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  2. CABLEGRAMS.

    Mr, George Wyndham, Under-Secretary for war, speaking in the House of Commons, stated that 12,000 cavalry remounts bad been despatched to ...

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  4. CABLEGRAMS.

    Mr. Chamberlain in speaking on the Boer threats which have been made of wrecking the mines and the city of Johannesberg, said that ...

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  5. THE WAR.

    The following cable reached us yesterday about 2.80 p.m.:—“Lord Roberts occupied Bloemfontein, and received a welcome.” ...

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  6. CABLEGRAMS.

    Five transports have been selected convey General Cronje and his co-prisoners to St. Helena. H.M. 1st class cruiser Niobe will escort the ...

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  7. THE DESTRUCTION OF JOHAN NESBURG.

    Persistent statements are being made at Delagoa Bay that tho Boers have made great preparations for the destruction of the city of Johannesburg. ...

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  8. Baden-Powell Warns Snyman.

    Colonel Baden-Powell, at Mafeking, has warned General Snyman, the Boer officer conducting the seige, that unless he ceases to use native soldiery ...

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  9. Daring Act by British Officers.

    A number of British officers in the face of enemy daringly removed, the wire connections with the mines laid the Boers for tube destruction of ...

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  10. The War Loan.

    Applications for Sir Michael Hicks-Beach’s war loan amounted to £500, 000,000. ...

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  11. THE QUEEN’S VISIT TO IRELAND.

    Her Majesty the Queen will leave for Ireland on April 4th. ...

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  12. MAFEKING’S COMMISSARIAT OFFICERS DISGRACED.

    Sergeant-Major Looney, Colonel Baden- Powell’s commissariat office at Mafeking, has been, publicly degraded and sentenced to live years’ ...

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  13. NUGGETS,

    The announcement that the Minister Defence in Victoria will encourage the the formation of rifle clubs bas lead to a great increase of activity amongst. rifle ...

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  14. March to Bloemfontein.

    During the march of 16 miles on Bloemfontein the pipers of the Highland Brigade, under Major General Hector MacDonald, played ...

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  15. BOERS ENTRENCHED AT BIG-GARSBERG.

    The Boers are said to be strongly entrenched at the junction of the Drakensberg and Biggarsberg ranges. ...

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  16. THE BOERS MOVE NORTH.

    After the battle at Driefonteir, President Steyn lead the Boers northwards towards Wynburg. ...

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  17. Bombardment at Orange River.

    The British with 28 guns are now actively born barding the Boas positions across the river at Norvals Pont. ...

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  18. REBEL MOVEMENT COLLAPSING.

    The rebel movement in the Herschel district near Basutoland is collapsing. ...

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  19. Methuen at Boshof.

    General Lord Methuen at Boshof, a town in the Orange Free State about 40 miles from Kimberley, has se zed a number of Boer guns and 70,000 ...

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  20. REPAIRING THE KIMBERLEY RAILWAY LINE.

    The railway oil the north of Kimberley has been repaired and is now working for a distance of thirty miles. ...

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  21. THE WAR LOAN BILL.

    The second reading of the War Loan Bill has been carried in the House of Commons by 268 to 21 votes. ...

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  22. BURGHERS’ WIVES ANXIOUS.

    The wives of the burghers of the Orange Free State are now extremely anxious for their husbands to return home. ...

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  23. MESSAGE FROM LORD ROBERTS.

    Lord Roberts telegraphed on the 13th that:— “By the help of God, the bravery of Her Majesty's soldiers, I have taken possession of Bloemfontein and our flag now waves over the Presidency, vacated by M. T. Steyn, late President of the Orange Free State. ...

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  24. Boer Prisoners At Simons Town.

    The Boer prisoners at Simon’s town, had messages conveyed to them containing plots for their escape, by means cunningly, devised receptacles in ...

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  25. BOERS RETREATING TO ZEERUST.

    The Boers from Lobatsi, the town recently occupied by Colonel Plumer, have retreated to Zeerust. [Zeerust is a town in the ...

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  26. Tribute to the British Infantry.

    General Gourko, a Russian ttache to the Transvaal forces has cabled to the Czar, that he is perfectly amazed the energy and endurance of the ...

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  27. The Garrison at Mafeking.

    The garrison at Mafeking is now living on bread made from horses forage. The water has been polluted by the Boers, and typhoid and diphtheria are ...

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  28. The Surrender of Bloem-fontein.

    Her Majesty the Queen was overjoyed on the receipt of the news of surrender of Bloemfontein, and the intelligence to be published ...

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  29. DEATH OF CORPORAL HENS-MAN.

