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  2. TEE WAR. BOERS MASSING AT KROONSTAD.

    There is little to record concerning Lord Roberts's movements. As far as the cables are concerned, they go to show that he is securing his hold on the Free State, but we have no ...

    Article : 114 words
  3. BOERS TREKKING TOWARDS LADYBRAND.

    LONDON, March 23, 3.35 p.m.—The British commandant at Maseru has heliographed to Lieutenant-General French at Thaba'nchu that 4000 Boers from Colesberg are trekking towards ...

    Article : 41 words
  4. CLEMENTS'S COLUMN.

    LONDON, March 22, 4.35 p.m.—Major-General Clements's three columns, including the West Australians, South Australians, and Colonel Price's second contingent of Victorian Mounted ...

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  5. ROUXVILLE OCCUPIED.

    LONDON, March, 23.—Brigadier-General Brabant has occupied Rouxville and Zastron, in the Free State, to the eastward of Aliwal North. ...

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  6. POMEROY BURNT BY THE BOERS.

    LONDON, March 22, 4.35 p.m.—The Boers have burnt Pomeroy, north of Pietermaritzburg, on the Zululand border. ...

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  7. THE SURRENDERED ARMS.

    LONDON, March 23, 3.35 p.m.—The Free Staters are surrendering many inferior weapons. Thers is an Impression that they are concealing their Mausers. ...

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  8. THE FUTURE OF THE FREE STATE.

    LONDON, March 22.—There are Indications that Lord Roberts (Commander-in-Chief in South Africa) and Sir Alfred Milner (High Commissioner) are settling the conditions for the surrender and ...

    Article : 47 words
  9. CONTRADICTORY CHARGES.

    LONDON, March 21.—President Steyn, in replying to the telegram sent by Lord Roberts on the 11th instant, in reference to the abuse of the white flag, states:— ...

    Article : 358 words
  10. SIR REDVERS BULLER'S ADVANCE.

    LONDON, March 23.—General Sir Redvers Buller, who was reported a few days ago to be making preparations for an advance, has engaged 600 ambulance bearers. ...

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  11. GERMANY AND THE BOERS.

    LONDON, March 22.—The Berlin newspapers resist the proposal of the immigration of the Boers into Damaraland (German West Africa), predicting that trouble would follow. ...

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  12. JOUBERT AT KROONSTAD.

    LONDON, March 24.—General Joubert is now in supreme command of the Boer forces at Kroonstad, the new capital of the Free State. LONDON, March 25, 3.30 p.m.—There is great ...

    Article : 44 words
  13. THE COLONIAL CONTINGENTS.

    LONDON, March 22.—The question of Australasia sending forces to free the British troops in South Africa has impressed the Continental Powers. ...

    Article : 68 words
  14. THE FREE STATE.

    LONDON, March 23.—The correspondent of the "Times" at Bloemfontein reports that on the 21st instant President Kruger issued a proclamation annexing the Orange Free State to the Transvaal. ...

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  15. MAFEKING.

    LONDON, March 22.—Colonel Plumer's movements for the relief of Mafeking are hampered by three trains of supplies. LONDON, March 22, 4.35 p.m.—Commandant ...

    Article : 271 words
  16. LORD HINDLIP'S COMMISSION.

    LONDON, March 22, 4.34 p.m.—Lord Hindlip has received a commission as second lieutenant in the 8th (the King's Royal Irish) Hussars. (Lord Hindlip recently offered to provide a ...

    Article : 46 words
  17. MR. SEDDON'S MESSAGE.

    LONDON, March 22.—The leading newspapers comment approvingly on the message from Mr. Seddon, the Premier of New Zealand, to Mr. Chamberlain, expressing approval of Lord ...

    Article : 140 words
  18. DEATH OF GENERAL. WOODGATE.

    LONDON, March 24, 2.25 p.m.—The death is announced of Major-General E. R. P. Woodgate, comanding the 9th Brigade in South Africa, and who was severely wounded during the fighting at ...

    Article : 42 words
  19. BOERS IN NATAL.

    LONDON, March 24.—The Boers in Natal have sent their women and children into the Transvaal. Deserters state that the Boers intend to retreat with their guns and stores to Laing's Nek. ...

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  20. LORD ROBERTS'S PROCLAMATION.

    LONDON, March 26.—The Tasmanians and Remington's Guides, who are with Major-General Clements on his march from Norval's Pont to Bloemfontein, were the first to enter Philippolis. ...

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  21. THE CAPE REBELS.

    LONDON, March 25.—The rebels are strongly, entrenched between Kenhardt and Van Wylce Vlei, in the north-west district of Cape Colony ...

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  22. NO EUROPEAN MEDIATION.

    LONDON, March 22.—All the European Powers have replied in the negative to the requests of President Kruger and President Steyn for mediation. ...

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  23. BOER "FAIRY TALES."

    LONDON, March 25, 3.30 p.m.—The Boer leaders are circulating a story among the burghers that the Russians have captured and occupied London, and that Lieutenant-General Gatacre has ...

    Article : 45 words
  24. COMMISSIONS FOR AUSTRALIANS.

    LONDON, March 22.—The "Times" bespeaks the Empire's heartiest approval of the decision of the Government to give commissions in the Imperial Army to Australians, as another step ...

    Article : 65 words
  25. IN FRONT OF METHUEN.

    LONDON, March 23, 3.45 p.m.—A reconnaissance from Fourteen Streams, on the 21st instant, resulted in an artillery duel which lasted the whole morning. ...

