of Johannesburg was received on 'Change yesterday with cheers. Otherwise there was no demonstration. ...
Article : 23 wordsThe Nationalists in the French Chamber of Deputies accused the Premier, M. Waldeck-Rousseau, of conniving at the efforts to reopen the Dreyfus case. That ...
Article : 70 wordsThe news of the capture of Johannesburg was quietly received, demonstrations being deterred until the capture of Pretoria is announced. The Town Hall bells were rung, Lord Roberts's health was ...
Article : 83 wordsLieutenant R. Bree, of the Victorian Mounted Rifles, and Sergeant Brock, of the New Zealand Mounted Infantry, have died of enteric fever at Bloemfontein. ...
Article : 125 wordsThe troops under the command of Field-Marshal Lord Roberts have, since crossing the Vaal River, been in light marching order and on half rations. ...
Article : 30 wordsNews of the capture of Johannesburg was the general theme of conversation to-day. Flags were displayed on the public building. ...
Article : 29 wordsTwelve Boers, in attempting to surprise a British patrol near Muller's Pass, in the Drnkensberg, on the Natal frontier, were all either captured or killed. ...
Article : 40 wordsGeneral de Galliffet, the Minister for War, has resigned. He declares that he has taken this step because his health has broken, and that ...
Article : 53 wordsThe Lieutenant-Governor cabled to-day to Lord Roberts:—"Heartiest congratulations from Victoria, and myself on your magnificently sustained strategy and triumphant entry into Johannesburg. ...
Article : 68 wordsPresident Kruger is urging the burghers to avert God's wrath by abandoning the loot which they have obtained, and by observing two days for humiliation and ...
Article : 60 wordsA column commanded by LieutenantColonel J. Willcocks is marching to the relief of Kumasi, which is besieged by the Ashanti tribesmen. ...
Article : 70 wordsRefugees report that a general looting of the private houses of Johannesburg has taken place. Sanitation has been completely ...
Article : 36 wordsThere are great rejoicings in the city at the news of the capture of Johannesburg. Flags were hoisted, the bells were rung, and the shipping was decorated with bunting. ...
Article : 35 wordsSir Robert Peel has been committed for trial on a charge of libelling Mr. Von der Haydt, the husband of his sister, and a trustee of the Peel Estate. ...
Article : 74 wordsWe received the official notification of the cap ture of Johannesburg yesterday morning. That referred to the occupation of Germiston, a suburb of the gold city. Lord Roberts arrived ...
Article : 2,645 wordsA loyal demonstration was made to-day on the receipt of the news of the capture of Johannesburg. Almost as if by migic the town was ablaze with bunting, crowds througing the streets. At the post ...
Article : 112 wordsAt the Queen's Birthday banquet held at Mafeking, Major-General BadenPowell declared that Lieutenant-Colonel B. T. Mahon's march to the relief of ...
Article : 60 wordsThe Morquis of Salisbury, speaking at a dinner of City Conservatives last night, paraphrased his speech delivered at the Guild Hall on November 9, when he ...
Article : 284 wordsThe American military attaches at Pekin, the capital of China, have been sent to Tokio, capital of Japan. This step is construed to have been taken in expectation ...
Article : 43 wordsThe news of the capture of Johannesburg was received with great rejoicings in Perth, especially on the Stock Exchange, where an enthusiastic demonstration was made. ...
Article : 36 wordsThe barque Kate Talham, from Napier to Sydney, has put in here through stress of weather. ...
Article : 20 wordsNews of the capture of Johanesburg spread very quickly through the town this morning. Bunting was displayed ou the prominent buildings, and at the mines. ...
Article : 289 wordsSir Samuel Griffith was interviewed to-night with a view of ascertaining his opinions on the full text of the amended clase is the Commontwealth Bill, is called by Mr. Dickson to the Premier. ...
Article : 454 wordsDuring the eclipse of the sun on Monday the position of the green ray was determined and was measured for the first time. ...
Article : 106 wordsTwenty-five Belgian engineers, who were surrounded on a hill near Pekin by "The Boxers," were rescued by the French and German party which marched ...
Article : 39 wordsAt yesterday's meeting of the City Council the Mayor reported that be had despatched cable messages to Mr. Chamberlain, Lord Roberts, and Major-General Baden-Powell congratulating them an the ...
Article : 55 wordsThe Nationalist organs of Paris receive the appointment of General Andre to the office of Minister for War very coldly. ...
Article : 28 wordsNursing Sister Marian P. Martia, of the New South Wales Army Reserve, writing from Bloemfontein on April 28, says:—"Thousands and thousands of soldiers go past every day. (Just ...
Article : 613 wordsMr. Henry Copeland, the Agent-General for New South Wales, was present at the levee hoed yesterday in celebration of the Queen's birthday. ...
Article : 32 wordsA nugget weighing 77lb. has been discovered at Klondyke. ...
Article : 16 wordsThe Ullited Slates Prize Court has allotted Admiral Dewey £40,000 prize money as his share of the value of the vessels taken in the defeat of the Spanish ...
Article : 40 wordsAt the Epsom Summer Meeting to-day the contest for the classic event resulted as under:— The Derby Stakes of 6000 sovs., by ...
Article : 139 wordsThe Government will proclaim a public holiday on the declaration of peace in South Africa, which is expected to ensue soon after the fall of Pretoria. LACNGESTON, Wednesday. ...
Article : 118 wordsMr. Borchgrevinek, the Antarctic explorer, has arrived in London from Hobart, where he left the Southern Cross, his exploring steamar. ...
Article : 26 words{No abstract available}
Detailed lists, results, guides : 134 wordsThe Manly Fire Brigade held a successful demonstration on Manly Park last evening to commemorate the relief of Mafeking. The local bridge, together with the bridge of North Botany, headed by the ...
Article : 210 wordsThe British have occupied Zeerust, 40 miles north-east of Mafeking. A large force is marching to Lichtenburg, about the same distance ...
Article : 35 wordsConsols are quoted at 101?. a rise of since Friday. ...
Article : 14 wordsAt the sales of Australian tallow to-day 574 casks were offered, of whioh 10 were sold. Nominally there was a decline of 6d on last week's rates. Mutton, fine, ...
Article : 55 wordsBar silver is quoted to-day at 2s 3 9-16d per ounce standard. ...
Article : 17 wordsMr. G. Wyndham, Under-Secretary of State for War, stated, in reply to a question in the House of Commons this evening, that the British troops serving ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 59 wordsSt. George, [?] 600 tons, [?]rom Richmond River. ...
Article : 12 wordsAt a largely attended public meeting last night [?] was decided to erect a permanent memorial of the defence of Mafeking. Ladysmith, and Kimberley, with on additional inscroption recording the names ...
Article : 77 wordsPlease choose from the following download options:
Share this item on:
Print page as...
Testing
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 31 May 1900, Page 7
It's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
With your Trove account you can: