MR DAWSON, on behalf of Mr. Lesint, who, at the time was not in his seat, asked the Home Secretary the following questions and received the replies appended:—Was an inquiry held ...
Article : 1,761 wordsGlencoe, the scene of the recent battle between the British and the Boers, is a small township which has sprung up round the railway station at the junction of the main trunk with the ...
Article : 159 wordsAMONGST the officers under the command of Colonel Baden-Powell at Mafeking is Brevet-Major Lord Edward H. Cecil, of the Grenadier Guards, fourth son of the Marquis of Salisbury. ...
Article : 36 wordsTHE proposals submitted to the Transvaal Government by the British High Commissioner (Sir A. Milner), and the rejections of which has led to the present war were as follow: ...
Article : 524 wordsSPEAKING in the House of Commons last evening, the Right Hon. A. J. Balfour, First Lord of the Treasury, said that the French Government had accepted a proposal for arbitration on the ...
Article : 110 wordsMR. A. J. HENRY, of North Sydney, who in 1897, was a member of the Rhodesian Mounted Police, states that Mafeking, which is now being defended by a small British force, under the ...
Article : 273 wordsFURTHER news concerning the engagement between the British and Boer forces at Eland's Laagate, some 15 miles from Ladysmith, which took place on Thursday last, states that, after ...
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Advertising : 98 wordsLatest news regarding the recent revolution in Venezuela states that General Castro, the insurgent leader, has been peacefully installed Premier, at Caraccas, the capital of Venezuela, ...
Article : 36 wordsTHE proceedings of the Royal Police Commission were continued Monday morning. Acting-Sergeant C. E. Crawford, lockup-keeper at Brisbane, said: I wish to state in ...
Article : 1,173 wordsNews of the detection of an extensive system, of fraud and corruption, in Russian naval circles, is reported. It is stated that persons, who occupied important position in ...
Article : 69 wordsCAPTAIN WEBB, Adjutant of the 2nd Regiment, located at Maryborough, leaves this week for the Transvaal (says the "Chronicle") The captain applied to be attached to the Queensland ...
Article : 90 wordsRussia has agreed to arbitrate on the claims put forward by the United States in connection with the seizure of certain sealing vessels in the Behring Sea. ...
Article : 30 wordsA number of citizens of Ipswich were very anxious that the military contingent from this district, which is being sent to the Transvaal, should he accorded a suitable "send-off" before ...
Article : 521 wordsA FIRE broke out at 10 a.m. today in the premises of Mr. Cherry, cabinet-maker, of Sydney-street. The bulk of the stock was removed by numbers of volunteers. The remaining ...
Article : 88 wordsBy the steamer Aberdeen, which arrived at Melbourne on Thursday night, news was brought of the preparations for war in Natalon September 30 as follows:—The camp at ...
Article : 268 words"THE Canadian House of Assembly have signified their intention of standing with Great Britain in her efforts to obtain equal rights for the Uitlanderc, and the Australian colonies ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 96 wordsMajor General Yule, who succeeded Major-General Symons in the command of the troops at the battle of Glencoe, has distinguished himself chiefly in Indian wars. He is now ...
Article : 210 wordsA telegram from Durban, dated September 21, says:—Two armoured trains for the use of the military in the event of hostilities are being rapidly completed in the railway workshops ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 320 wordsWriting from Maritzburg on the 18th of September, the special war correspondent of the "Sydney Morning Herald" says:—The Transvaal Government is fully prepared for war. ...
Article : 548 wordsThe heavy rain in camp last night (says yesterday's "Observer") made things rather uncomfortable, but this morning the ground is drying up. Fortunately, before the storm came ...
Article : 196 wordsThe seriously wounded British leader at Glencoe has been well known by name and repute for over 20 years. William Penn Symons entered the army in 1863. He ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 251 wordsTHE following scratchings are announced For the Melbourne Cup—Relic State Mitre, Griezle, and Promontory. ...
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