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  2. WELL-MERITED PUNISHMENT.

    Lord Roberts has taken strong measures against Pretoria residents who have been guilty of treasonable practices. ...

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  3. THE DEFENCE OF SHANGHAI.

    The British authorities have taken an important step for the defence of the foreign settlement at Shanghai. Several guns from H.M.S. Terrible, ...

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  4. THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.

    Lord Roberts reports that the total number of prisoners who surrendered to Sir Archibald Hunter in the Orange River Colony, has now readied 3348. ...

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  5. REPORT FROM LORD ROBERTS.

    Lord Roberts reports that there are indications that General Carrington has relieved an outpost of General Baden-Powell on the Eland's River, ...

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  6. EAST OF JOHANNESBURG.

    Great activity is again being shown by the Boers in the immediate neighborhood of Johannesburg. It is reported from there that the ...

    Article : 70 words
  7. H.M.S. LIZARD.

    The gunboat Lizard, 715 tons, six guns, Lieut-Commander John C. Watson, one of the vessels of the Australian squadron, has arrived at Hong Kong. ...

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  8. BOER TREACHERY.

    An instance of Boer treachery reported from Frederickstad, north of Potebofstroom. which is now held by General Smith Dorian's brigade. ...

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  9. BRITAIN'S POLICY.

    An important announcement was made last night in the House of Commons, in Committee of Supply, by Mr Bredrick, the Under Secretary for ...

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  10. SIR REDVERS BULLER.

    Sir Redvers Buller, who is leading a column northwards through the Transvaal from the Natal border, has made considerable progress. ...

    Article : 93 words
  11. ELAND'S RIVER GARRISON

    The British garrison at Eland's River holding the line of defences between Rustendurg and Zeerust, were attacked by a force of Boers on the 4th inst. ...

    Article : 96 words
  12. IN THE EAST.

    The rapid advance of Lord Roberts to the eastward, and the evident inability of General Louis Botha to make any effective resistance to his progress. ...

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  13. RAILWAY DESTROYERS.

    Ba[?]ds of main riders are striving by means of detonators and dynamite to blow by the railway line north [?]rooms[?] ...

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  14. CAPTURE OF THE GARRISON FEARED.

    A despatch received today from Lord Roberts stales that he has reason to fear that the garrison on the Elands River, about 30 miles north of Rustenburg, has ...

    Article : 188 words
  15. OLIVIER REFUSES TO SURRENDER

    It is reported officially that Commandant Olivier, who was with General Prinsloo's force prior to its capture, does not consider himself to be bound ...

    Article : 125 words
  16. SUPPORTING THE BOXERS.

    A noteworthy discovery has been made at Tientsin, by Captain Winga[?]e. of the Royal Chinese Artillery, of Wei-hai-Wei. ...

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  17. THE TRANSVAAL.

    General Ian Hamilton's column, which formed part of the force engaged in driving the Boers eastward, has been recalled from Middleburg, and has passed ...

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  18. THE GERMAN CONTINGENT.

    As was the case in France, where the number of volunteers for active service in China was so great as to almost embarrass the Government, an immense ...

    Article : 72 words
  19. A BRIDGE EXPLOSION.

    A Reuters message from Delagoa Bay announced some little time ago that the Malesene Bridge, near Heeler Spruit, 40 miles West of the Portuguese ...

    Article : 194 words
  20. BADEN-POWELL HARD PRESSED.

    General Ian Hamilton's Brigade has received orders to march at once on Rustenberg, and raise the siege, as it is known that Major-General ...

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  21. ESCAPE PREVENTED.

    General Downing has occupied Harrismith, and has thus effectively blocked the road for Olivier's escape into the Drakensberg ranges. ...

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  22. TWO SCOUTS SHOT.

    Two of the scouts attached to the Rhodesian field force under Sir Frederick Carrington now operating towards Rustenburg, have been captured ...

    Article : 61 words
  23. THE GERMAN TROOPS.

    The German military authorities have decided that the troops sent to China shall be dressed in khaki, and shall wear soft felt hats, similar to those ...

    Article : 45 words
  24. THE RELIEF OF RUSTENBURG.

    It is officially reported that General Ian Hamilton, who is fighting his way to Rusteuburg. has ejected the Boers from Magalies Berg, to the north of the ...

    Article : 118 words
  25. OPERATIONS AGAINST DE WET.

    The divisions under Generals Broadwood and Ridley are now gradually tightening the cordon of British troops by which General De Wet's commandos ...

    Article : 71 words
  26. PRETORIA AND JOHANNESBURG.

    The Boers have again been [?] gross treachery, the includ[?] in two of the British being [?] A party if Beers at Water[?] ...

    Article : 140 words
  27. ARRIVALS OF FOREIGN TROOPS.

    Of the foreign troops already in China the French force numbers 2600. It is announced that 6500 more are to arrive tomorrow (the 9th inst), and ...

    Article : 85 words
  28. KITCHENER REINFORCED.

    The forces under Lord Kitchener, operating against the Boers under General De Wet, at the Rhenoster River, have been reinforced by a body of ...

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  29. BRITISH PRISONERS.

    Mr George Wyndham, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for War. yesterday referred in the House of Commons to the condition of the British ...

    Article : 104 words
  30. EXPANSIVE BULLETS

    It has been reported that seventeen of the prisoners who were captured by General Ian Hamilton, at Magliesburg, about 25 miles to the eastward of ...

    Article : 109 words
  31. A TRAIN BURNT.

    Another raid bas been made by the Free Staters on the railway at Honning Spruit, north of Kroonstad. The Boers tore up the rails, causing a ...

    Article : 93 words
  32. CHINESE REFUGEES.

    It is reported that 6000 refugees from Harbin [?] and elsewhere in the district through which runs the Eastern Chinese railway, have arrived at ...

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  33. A SURPRISE ATTACK.

    A smart piece of work has been performed by Colonel Gough with 500 mounted troops on the Klip River, south-east of Heidelberg. ...

    Article : 83 words
  34. THE BRITISH PRISONERS.

    Reports received from South Africa show that, there are now 1800 British prisoners at Nooitgedacht, 178 miles east of Pretoria, who are said to be ...

    Article : 38 words
  35. NO ARMS FOR CHINA.

    In pursuance of the suggestion lately made by Lord Salisbury and accepted by the European powers and America, the British Government has issued a ...

    Article : 51 words
  36. THE PARTY PURSUED.

    The Boers who wrecked the train which was proceeding from [?]tein to Pretoria, near Honing's Spruit, between Kroonstadt and the Vaal River. ...

    Article : 78 words
  37. STUBBORN RESISTANCE.

    General De la Rey is retiring from the hills near Rustenberg, before the forces of General Ian Hamilton, after a stub born attempt to hold his position. ...

    Article : 57 words
  38. A DOUBLE REQUEST BY BOTHA.

    General Botha, who is in command of The Boars in the eastern portion of the Transvaal has asked for confirmation of the news of the surrender of General ...

    Article : 50 words
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