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  2. MAFEKING.

    For the eighth time the Boers have changed the position of their siege gun. On Friday night they removed it to its old emplacement to the south-east. ...

    Article : 266 words
  3. WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.

    In connection with the official report that a strong Boer force on Wednesday, 4th inst., surrounded and captured three companies of Irish Rifles and ...

    Article : 99 words
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  5. A MASONIC GATHERING.

    The emergency meeting of the Freemasons which took place on the 18th proved a great success, being very well attended. W.M. the Rev. W. H. ...

    Article : 170 words
  6. THE BOER ARMAMENTS.

    To-day is St. David's Day, and there have been great rejoicings among the Welsh in the town, of whom there are several, including Mr. Algie, from ...

    Article : 233 words
  7. DEATH OF PROFESSOR SCHMITT.

    It will he learned with regret by the citizens of Auckland (by whom Professor Schmitt was favourably and widely known) that he passed away at his ...

    Article : 676 words
  8. THE EVE OF MAJUBA.

    To-morrow is Majuba Day, and if the Boers fancy they are going to celebrate it they will find that Mafeking is quite prepared for the fun. The military, ...

    Article : 296 words
  9. BOER PRISONERS.

    Fifteen hundred of the Doer prisoners who had embarked for St. Helena were relanded at Simonstown, owing to the severe outbreak of fever on board ...

    Article : 59 words
  10. GALLANT SAPPERS.

    The sap we were throwing out started from the farther end of a large oval river hole, one of two which were connected, while the other was ...

    Article : 365 words
  11. TROOPS EXPOSED.

    It has transpired that the column which was captured at Reddersburg belonged to Major-General Sir William Gatacre's (the third) division. ...

    Article : 131 words
  12. CAVALRY DIVISION.

    The Winkfield brought the remounts for Major-General French's cavalry division. Ten thousand horses are expected to ...

    Article : 75 words
  13. BASUTOLAND.

    The Boers have threatened to invade Basutoland and invest Wepner. As a consequence, Sir Godfrey Yeatman Lagdon, K.C.M G., British ...

    Article : 120 words
  14. BOER SURRENDERS.

    Major-General Clements has made a report to the Commander-in-Chief regarding his progress up to Bloemfontein from the Colesberg district at the ...

    Article : 59 words
  15. SNYMAN AND THE BURGHERS.

    In my last despatch I wrote that the Boers had taken their siege gun away to the western end of the town. Last Wednesday General Snyman returned, ...

    Article : 319 words
  16. NAVAL BRIGADE.

    Captain Robert D. Barwick Bruce, of H.M.S. Monarch, guardship at Simonstown, has despatched a contingent of bluejackets to the front. ...

    Article : 37 words
  17. SCOTTSDALE ROAND TRUST.

    The monthly meeting of this trust was held on Saturday, all the members being present. Mr. W. Lade wrote, asking ...

    Article : 350 words
  18. HOW MAFEKING IS FED.

    As already mentioned, the feeding of the natives gives a lot of trouble. A soup kitchen has been established, where vegetables, mealies, and ...

    Article : 190 words
  19. FIGHT AT BOSHOF.

    Some severe fighting appears to have taken place at Boshof, some distance north-east of Kimberley. It appears that a large number of ...

    Article : 43 words
  20. POSITION OF THE ENEMY.

    The Boers now stretch in a thin line down towards Sannespoort, on the eastern side of the Jagersfontein road. ...

    Article : 30 words
  21. THE BRITISH PLAN.

    It appears the troops are suffering severely from pneumonia, owing to the thinness of the uniforms used. Thicker garments are now on the way, and ...

    Article : 86 words
  22. A NARROW ESCAPE.

    February 27. Majuba Day! God grant our brave fellows have wiped out that memory at last. Yesterday we were shelled all day long, the ...

    Article : 303 words
  23. CHEERING NEWS.

    The news of the relief of Kimberley has cheered us tremendously. Not that the garrison has even been faint-hearted. Quite ...

    Article : 270 words
  24. THE BEST LINIMENT.

    As an external application for the cure of rheumatism, lame back, sprains, swellings, cuts, and bruises, Chamberlain's Pain Balm is without ...

    Article : 81 words
  25. COLD-BLOODED MURDERS.

    There are strong, commandoes to the south of Bloemfontein, but they have no baggage. They are rapidly raiding and ...

    Article : 86 words
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