    Corporal Hensman, who was badly wounded at some time back has succumbed to his wounds. ...

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  30. REJOICING AT CAPETOWN.

    There has been great rejoicing at Capetown over the occupation of Bloemfontein. Peals of bells rang out and large ...

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  31. FIGHTING IN THE HILLS AROUND BLOEMFONTEIN.

    Major-General French experienced considerable opposition in occuping the hills around Bloemfontein. Lard Roberts has despatched the 3rd ...

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  32. Suggestion by Victorian Agent-General.

    Sir Andrew Clark, the Victorian Agent-General, has unofficially suggested to the British Government the desirability of selecting. intelligent ...

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  33. RECEPTION OF THE BOER PRESIDENT’S PEACE PROPOSALS.

    The joint proposals of Presidents Kruger and Steyn regarding peace were cheered by the Irish Home Rulers when read in the House of ...

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  34. STEYN AT KROONSTAD.

    M.I. Steyn, late President of the Orange Free. State bas withdrawn to Kroonstad. ...

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  35. THE BUUDESRATH INCIDENT.

    A Blue Book dealing with the seizure of the German steamer Burdes-zath at Delagoa Bay, has been issued. Lord Salisbury blames Count Von ...

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  36. French Compels the Surrender of Bloemfontein.

    Major General French, the officer who has distinguished himself' so brilliantly during the South. African, campaign, compelled the surrender of ...

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  37. Movements of the Troops

    The Cheshire Yeomanry and the Canadians have proceeded to Prieska, and the West Australians have returned to Victoria West. ...

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  38. THE ELANDS LAAGTE COLLIERY FIRES

    The Elands Laagte Collieries, which were maliciously fired by the Boers when retreating from Ladysmith will soon be reopened, as the coolies ...

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  39. British Movements

    The British troops have now occupied Bosh of, Barkly East and Aliwal North. Colonel Brabant has entered the ...

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  40. A CANTING HYPOCRITICAL INSOLENT MESSAGE.

    The general verdict in Great Britain regarding the President’s despatch to Lord Salisbury is that it is canting, hypocritical and insolent. ...

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  41. THE AUSTRALIAN WAR FUND IN LONDON.

    The Daily Telegraph devotes the proceeds of the sale of photogravures of Raphael Tuck’s “Sons of the Empire” to the Australian local war ...

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  42. Late War Cables.

    Major General Warren’s division, which had been embarked for Cape Town, has been re-called and ordered to re-join General Buller. ...

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  43. AUSTRALIANS AT NORVALS PONT.

    Captain Rankin, second officer of the Queensland Mounted Rifles, bas been appointed to the command of the Australian force at Norvals Pont. ...

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  45. HINDLIP’S OFFER ACCEPTED

    The offer of a maxim gun recently made to the War Office by Lord Hindlip, has been accepted. ...

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  46. MAFEKING MAKES A DYNAMITE GUN.

    Colonel Baden Powell’s engineers have constructed a now dynamite gun with an 1800 range. ...

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  47. THE PEACE PROPOSALS AND FOREIGN INTERVENTION.

    M. Delcasae, the French Minister of War, bas stated in the Chamber of Deputies that Lord Salisbury’s reply to Presidents Kruger and Steyn ...

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  48. The Presidents’ Peace Proposals.

    Lord Salisbury, in the House of Lords, and Mr A. J. Balfour, in the House of Commons, read telegrams from Presidents Kroger and Steyn ...

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  49. PRESIDENT KRUGER TELE GRAPHS TO NEW YORK.

    President Kruger has telegraphed to New York newspapers as follows:— “The burghers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State have determined to ...

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  50. DORDRECHT REBELS SURRENDER.

    Two hundred and sixty of tho Dordrecht rebels have surrendered. Many the arms they carried were marked “Transvaal.” ...

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  51. CAPTURE OF ROLLING STOCK.

    Eight engines and a large quantity rolling stock has been captured at Bloemfontein. ...

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  52. BALFOUR AND AMERICAN INTERVENTION.

    Mr. A. J. Balfour, speaking in the House of Commons, said that America in response to the Presidents appeal had offered Great Britain friendly aid ...

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  53. FREESTATERS AND TRANSVAALERS.

    The breach between the Transvaal and Orange Free State burghers is widening considerably. ...

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  54. Feeling on the Continent

    The Daily Telegraph has published news cabled from its correspondents all the European capitals that the Boers have been recommended to conclude ...

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  55. GATACRE AND CLEMENTS JUNCTIONING.

    Major-General Clements’ patrols have Joined hands with Major-General [?] ...

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