    Article : 79 words
  26. BOERS AT FAURESMITH.

    LONDON, March 24, 2.25 p.m.—Five hundred Boers are entrenched at Faureemith. (Fauresmith is a few miles south of the Riet River, and 70 miles south-eaet of Bloemfontein.) ...

    Article : 32 words
  27. KITCHENER AT BLOEMFONTEIN.

    LONDON, March 25, 3.30 p.m.—Lord Kitchener has arrived at Bloemfontein from the western district of Cape Colony. ...

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  28. MORE NEW ZEALANDERS.

    LONDON, March 22.—The steamer Knight Templar, with the last New Zealand Contingent, has arrived at Durtan. ...

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  29. FREE STATE BEING SETTLED.

    LONDON, March 25, 3.30 p.m.—Lord Roberts reports from Bloemfontein that the country is settling peaceably, and that the people recognise the advantage of selling supplies to the troops. ...

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  30. OFFICERS AMBUSHED.

    LONDON, March 25, 8.30 a.m.—Lord Roberts reports from Bloemfontein:—"Four officers who were not escorted except by a trooper, rode eight miles beyond the British camp at the Modder ...

    Article : 503 words
  31. A MUNCHAUSEN STORY.

    LONDON, March 23, 3.35 p.m.—President Steyn, addressing the burghers at Kroonstad, stated that the Boer losses during the war had been 800, while the British lesses amounted to 64,000. ...

    Article : 46 words
  32. CIRCULAR BY STEYN.

    LONDON, March 21.—Lord Roberts telegraphs: "President Steyn, in reply to my proclamation calling upon the Free Staters to submit and disarm, is circulating a notice that any burgher ...

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  33. PRETORIA PREPARING FOR A SIEGE.

    LONDON, March 23, 3.45 p.m.—Pretoria is preparing for a two years' siege. The Boer women are demanding that the British prisoners shall be shot. ...

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  34. WARNING TO THE BOERS.

    LONDON, March 21.—In view of the threat made by the Boers to destroy Johannesburg and the Mines, Great Britain is issuing a prociamation declaring that personal penalties will be exacted ...

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  35. THE SIMONS TOWN PRISONERS.

    LONDON, March 23, 3.45 p.m.—The Transvaal and the Free State prisoners at Simons Town have been separated, owing to their continued quarrels. ...

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  36. BRITISH REINFORCEMENTS.

    LONDON, March 23, 3.35 p.m.—The Boers are massing at Kroonstad the new Free State capital, where they are entrenching. LONDON, March 25, 3.30 p.m.—Twelve ...

    Article : 56 words
  37. THE QUEEN AT WOOLWICH.

    LONDON, March 23.—The Queen visited the wounded at Woolwich Hospital yesterday. Her Majesty carried flowers to the soldiers, including some specially to Private King of the Connaught ...

    Article : 60 words
  38. ROUXVILILE TO BE OCCUPIED.

    LONDON, March 21.—Brigadier-General Brabant has sent 400 men to Rouxville East, in the Free State, near Aliwal North, where President Kruger has ordered all the Britishers, Bo[?]rs, and ...

    Article : 39 words
  39. BOER PRISONER SHOT.

    LONDON, March 24.—A Boer prisoner who wa[?] attempting to escape at Capetown was shot by a sentry. ...

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  40. MODDER RIVER BRIDGE DESTROYED.

    LONDON, March 21.—The Boers have blown up the railway bridge over the Modder at Glen Siding, north of Bloemfontein. ...

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  41. THE OFFICERS FAMILIES FUND.

    LONDON, March 24, 2.25 p.m.—The managers of the fund for the relief of the wives and families of officers who may fall during the war nave decided to include Colonial officers, and to form ...

    Article : 69 words
  42. CONFISCATION OF REBELS' PROPERTY.

    LONDON, March 23.—In the House of Commons last night Mr. Chamberlain stated that the order of Sir Alfred Milner regarding the confiscation of rebels' property covered the non-payment ...

    Article : 44 words
  43. DARING BRITISH OFFICERS.

    LONDON, March 21.—Prior to the capture of the train at Springtontein hy Lieutenant-General Gatacre's column, two officers, Captain Hennessy, of the Cape Mounted Police, and Captain Turner, ...

    Article : 63 words
  44. THE N.S.W. FOURTH LANCERS' CONTINGENT.

    LONDON, March 23.—The steamer Australasian with the fourth contingent of New South Wales Lancers has arrived at Capetown. ...

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  45. MR. SCHREINER.

    LONDON, March 22, 4.34 p.m.—Mr. W. P. Schreiner, Premier of Cape Colony, has consented to the declaration of a public holiday after Mafekine is relieved. ...

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  46. A BATTLE IMMINENT.

    LONDON, March 24, 2.25 p.m.—A battle is Imminent near Maseru, on the Basutoland border, a few miles south of Ladybrand. ...

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  47. CAPTURE OP TRANSVAALERS.

    LONDON, March 23.—The mounted detachment which Lieutenant-General Gatacre sent to Smithfield, east of Springfontein, captured some Transvaal Boers and a load of arms and ammunition. ...

    Article : 83 words
  48. THE AFRIKANDER BOND.

    LONDON, March 22.—The "Morning Post" states that Messrs. Fischer, Wessels, and Wolmarahs, who lately arrived at Delagoa Bay, are takinfi to Russia for safety a number of documents ...

    Article : 46 words
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