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  2. The Relief of Ladysmith.

    DURBAN, March l0.—Natal went mad with joy on the relief of Ladysmith. The town and villages blazoned with bunting. Everybody wore ties and handkerchiefs or rosettes of red, white, ...

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  3. "THE WAR. TWO BRITISH REVERSES.

    The terrible loss of horses during the swift advance upon Bloemfontein is the cause not only of Lord Roberta's delay in further pushing the main Boer, forces at Kroonstad, but also for the ...

    Article : 195 words
  4. OLIVIER REINFORCED.

    LONDON, April 5.—The Boera at Kroonstad. have reinforced Commandant Olivier. The enemy is in some force at Bushman's Kop, and is threatening raids on the railway. ...

    Article : 75 words
  5. A BRAVE LITTLE BAND.

    LONDON, April 5—Major A. W. C. Booth, of the Northumberland Fusiliers, two other officers, and two men on Saturday kept 500 of the enemy at bay near the Bloemfontein Waterworks, thus ...

    Article : 106 words
  6. NEW ZEALANDERS CAPTURED.

    LONDON, April 6, 7.50 p.m.—At the Doom Spruit ambush 17 of Major Robson's New Zearland Mounted Infantry were captured. The remainder of the New Zealanders fought clear of the ...

    Article : 149 words
  7. ROBERTS'S, ADVANCE.

    LONDON, April 9.—The advance of Lord. Roberts from Bloemfontein has been delayed owing to the prevalence of pneumonia among his troops. He is awaiting the arrival of heavier clothing. ...

    Article : 195 words
  8. THE DISASTER AT DOORN SPRUIT.

    LONDON, April 4, 3.44 p.m.—Commandant Olivier's brilliant strategy in re-occupying Ladybrand and re-taking Thaban'chu struck the only vulnerable point in Lord Roberts's position. ...

    Article : 269 words
  9. BOER ACCOUNT OF THE AMBUSH.

    LONDON, April 6, 7.50 a.m.—The Boer accounts of the ambush claim that the Boers captured besides the cannon 389 prisoners, and.that they have all been sent to Winburg, and state that ...

    Article : 100 words
  10. ENGAGEMENT AT BOSHOF.

    LONDON, April 7, 4.45.a.m.—An official telegram states that a portion of Lord Methuen'a force at. Boshof. had an engagement with the enemy, during which seven were killed, including the ...

    Article : 168 words
  11. AN INCIDENT AT RIET RIVER.

    LONDON, April 6, 3,48 p.m.—Fifty men of E Squadron of Kitchener's. Horse were guarding a well on a farm at Riet River on February 15, when they were surrounded by 400 Boers. ...

    Article : 91 words
  12. DRAGOONS RECAPTURE BRITISH PRISONERS.

    LONDON, April 6.—On Sunday, ninety of the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons charged a body of Boers at Doon Spruit, who were guarding the English prisoners, captured the previous day. ...

    Article : 42 words
  13. HOW LONDON RECEIVED THE NEWS.

    A" Sydney resident at present in London writes to a relative here as follows under date March 1:—"Before I say anything concerning myself, let me tell you that when the news came of the ...

    Article : 494 words
  14. OFFICIAL LIST OF CASUALTIES.

    LONDON. April 7, 4.45 a.m.—The official list of the casualties to Colonel Broadwood's" force at the ambush at Doo[?]spruit has been issued. The total casualties number 450. ...

    Article : 285 words
  15. MAFEKING.

    LONDON, April 6.—At Ramathlabama, 20 miles north of Mafeking, Colonel Plumer attacked the Boers on March 31, and had 20 killed, including 5 officers. Nine men were captured. ...

    Article : 217 words
  16. THE BAIT FOR THE CONVOY.

    LONDON, April 4, 7.5 a.m.—A couple of unarmed Boers loitered near the drift of the spruit as a bait for the convoy. After the capture of the seven guns the ...

    Article : 107 words
  17. FIFTEEN THOUSAND BOERS IN ACTION.

    LONDON, April 4.—The guns captured were removed by the Boers before the arrival of MajorGeneral [?] The enemy were not pursued because they held ...

    Article : 135 words
  18. BASUTOLAND.

    LONDON, April 9.—The. Boers have threatened to invade Basutoland and to invest Wepener East, on the Basuto border. Sir Godfrey Lagden, the British Resident ...

    Article : 96 words
  19. NEWSPAPERS DESPONDENT.

    LONDON, April 4.—The newspapers are despondent at the renewed vitality of the Northern Free State burghers, which is calculated to modify the minor details of Lord Roberta's plan of campaign. ...

    Article : 65 words
  20. ANOTHER DISASTER.

    LONDON, April 7, 4.45 a.m.—It is officially reported that a strong Boer force with four guns on Wednesday surrounded and captured at Reddersburg three companies of the Royal Irish Rifles ...

    Article : 382 words
  21. ROUXVILLE THREATENED.

    LONDON, April 9.—Two. commandos of Boe[?] are threatening Rouxville, about 20 miles northeast of Aliwal North. Lieutenant-Colonel Allen, who, with four ...

    Article : 106 words
  22. BLOEMFONTEIN RESIDENTS RESTLESS.

    LONDON, April 5, 4.22 p.m.—The townspeople at Bloemfontein are restless at the turn, of events. Lord Roberts has ordered all civilians to be indoors at 8 p.m. ...

    Article : 63 words
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