THE joint protest which was sent to Lord Roberts by Presidents Kruger and Steyn against the alleged destruction of farm-houses by the British troops contained an ...
Article : 141 wordsTHAT a good example of loyalty was displayed at a recent Board meeting in this district. That one of those present at the meeting in ...
Article : 876 wordsTHE debate on the address in reply to the Queen's Speech was continued in the House of Commons last night. The Right Hon. H. H. Asquith, who was ...
Article : 349 wordsTHE Premier has stated that one of the two transports which are coming from Cape Colony to Sydney to take the bushmen's contingent will be sent on to Queensland. There would, ...
Article : 266 wordsA pathetic incident is related from Stoken-church, Bucks. The mother of Corporal Bates, of the 3rd Grenadiers, who was killed at the battle of Belmont, received a letter from the ...
Article : 131 wordsUnder date December 28, the "Natal Witness," in describing incidents at the battle of Colonse, says:—"Thorneycroft's (Light Horse) also provides a hero in the person of ...
Article : 322 wordsLast night's "Telegraph" says:—The officers who are to accompany the third contigent have not been actually appointed, as the Government have not yet received ...
Article : 324 wordsThe "Midland News" correspondent at Prleska writes:—On Wednesday morning (January 3) at 4 o'clock the New South Wales Rifles, a portion of the Australian contingent ...
Article : 201 wordsIT is now stated that, in connection with the decoration of the artist who drew the caricature of Queen Victoria, which was recently exhibited in Paris, Sir Edmond Monson, British ...
Article : 93 wordsIN a letter written from the British camp at Rensburg, on January 4, the special correspondent of the "Sydney Morning Herald," describing the advance of Major-General ...
Article : 1,310 wordsIn connection with the operations of Major-General French in the north of Cape Colony, it is reported that the Boers were objected to a heavy Iyddite shell fire by the British artillery, ...
Article : 307 wordsAlthough the convention between Great Britain land the United States, dealing with the Nicaragua ship canal, does not reveal the foot, the impression prevails that America will ...
Article : 61 wordsTHE following is an abstract from a letter written by a sergeant in the Coldstream Guards (Police-constable Pendered, of the Walver-hampton Police Force army reservist), who is ...
Article : 143 wordsTHE municipal election was held yesterday. There were two vacancies and three candidates. The result was:—William Lucas (retiring candidate), 54; Hand B. Kirkegard (new ...
Article : 33 wordsMr. S. A. Isaacs, who was Attorney-General of Victoria in the late Turner Ministry, has arrived, in England. ...
Article : 21 wordsIT is announced that a serios outbreak of foot-and-month disease has occurred among the sheep in the Yarmouth district, on the east coast of England. ...
Article : 29 wordsThe municipal election for the Archer Ward took place yesterday, and resulted in the [?] of Mr. Thomas Punilington by a majority [?] votes. Messrs. O'Keefe and Shaw were elected ...
Article : 57 wordsThat some of the Boers are not as black as they are painted (writes the correspondent of the Sydney "Evening News") is evidenced by the feet that the two men who ...
Article : 191 wordsMr. John E. Redmond, M.P. for Waterford City, has been elected Chairman of the Irish Nationalist party in the House of Commons. ...
Article : 30 wordsThe executive of the United Irish League have ordered the grasiers in the countles of Mayo, Roscommon, and East Galway (Ireland) to surrender their pastures in May next, ...
Article : 43 wordsIn connection with the proposal to despatch a Queensland bushmen's contingent to South Africa, a meeting is to be held in the Oddfellows' Hall, Bundanba, this evening, to consider ...
Article : 237 wordsThe patriotic fund here amounts to £100 and it will probably be increased by as much again within a month. Patriotic fealing here, thought not notelly demonstrative, is deep and ...
Article : 45 wordsFurther reinforcements for the British forces in South Africa, consisting of 19,000 troops, 8000 horses, and six guns, will embark from England within a week. ...
