Sir Afred Milner has replied to the telegram sent to him a few days ago by our Lieut Governor, asking him to clear up some doubts by some of the names in the casualty list of Victorians. ...
Article : 169 wordsLatest despatches from Lord Roberts, the British Commander-in-Chief in South Africa, who was reported this morning to have advanced his headquarters to Paardeberg, 30 miles ...
Article : 212 wordsGeneral Buller reports that ton Wednesday he crossed the pontoon bridge, and drown the enemy's rearguard from the position, the naval 12-pounder, worked by the sailors, silencing the ...
Article : 99 wordsIt is announced that Mr George Musgrove and Miss Nellie Stewart will return to Melbourne in September next, and that Miss Nellie Stewart will take a leading part in the next Christmas ...
Article : 44 wordsMr. William Mulcock, Postmaster-General of Canada, declares that, if the Australian Government's concessions to the Eastern Extension Company, the success of the Pacific Cable ...
Article : 51 wordsDr Leyds, the Transvaal agent in Europe, declares that General Joubert, finding his position untenable, has ordered the Boers in Natal to concentrate in the Free State. ...
Article : 41 wordsThere are many evidence of the siege of Ladysmith being raised, and there is a panic amongst the Bpers' laagers on the Tugela, and quantities of stores. ammunition, blankets. ...
Article : 124 wordsThe military enthusiasm in New Zealand continues unabated. Volunteers to serve in South Africa are numerous. and the money to mount and equip them is being freely offered. The ...
Article : 414 wordsIn the Canadian House of Commons yesterday Sir Wilfred Laurier, Premier, in announcing that 20 Canadians were killed, and 69 wounded, at Koodoosrand, said "That Canada was cheered. ...
Article : 102 wordsBrief reports are to hand of a severe engagement which has taken place near Paardeberg. The columns under the command of Lord Kitchener, General Kelly-Kenny and General ...
Article : 83 wordsLatest news regarding General Cronje's retreat states that the Boer forces subdivided, and traversed the Modder in separate groups. The most severe encounters were at the laager ...
Article : 35 wordsLord Roberts reports that the officers casualties on Sunday night were Colonel Oldworth and 8 others killed, and 39 wounded, including General Hector MacDonald, commanding the ...
Article : 64 wordsMany of the Boers recently taken prisoners complain that whilst at Magersfontein General Cronje deceived them with fictitious stories of disasters which had befallen the British army ...
Article : 46 wordsNews is to hand of a determined attack by the Boers at Naauwpoort, in Cape Colony, some distance south of Arundel, the assault being gallantly repulsed by a force of Australian ...
Article : 224 wordsThe Free State General, Dewet, claims that he stormed several kopjes between Koodoosrand and Paardeberg, and the British evacuated the positions, leaving their dead and wounded ...
Article : 43 wordsThe Waiwera, with the New Zealand second contingent on board, has arrived at Durban. ...
Article : 23 wordsTrooper Patterson, of the New Zealand contingent died of enteric fever at Rondebasch, Lieutenant Neave, a New Zealand officer attached to the Yorkshire Regiment, was killed at ...
Article : 44 wordsLadysmith has been relieved by Sir Redvers Buller. ...
Article : 24 wordsMr. John Mathias, a well-known stock dealer of Pulaski, Ky, says: "After suffering for over a week with flux, and my physician having failed to relieve me, I was advised to try ...
Article : 73 wordsMany of the residents of Kimberley tell harrowing stories of the privations endured during the past few weeks. Owing to the severity of the bombardment the ...
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Mount Alexander Mail (Vic. : 1854 - 1917), Fri 23 Feb 1900, Page 3
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