South African War. London
COMMANDANT FOURIE, who is within the British cordon, has asked for terms of surrender. Mr. Steyn is at Paardeberg, suffering from…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1901
314 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 16
Crisis in China. War Looming Up. London
OWING to French soldiers' continuous rowdyism, they have been forbidden to enter the British concession at Tie[?]stin, unless on duty…
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Trooper H. F. Seccombe, who is serving in the S.A.L, Horse, writing from Richmond, Cape Colony, on 17th January, to his brother (Mr, W. Seccombe, Central Bucca), says:…
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Lord Roberts is going to remodel the War Office so far as its military aspeat is concerned. A committee of experts are going to remodel it, so far as a report can, in regard to the transaction of…
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IT is stated that De Wet has gone to the Transvaal after suspending operations in the Free State for ten days…
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COMMANDANT Kruitzinger, who was reported to gave crossed the Eland's River, Eastern Cape Colony, has now been driven north. On Sunday duet he lost 40 men killed and wounded. The…
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The terms offered by Lord Kitchenev to Botha included the replacement of the military and Crown colony administration by an administration which would have in it a representative…
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FIFTEEN Boers entered Swaziland. Seven were killed, and the remainder fled back and surrendered to the British. Severe fighting has occurred in the Western…
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While refusing to enter into competition with private horse-breeders, or even to extend the system of remount depots established in India,…
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SIR Edward Clarke, formerly solicitor-General, and who opposed the war, states that the rejection by the Boers of the generous terms of peace has altered the circumstances, and he…
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COMMANDANT Delarey, on March 22, suddenly swooped clown upon and tried to intercept the rear portion of 200 British troops who were returning from a reconnaisance at…
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WE (" Literary World ") hardly expected to find (he war made a subject for jelling, but under an article headed " Humours of the War," we come…
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THE Boers are hard pressed eastward of Vryheid, two pom-poms and one 15-pounder being captured. Botha and De Wet with 13,000…
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THE Continental soldier carries a heavier kit on his back than the British-soldier, because he relies less upon his transport, and no matter where the baggage train is he can always pitch his tent…
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A FAIRLY large meeting of returned soldiers was hold last week at Paddington, to farther consider the matter of obtaining from the Government certain pay which, they claim, is wrongly…
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Mr. KRUGER, in an interview, said General Botha was solicited to hoar the proposals of Lord Kitchener. and he listened to those proposals in order to gauge from the extent of…
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COLONEL PLUMBER is rapidly advancing on Pietersburg. 800 Boers under Commandant Grobelar, attempted to proceed north…
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MAJOR Arthur Griffiths, writing about great armies and their cost, has something to say about the apparent costliness of the English as compared with other systems. England pays £111 per annum for…
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THE London Times states that there is no foundation for the Capetown story to the effect that Botha has renewed peace negotiations…
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REUTER'S correspondent at Capetown reports that General Botha, on behalf of the whole entire Boer forces, is prepared to open negotiations for peace with the British…
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