Article : 28 wordsMr. Bernard Abraham, a solicitor of East Marlborough-street, London, together with three others, has been arrested on a charge of conspiring to obtain the naturalisation of ...
Article : 40 wordsA mob of £5,000 travelling sheep, in charge of Moffatt, are returning from here, and proceeding to Capella. A mob of 60 horses, in charge of Ray, left here for Orion, near ...
Article : 69 wordsOne of the officers of Lord Roberts's staff, addressing a division of the colonial troops on the eve of their departure for the front, assured them that Lord Roberts was likely to afford the ...
Article : 47 wordsThe various provinces of China have shown so much opposition to the suggested deposition of the Emperor of China that the Empress Dowager, whose influence is practically ...
Article : 60 wordsFive Boers who were detained as prisoners at Simonstown, Cape Colony, made an attempt to escape. They seized firearms, wounded two warders, and succeeded in getting clear of the ...
Article : 51 wordsPAT LYNCH, at Baxter and Sadler's [?] at Darling's Bench Proprietary, Broxen Hill, last night, fell, and a mullock wagon went over his left leg and right fool. He was removed to ...
Article : 103 wordsThe correspondents of the leading London newspapers agree as to the futility of the efforts being made by the French Press to persuade Germany to lead an anti-British campaign in ...
Article : 120 wordsYesterday's "Darling Downs Gazette" says:—At the meeting on Monday night in the Church Institute, to solicit aid towards the bushmen's contingent, his Worship the ...
Article : 204 wordsSIR,—I with to say a few words in reference to the Audit Department's report, presented at the last meeting of the Tarampa Divisional Board, and published in your issue of ...
Article : 305 wordsField-Marshal Lord Roberts, to-day visited the steamers Warrigal (which conveyed A battery, New South Wales, to Captetown) and Euryalus (which was the transport for the ...
Article : 100 wordsA MEETING, which had been convened by advertisement signed by Mr. T. E. Coulson (who, during the past year, has been Chairmen of the Rosewood Divisional Board), for the ...
Article : 766 wordsMr. Faber, a Conservative, has been returned as M.P. for York by a majority of 6248 to 4618 recorded in favour of Mr. Murray. The result is ascribed to dissatisfaction at the inopportune ...
Article : 48 wordsSir E. H. Egerton, British Minister at Athens, has, in the name of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, thanked the Greek nation for the friendly attitude evinced towarde Great Britain. ...
Article : 33 wordsAt the Cosmopolitan Mine, in the Menzies district, four miners were poisoned by dynamite fumes, two of whom have recovered, while one is dead. ...
Article : 33 wordsPresident Eruger has compelled the closure of Robinson's Bank (in which Mr. J. B. Robinson, the South African millionaire, is interested) at Johannesburg. ...
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Advertising : 117 wordsTHE returns of the yield of gold for the month of January, which are just available, show that the quarts crushed totalled 83,994 tons for a yield of 59,268oz., as against 90,[?] ...
Article : 126 wordsThe Maharajma of Jaypur has contributed a lakh of rupees (equal to over £5000) towards the British war fund. ...
Article : 24 wordsReferring to the military spirit with which the Australian youth are at present fired, the "Telegraph" states that one young Queenslander, 19 years of age, was so eager to fight ...
Article : 86 wordsA message has been received from the correspondent of the "Standard" sat Modder River to the effect that a brigade under Colonel H. A. M'Donald (who was appointed to succeed ...
Article : 121 wordsDURING the week ended on the 5th instant two males and two females were admitted into the above institution, and one male and one female were discharged, and one male died. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 13 wordsTHE tender of H. Woodford, at £67 10a., for the erection of a play-shed at the Plainland State School has been accepted by the Works Department. ...
Article : 30 wordsOne of Colonel de Marenil's "staff" states that there are 10,000 trained European soldiers and 300 officers assisting the Boers. There is no reason (remarks a writer in the "S. M. ...
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Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser (Qld. : 1861 - 1908), Thu 8 Feb 1900, Page 5
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