The Household Cavalry have occupied Ventersburg, north of Zand River. ...
Article : 37 wordsA blue bock on the Commonwealth Bill has been issued. ...
Article : 20 wordsThe Queen has instituted a Kaisar-i-Hind medal, which is intended for Indian natives for tendering meritorious services to the public. ...
Article : 31 wordsJefferies boat Corbett at New York in the twenty-third round. ...
Article : 17 wordsGeneral Buller is advancing to Helpmakoor, five miles north of Pomnoy. He bad a smart skirmish with the outposts. ...
Article : 24 wordsThe eruption of Vesuvius has ceased. The cause of the sudden inactivity was owing to the Cone mountain falling into the crater and being completely engulfed. ...
Article : 28 wordsPreparations are being made at Dijatalawo, Ceylon, for the reception of 6000 Boer prisoners. ...
Article : 15 wordsGeneral Botha commanded 6000 Boers, with twelve guns, at the Zand River. Eight-commandants were present, including De Wet and De la Rey. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 14 wordsFurther information in connection with the capture of Kroonstad shows that Lord Roberts's bodyguard of colonial troops were the first in the town. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 51 wordsTwo bodies were found under the wreckage of the Sierra Nevada, which was strewn on the beach. THE CHIEF COMMISSIONERSHIP. ...
Article : 307 wordsThe Times correspondent states that the enemy held an impossible position partially covering the Zand River. General Tueker shelled them from our main position, and ...
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Advertising : 2,020 wordsMajor Broad wood, who was hotly pursuing a convoy last Thursday, overtook a part of it a Point south-east of Vendershurg, with the result that several waggons were captured. ...
Article : 95 wordsIt is officially reported that Lord Roberts emered Kroonstad unopposed yesterday. Mr. Steyn fled with the prisoners at night. He vainly endeavoured to persnade the ...
Article : 62 wordsGeneral Hutton's colonial brigade took 100 prisoners during the march on kroonstad. ...
Article : 15 wordsLord Roberts's entry was most impressive. The scene was a duplicate of Buller's entry into Ladysmith. Mrs. Lockhead, an American wife of a Scotsman, hoisted the Union Jack on ...
Article : 82 wordsSir John Madden has received a cable stating that Captain Edwards and fourteen wounded Victorians are returning by the Moravian. ...
Article : 47 wordsWe do not any way identify ourselves with, the opinions of our correspondents. We throw our "original correspondence" column open to any bona fide person fide person who wishes to ...
Article : 61 wordsGeneral French on Friday seized a drift on the Vaal River, but was too late to prevent the Boers' retreat by cutting the railway line to the north-east, as the Boers had already gone ...
Article : 169 wordsSIR,--There is no truth whatsoever in the secretary's (Mr. Wigging's) statements as reported in your Thursday's issue, that I refused to attend the house committee, and was also ...
Article : 506 wordsA woman suspected of suffering from bubonic plague has died at Geelong. It is uncertain whether she died from plague or not. ...
Article : 94 wordsGenerals Rundle and Brabant, operating in the Thaba Nchu district, have captured vast supplies of stores and grain with 50 prisoners, including a brother of Steyn. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 115 wordsIn consequence of an attempt to re-occupy the Thaba Nchn district Generals Brabant and Rundle have been ordered to frustrate the enemy's plans. This is now accomplished ...
Article : 118 wordsMr. W. P. Best, of this town gave an excellent entertainment in the mechanics' hall on Wednesday night. The programme consisted of selections from the phonograph ...
Article : 140 wordsAdvices from Pretoria state that the British column underunder General Hunter, with 3000 men and six guns are advancing along the railway by forced marches night and day. They ...
Article : 57 wordsSIR,--Now that the present war has turned the thoughts of us all to military matters, it [?]ms to [?] fitting time to draw the attention of the Hamilton people to the local ...
Article : 268 wordsThe Daily Mail correspondent with the Mafeking relief column states that they are now beyond Vryburg. ...
Article : 18 wordsKruger, in an impassioned speech in the Volksraad, appealed to God to strong then their right. He said that he possessed [?]mentary proof of a devilish conspiracy by Britain to ...
Article : 33 wordsAt a meeting held in their [?] declared in favour of [?] complained that while the [?]to make a [?] ...
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Hamilton Spectator (Vic. : 1870 - 1918), Tue 15 May 1900, Page 3
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