A repart has been received that a British force under Colonel Lukin on Sunday last surprised Commandant Latigan's laager, capturing ten Boers, seventy rifles, several ...
Article : 65 wordsA long list of honours and promotions in connection with the recent operations in China is published in the "London Gazette." ...
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Article : 67 wordsThe sittings of the[?] British Congress on Tuberculosis were continued in London yesterday. During the course of the proceedings, Professor Robert Koch, who ...
Article : 154 wordsThe colonial rebel, Petrus Klopper, has been hanged at Burghersdorp, and Klossen, the Somerset East rebel and murderer, has been sentenced to be hanged. ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Fri 26 Jul 1901, Page 5
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