Latest News of the British - Boer War
The Boers made a desperate attempt to regain Ficksburg, north-east of Ladybrand, in the Orange Free State, at midnight on Wednesday, and were…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1900
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The Transvaal War. Steyn Fled to the Mountains. Kruger States Boers Will Fight While 500 Are Left. London
THE Boers endeavoured to recover Ficksburg, but after a fierce fight were repulsed. President Kruger says that the Boers will fight while there are fire hundred burghers…
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THE following is a summary of cable news showing the progress of events connected with the war in South Africa since our last issue:—…
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The Australian Bushmen by forced marches from Zeerust, assisted in repelling the Boer attack on Rustenburg. Ex-President Steyn and Commander De…
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Several state officials in the Orange River Colony have surrendered to the British at Heilbron. It is estimated that Generals Botha and De…
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wqAs the Transvaal war is dying out, and public interest with regard to it is now on the wane, and the operations of the Powers in China do not appear to cause much local…
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The "Times" this morning implies that the forces of the allies will not advance on Peking before September. On Friday, the 6th inst, the Chinese…
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The Boers made a desperate attempt to regain Ficksburg, but were repulsed after an hour's fierce fighting. President Kruger declares that he intends…
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General Buller has arrived at Pretoria. The Boers are asking permission of the Portuguese to trek to Gazaland…
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It is reported from Berlin that Russia and Japan will each send 100,000 troops no China, and that England, Germany and France will despatch 20,000 each…
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A detachment of Australian Bushmen made a forced march from Zeerust near the Western border of the Transvaal, to Rustenburg, a distance of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Transvaal War. Capture of Bethlehem and Biddulphsberg. Flight of Commandant De Wet. London
GENERAL Clements and Colonel Paget have had some sharp fighting for two days with the Boers in the vicinity of Bethlehem, and captured that town…
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Major Puffy is back from a trip that took in moat of the Eastern Continent, and brought with him a bride. When a man makes his first matrimonial venture at 45…
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A soldier who has to handle a long-range weapon needs long-range artificial vision, and with the donning of khaki of even pattern by officers and men…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The [?] War. Steyn Has 3000 Men. Botha and De Wet Have 11,000. Orange State Officials Surrendering. 800 British Prisoners Nearly Starved. London
EX-PRESIDENT Steyn and Christian Botha, with three thousand Boers, have retreated to Fouriesburg, 25 miles south of Bethlehem. The eight hundred prisoners recently…
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Chinese advices state that Li Hung Chang has been urgently summoned from Canton to Peking. Internal strife in the capital…
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The Boers have captured at Nitrals Nek, 18 miles from Pretoria, 200 British and two guns. Further particulars have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War. a British Reverse. 200 Men and 2 Guns Captured by the Enemy. Boers Defeated with Heavy Loss at Krugersdorp. London
THE Boers hare captured at Nitral's Nek, eighteen miles from Pretoria, two hundred British troops and two guns. Five companies of the Lincolnshire…
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THE following is a summary of cable news showing the progress of events connected with the war in South Africa since our last issue:—…
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It is reported that Commandant De Wet has imprisoned ex-President Steyn owing to the desire of the latter to surrender. The Boers evacuated the kopjies N.N.W…
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