The s. Kumara, from Capetown, reached Hobart at midnight. Following are the most interesting extracts from the Cape papers:— ...
Article : 127 wordsCronje is travelling like a prince towards Capetown. He is favoured with a special train, and has as a travelling companion General ...
Article : 350 wordsOn Wednesday night the Boers opened a very heavy fire from the front of Grobbler's Kloof. Our men could not dominate it, but kept the enemy at ...
Article : 573 wordsI happened to come across one of the Commandant's tents. The Commandant, I believe, is named Botha. He had a copy of the Boer official ...
Article : 161 wordsAt earliest dawn all learned the cause of the night firing. The Canadians had been endeavouring to bring their trenches to those defending ...
Article : 180 wordsHundreds of Nordenfeldt cartridges were found buried. A sergeant told me his men had discovered a pot of what they called "verdigrass," and had ...
Article : 152 wordsCommandant Cronje, accompanied by his wife and son, his private secretary, and adjutant, arrived at the Capetown railway station at an early hour ...
Article : 270 wordsAt daylight this morning General Cronje saw the advantage the investing forces had gained during the night, making further resistance on his part ...
Article : 150 wordsReverting to our position, the success of the flanking movement, and the winning of an important position at practically no, loss, put the soldiers ...
Article : 142 wordsThe prisoners may best be described as a rabble, unkempt, seedy, and ill-clad. The Black Watch were selected for the duty of entering the laager, ...
Article : 115 wordsThe Colonial troops are the theme of general admiration, and have again proved themselves to be the finest infantry in the world. They drove the ...
Article : 260 wordsAn armistice was proclaimed on Sunday, when each side buried its dead and attended to the wounded. We have had twelve days of continuous ...
Article : 86 wordsThorneycroft's Irregular Horse formed a scouting party for General Hart's Brigade, and the gallant Dublin Fusiliers, who played such a prominent ...
Article : 276 wordsLooking back at the operations that have resulted in the capture of the Boer forces, it may truly be said that the whole plans were carried out with ...
Article : 89 wordsAs the result of the undiminished ardour and unabated perseverance, a big step towards the relief of Ladysmith has to be recorded. The ...
Article : 269 wordsTo-day (Tuesday) being the anniversary of Majuba, the Boer position on Pieters Hill was stormen successfully. Since the attack on Friday, the whole ...
Article : 226 wordsSoon the soldiers began to arrive. Sharp orders sounded here and there; the confusion grew less; the rabble sifted itself into uncouth groups ...
Article : 315 wordsThe return of Consul Macrum from Pretoria, and the reception by the public of the new Anglo-American Interoceanic Canal Treaty, may serve as a ...
Article : 1,003 wordsGeneral Buller decided to try to force his way in a direct line, and take possession of the railway line. A few prisoners were taken on Green Hill, ...
Article : 262 wordsThe Irish Fusiliers, supported by the Royal Welsh, were selected to storm the Green Hill. They were first led carefully, but soon broke cover, and ...
Article : 264 wordsThe brilliancy of yesterday's victory was more apparent to-day, when the Boer position and the method they adopted have been exposed. The ...
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Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 - 1954), Mon 26 Mar 1900, Page 3
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