All the prisoners taken by Colonel Pitcher daring the recent engagement at Sunnyside prove to be rebel colonists, not Boers. ...
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Advertising : 2,739 wordsReuter's agency reports that the British generals are determined to use artillery to the almost, in order to demoralize the Boers before using infantry, and that the battles are ...
Article : 40 wordsThe German steamer General, which was recently detained by the British authorities at Aden, has now been released. ...
Article : 22 wordsNews has been received from Kurfman, a mission station in Bechuanaland, that a large body of Boers bombarded the town on Monday. The garrison and police, numbering ...
Article : 46 wordsThe German steamer Herzog. seized by the British a few days ago, besides the German-Dutch Red Gross brigade, carried a so-called ambulance detachment, organised at Antwerp ...
Article : 49 wordsAn open air concert is to be held on Thursday at the show ground, when a collection is to be taken in aid of the patriotic fund. The owners of the Euryale's have agreed to ...
Article : 61 wordsLord Edward Cecil, who was wounded at Mafeking, is progressing satisfactorily. Lieut. Adie, of the Queensland contingent, who was wounded at Sunnyside, is now out of danger. ...
Article : 37 wordsThe British successes in the Douglas district have had a striking effect in checking disloyalty in Griquland West. ...
Article : 21 wordsThe town hall was well filled to-night to support the initiation of a Transvaal war fund. Mayor M'Eacharn, supported by Mr. M'Lean, Sir George Turner, Sir John ...
Article : 638 wordsTwo cavalry lieutenants of General French's force were captured at Rendsburg. They rode up to the Boers mistaking them for New Zealanders, owing to their slouch hats, and were ...
Article : 41 wordsAdvices from Mafeking state that an armoured train made a sortie on the 26th, not the 24th, as previously reported, with a view to pushing back the cordon northwards. ...
Article : 132 wordsNews from South Africa states that with the view of re-opening communication at Both as drift waggon bridge, 1000 Boers at 5 o'clock on Thursday morning attacked the ...
Article : 182 wordsThe report that Lord Edward Cecil was wounded at Mafeking turns out to be incorrect. He has been suffering from fever, but is now recovering. ...
Article : 34 wordsA composite force, which has been drafted from various regiments of the Household cavalry, for service in Africa, has left Capetown for the Modder River, where they will ...
Article : 84 wordsLater details show that the New South Wales Lancers participated in the fight and the dash and willingness shown by the colonials helped to disconcert the Boers. ...
Article : 56 wordsComplications are feared with the natives of South Africa, owing to the death of the Queen of Swaziland. Mecoco, the brother of the late king, claims to be rightful ...
Article : 59 wordsNews from Colesberg states that General French yesterday in force assaulted the Boers round Colesberg, and discovered Boers with two guns five miles north. ...
Article : 56 wordsThe departure of the second Canadian contingent was made the occasion of an enormous farewell demonstration at Montreal. ...
Article : 22 wordsGeneral French, the British commander at Colesberg, reports that four companies of the 1st Suffolk regiment made a night attack on a distant hill The enemy sounded the British ...
Article : 77 wordsThe Boers are falling back before General Gata[?]re's pressure, and have now evacuated Molteno. ...
Article : 17 wordsMr. Waldorf Astor, the American millionaire residing in England, has given £5000 towards an artillery battery for the city of London corps. ...
Article : 60 wordsGeneral White, the British commander at Ladysmith, reports that the Boers, in considerable force, early yesterday attacked Caesar's Camp. The enemy were everywhere ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 32 wordsNews from Chieveley states that General Buller is effectively scouting and shelling with 83 guns. ...
Article : 19 wordsThe public's response to the call for subscriptions to the various war funds continues to be generous. The fund initiated by the Lord Mayor has now reached half a million ...
Article : 64 wordsAt the request of several gentlemen who hare not contributed to the "Tommy Atkins" fund we have started a "Patriotic" fund, and we will be pleased to receive and acknowledge ...
Article : 60 wordsIntelligence from South Africa reports fierce fighting at Ladysmith. General Joubert attacked Besters and Ladysmith on all sides of the town at 3 o'clock on Saturday ...
Article : 189 wordsThe hospital ship Maine has on board a large installation apparatus for the new ozone treatment, under which gas is applied direct to the wounds, with the object of destroying all ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 108 wordsIt is announced that all available Boer soldiers are occupied at the front, the duty of guarding the British prisoners at Pretoria being performed by foreigners, of whom there ...
Article : 36 wordsIt is understood that the contrahand of war seized on the German steamer Bundesrat, included 7000 saddles, which were found concealed amongst the foodstuffs. ...
Article : 16 wordsAt the meeting in the Melbourne town hall to-night the mayor read a cable from the London saying that Joubert's attack on Ladysmith on Saturday was the strongest yet made.The ...
Article : 73 wordsAn incident which occurred at montgomery, in wales, to-day, shows the tension of feeling regarding the war. Among the recruits enrolled for the new Imperial Yeomanry were ...
Article : 24 wordsMELBOURNE, Monday. At the [?] in the two lads and girl killed on New Year's Day, at Brend[?] by the railway [?] ...
Article : 13 wordsA minister incident occurred while one steamer Dunotter Castle was lying at the Gibraltar waiting for the arrival of Lord Kitchener. The entry on the duty near the ...
Article : 65 wordsFor the rep[?] to [?] pital at G[?] there is already £10,000 subscribed in Great Britain. ...
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Hamilton Spectator (Vic. : 1870 - 1918), Tue 9 Jan 1900, Page 3
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