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The wars & local soldiers, 1901

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The Wars. South African War. Monday

Manilla Express · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 4

THE Boers on Saturday captured Helvetia, a strong position on the Machadodorp to Lydenburg railway line, which was held by a…

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The Wars. South African War. London

Manilla Express · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 7

Some fighting has taken place at Middleburg. General Knox is still in pursuit of Do Wet…

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The Wars. South African War

Manilla Express · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 8

General Baden Powell's Police Force is enrolling men at V[?]couver. It is officially announced that Sir A. Milner has been appointed…

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Dogs of War in Reality

Manilla Express · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 6

To let loose the dogs of war is to be a veritable military manoeuvre, for dogs are now being trained by the Gentian army to do actual battle. The bicycle is responsible…

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The Wars. South African War

Manilla Express · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 7

Kruger is suffering from weakness of the heart's action. Sir Alfred Milner has asked the Imperial Government for a special…

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The Wars. South African War

Manilla Express · Saturday 19 January 1901 · page 8

The Belgain Government has apologised for the insult to the British Consul at Liege during the passing through that town of ex-President…

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Sad War Story

Manilla Express · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 3

The following is one of many very sad war relief storied: A Glasgow woman, with two of a family, received a notification from headquarters at South Africa…

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Tommy's Pay in Time of War

Manilla Express · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 3

Many people are under the impression that when Tommy Atkins is ordered off to war his pay is stopped until all the fighting is over, when it is presented to…

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Soldiers Mutiny

Manilla Express · Saturday 2 February 1901 · page 2

Owing to the blue jackets and West Indian troops at St. Helena qu[?]relling the latter were confined to barracks. They mutineed, but surrendered when…

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South African War

Manilla Express · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 7

COLONEL Blake, with 2000 Boers, threatens to invade Lorenzo Marques (Delagoa), in the hope of releasing the Boers there. The Portuguese…

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The Soldier and Obedience

Manilla Express · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 6

Once, when I was military attache in Paris, I was holding a conversation with Gambetta, and he said to me, "In these days there are only two things…

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The Soldier The Story of His Mignonettes

Manilla Express · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 6

One dreamy, drowsy afternoon toward the end of June, having nothing particular to do, I sauntered in the direction of the Chelsea College…

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South African War

Manilla Express · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 7

The President of the Afrikander Bond is going to Capetown to consult with Piet De Wet with a view to persuading the commandos to recross the…

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South African War

Manilla Express · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 2

FURTHER particulars are to hand as to the engagement between De Wet's and Steyn's forces at a place called Houtkraal on Saturday last. General…

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The Boer War

Manilla Express · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 2

THE South African guerilla campaign still drags its ugly and weary course along…

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Boer Women on the Battle-field. Guilty of Killing the Wounded

Manilla Express · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 3

A letter from a nurse at one of the hospitals at Cape Town throws new light upon a very unpleasant feature of the war in South Africa…

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The Wars. South African War

Manilla Express · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 2

Brigadier-General Plumer on Saturday chased Commandant De Wet from Kamell-drift easterly towards Hopetown. Fancying that the…

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A Prophecy Realised. Chinese Gordon's Prophecy of the War in China

Manilla Express · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 3

There was probably no European more qualified to express an opinion of the Chinese than Chinese Gordon. His military association with China during…

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South African War

Manilla Express · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 2

Kitchener in conferring with Milner at Capetown thought he would soon end the war. The Boers at Pretoria freely state that…

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The Wars. South African War

Manilla Express · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 7

Lord Kitchener has returned to Pretoria and reports that De Wet has been forced over the Orange River with a loss of 20 killed and 200…

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