The Boers looted Ficksburg, and the residents hare fled to Basutoland. The force which is pursuing General de Wet is divided into three columns ...
Article : 60 wordsThe forta at Portsmouth are being rapidly re-armed with quick-firing guns. ...
Article : 19 wordsA spontaneous meeting of Boer surrenderers has been held in Pretoria, when a committee was formed for the of appealing to the Boers still in the ...
Article : 126 wordsDr. Morrison, the "Times" correspondent at Peking, states that the complacency exhibited by the British Government has led Russia to claim ...
Article : 117 wordsPrivates T. Shaw and J. North, two of the First Contingent, and one of their comrades from Albany, returned in the 2.30 o'clock train of Saturday afternoon. ...
Article : 287 wordsTo-morrow the nominations for the the augural meeting of the Perth Licensed Victuallers' Racing Club close with the secretary, Mr. D. Tamer, at his office ...
Article : 145 wordsWhen stamps were drawn in this match on the Esplanade last Saturday week, East Perth had made 37 for six wickets, Crawford and Casey remaining not out ...
Article : 177 wordsPrince Urusoff, the Russian ambassador in Paris, has been given leave of absence for an indefinite period by the Russian Government. ...
Article : 53 wordsA city guard is being formed at Cape Town, releasing 4,000 regulars for service at the front. The disloyalists in Beehuanaland are ...
Article : 33 wordsThe Natal volunteers have been warned that their services may possibly be again required. Fire hundred mounted infantry have ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 236 wordsThe Admiralty states that the alleged mutiny on H.M.S. Barfleur at Hong Kong was in reality only a minor disturbance in which only a few men ...
Article : 90 wordsGeneral Tulloch, with Baluchi, Australian, and Japanese companies, is advancing to Kaoliying. The object of his expedition is to punish the Chinese ...
Article : 51 wordsSpecial services were held in the Congregational Church, Perth, last evening in connection with the birth of the Commonwealth of Australia. The Rev. W. T. ...
Article : 966 wordsSix thousand five hundred irregulars have been recruited in South Africa during the last eight weeks. Of these 5,000 have gone to the front, including ...
Article : 88 wordsThe returned soldiers in the Orient disembarked on Saturday, and proceeded to the city by special trains. They marched through the streets, crowds ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 313 wordsReuter telegraphs that the Dowager-Empress has executed Yuhsien. There are 30,000 Chinese regulars at Singanfu, the capital of Shensi. ...
Article : 27 wordsThe German expedition to Lienchenghsu secured a number of rifles and great quantities of ammunition. Forty-three Krupp and field guns were ...
Article : 78 wordsA man named George Wright, employed as collector for a Boulder business firm, reports that, while walking across the Ivanhoe lease on Saturday evening, he was ...
Article : 56 wordsThe committee appointed by Mr. St. John Brodrick, Secretary of State for War, to inquire into the question of War Office reforms, was instructed by ...
Article : 130 wordsThe acting Premier (Mr. G. Throssell) has received a telegram from Sir John Forrest in regard to the question of despatching additional troops to South Africa, for ...
Article : 97 wordsTwo hundred of the Boers who invaded Cape Colony have re-crossed the Orange River, and are retiring northwards. ...
Article : 25 wordsA narrow escape from a very serious fire occurred on Saturday night, on the premises of Messrs. E. Barnett and Co., the large storekeepers in Stirling-terrace. ...
Article : 360 wordsLord Kitchener is engaged in clearing die various districts where the Boers are still active, the residents being brought in to the Government laagers. ...
Article : 128 wordsThe gunboat Protector returned this evening after an absence of five months in the China seas. The occasion was marked by considerable enthusiasm at Port ...
Article : 47 wordsThe trade of Canada for 1900 was the largest on record. The imports of British goods increased by 8,000,000 dollars. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 249 wordsLord Roberts has assumed his duties at the War Office in his new position of Commander-in-Chief of the British Army, vice Viscount Wolseley. ...
Article : 31 wordsH.M.S. Blenheim, 9,000 tons, a first-class cruiser at Chatham, has been, ordered to relieve H.M.S. Undaunted, 5,600 tons, a first-class cruiser, on the ...
Article : 55 wordsStevenson, beat Dawson by 2,591 points in a match for the English billiard championship. The match was for 9,000 up. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 317 wordsCommissions in the Imperial Army have been granted to the following colonials:— New Zealanders.—Private E. F. ...
Article : 355 wordsThe Rev. Mr. Kelly, rector of the Irish College at Rome, has been appointed coadjutor with Cardinal Moran of Sydney. ...
Article : 36 wordsThe Dutch rebels in Bechuanaland who were allowed to return to their homes have rejoined the commandos. The latter are advancing towards ...
Article : 36 wordsThe steamer Moravian, of the Aberdeen Line, will leave London on February 8 for Australia, via the Suez Canal. She will convey the mails for the Orient ...
Article : 42 wordsColonel Williams, who was recently reported to be in pursuit of a Boer commando, 800 strong, reports that he was unable to dislodge the eastern ...
Article : 132 wordsThe London "Morning Post" supports the opinion recently put forward by the Paris "Figaro" that the British should give up British Gambia in ...
Article : 54 wordsAbout 4,000 bales of wool have been sold since the close of the November series. The rates are hardening and the demand steadily improving, the ...
Article : 68 wordsLieutenant Darling, and Privates John E. Kidd, Chas. Ferguson, and Bert. Maley, who went to South Africa with the First Contingent, and Thos. A. Kidd, who went ...
Article : 526 wordsThis match was continued on the Esplanade on Saturday last. At the conclusion of the previous Saturday's play Sands and M'Dougall had made 70 for the loss of ...
Article : 246 wordsThe Peel River Land and Mineral Society. Limited, of New South Wales, has declared a dividend of 6 per cent, for the 12 months. ...
Article : 31 wordsCanterbury and Dunedin sheep, Australian beef (fores), and New Zealand beef (kinds) have risen one-sixteenth of a penny per lb. Australian, lambs are ...
Article : 37 wordsA western commando which was proceeding towards Calvinia has been broken into several small parties. Another small commando crossed the ...
Article : 55 wordsIt is officially announced that Sir Alfred Miiner, has been appointed Governor of the Transvaal and the Orange River Colony, and that he will ...
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The Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth, WA : 1855 - 1901), Fri 11 Jan 1901, Page 15
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