THE man Roland Molineux, son of General Molineux, who was prominent in New York society, and was recently convicted of having poisoned several persons ...
Article : 278 wordsREPORTS received show that the fighting at Rensburg, on Monday last, was fierce and determined. Four thousand Boers attacked a bill which was being bravely defended by the ...
Article : 169 wordsAT yesterday afternoon's meeting of the Ipswich Municipal Council, the following report was read from the Health Officer (Dr. J. Flynn) :—"I have the honour to submit for ...
Article : 815 wordsA copy of a telegram which had evidentlly been drafted by Commandant Cronje for transmission to President Kruger, in which he confosses that he was completely surprised by the ...
Article : 56 wordsTHAT the meeting of shareholders of the Queensland Farmers' Co-operative Dairy Company, on Saturday last, was a large and enthusiastic gathering. ...
Article : 787 wordsThe special correspondent of the "Times," wiring from Modder River, explains that the whole of the Boer force under Commandant Cronje had remarkably narrow escape from ...
Article : 79 wordsThe " St. James's Gazette" says :—Letters now coming from the front contain some astounding statements with regard to the disaster to the Highland Brigade at ...
Article : 483 wordsWith reference to the operations of the British army under General Sir Redvers Buller in Natal, news has been received that he has succeeded in capturing a Hussar Hill, which ...
Article : 111 wordsIt is announced that President M'Kinley believing that the war in the Phillipine Islands is now ended, intends to withdraw shortly from the islands half of the ...
Article : 57 wordsHis supply of provisions having been seriously interfered with by the rapid advance of the British troops, General Cronje, In order to avoid absolute starvation, marched the bulk of ...
Article : 47 wordsThe personalty of the late Duke of West minster has been sworn at £594,229. ...
Article : 13 wordsHeliographic messages which have been flashed from Ladysmith to General Buller state that there are indications that the beleaguering Boer forces intend abandoning their leagers. ...
Article : 32 wordsThe Rev. Hugh Price Hughes, the prominent Wesleyan preacher, and editor of the "Methodist Times" is about to visit Australia on a mission in connection with the ...
Article : 32 wordsSubsequent to the relief of Kimberley, Major-General French twice encountered the Boers, and his cavalry twice charged through minor sections of the enemy. ...
Article : 27 wordsAn order has been received from the War Office in London for 126,000lb. of corned beef and 144,000lb. of corned mutton to be shipped by the transport steamer Atlantian for the use ...
Article : 328 wordsTHE demise is announced of Mr. Joseph Cowen the well-known Newcastle on Tyne man, who formerly represented that city in the House of Commons for many years. ...
Article : 29 wordsLieutenant-General Kelly-Kenny's troops marched in pursuit of General Cronje's force, the rear guard of which they seriously harassed. The Naval Brigade attached to ...
Article : 83 wordsThe orders with regard to the the Channel Squadron which were issued have been countermanded, and the branch of the fleet is to remain in home ...
Article : 44 wordsCommandant Adrian De La Rey, who was in command of the Boer force in the Jacobsdal district, disobeyed the order which he had received to retreat, and on Thursday, the 15th ...
Article : 60 wordsNo decision has yet been come to by the New South Wales Government regarding the establishment of a local ammununtion factory. ...
Article : 32 wordsA touching story of the parting of a Grenadier from his dying comrade is told by Private Clayson in a letter to his releatives at Northampton: He says :—It was ...
Article : 221 wordsTwo companies of the Wiltshire Regiment, who were performing outpost duty, were forgotten, in the excitement of the moment, during the retirement to Arundel of the British troops, ...
Article : 47 wordsA portion of the two missing companies of the Wiltshire Regiment, who, owing to their having been on outpost duty, were overlooked in the retirement on Arundel, and were ...
Article : 50 wordsTHE "Maryborough Chronicle," of Friday last, says :—We have it on the best authority that six head of mixed cattle were seen in a railway track at the Maryborough railway, ...
Article : 339 wordsThe "Spectator" (London) urges upon the Government the taking of steps for the permananent inclusion in the Imperial army of 20,000 Canadians, 10,000 Australians, and a ...
Article : 41 wordsA force consisting of the Inuiskilling Dragoons, with four guns, together with some detachments of dragoons and lancers, with two guns, and two companies of Australian troops ...
Article : 75 wordsFOR some little time now, the duties of citizenship have been exercising the minds of Ipswich residents, and the recent meeting of ratepayers constituted a practical ...
Article : 474 wordsGeneral Sir Redvers Buller's force is again threatenning inhlawe Hill, a high mountain which is strongly fortified, to the north east of Colenso, and against which place he made a ...
Article : 35 wordsMR, DAN. BAHRY will commence a short season to-night in the School of Arts, Ipswich with a first-class company, who will produce "Soldiers of the Queen." This company has played ...
Article : 340 wordsIt was previously reported that Private M'Cance, of the Victorian Mounted Rifles, had been killed in the action near Rensburg; it now transpires that he was not slain, but was ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 59 wordsA considerable movemet is, it is reported among the Boers to the northward of Ladysmith. It is surmixed that this is a result of Field-Marshal Lord Roberts's invasion ...
Article : 38 words"Old Sport" writes:—A visit to the camp on Satrday afternoon last found everyone on "pins and needles" as the swearing-in of the members of the third contingent had ...
Article : 553 wordsHer Majesty the Queen has telegraphed congratulations to Field-Marshal Lord Roberts on the splendid manner in which his movements were planed and carried out. Her Majesty ...
Article : 62 wordsThe Highland Brigade, under Major-General Hector M'Donald, have been sent to reinforce Lieutenant-General Kelly-Kenny's division, which is now operating in the vicinity of ...
Article : 27 wordsQueensland : North, Central and South.— Generally mettled, with further showers, and a tendency to thunder, seat from a line joining Barketown and Mundgindi. Mostly fine in the ...
Article : 59 wordsThe Guards' Brigade are now encamped on the position, at Magersfontein, which the Boers under General Cronje recently evacuated. ...
Article : 23 wordsMajor-General French, with his command increaseed to 10,000, has now returned from scouring the country to the northward of Kimberley, and joined forces with Lieutenant. ...
Article : 180 wordsDuring an engagement, on Friday night, at Dordrecht, some of the colonial troops took a prominent part, and executed a brilliant bayonet charge, which completely put the ...
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Advertising : 105 wordsThe plan of campaign perfected by Field. Marshal Lord Roberts, commander-in-chief in South Africa, is pronounced by experts to have been unsurpassed. ...
Article : 399 wordsHis Worship the Mayor (Alderman P. Brown) has asked as to publish the following telegram which he has received from Mr. T. H. Fegan, hon. secretary of the Bushmen's Contingent, ...
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