The War. Special Corps Offered. Yeomanry Cavalry. London, Dec. 19
SIR Charles Howard Vincent, the wellknown Conservative member for Sheffield, and Colonel-Commandant of the Queen's Westminster Volunteers, has offered to…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1899
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Latest War News. England's Time of Need. Prompt Imperial Response. Creating Excellent Impression in Europe. General Bullers Troops. Eager to Again Attack. London. Dec 20
The prompt Imperial response which is being made by the various portions of the Empire in England's time of need is creating a marked impression on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Through Reuters' Agency the Natal Campaign Heroism of British Brigades. Heavy Boer Losses. the New British Commanders Arrangements for Their Departure. London, Dec. 19 (Afternoon)
It is reported that Winston Churchill war correspondent, who escaped from the Boers, has been recaptured. The total British losses in the…
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Further details of the operation under General Buller are to hand. The Boers occupied an impregnable position and their guns commanded the plain before…
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THE total British, losses up to date are : killed 728 ; wounded 2784; prisoners 2265. The Boer losses at Magersfontein…
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The resolution tabled b[?] a member of the U.S. Congress advising that America should interfere in the direction of aiding the Boers in the war in S. Africa, may have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News LONDON, December 19
One flank of the Boar force rests on the Modder river and extends eastward ; the other flank is rapidly approaching the river westward with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Tuesday's Wire. Re-organisation of the Army. Lord Bob and the Sirdar. London
The Cabinet have been considering the grave aspect of the reverse of General Buller at Chiveley. It has been decided that a Natal required…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Boer War. General Buller's Gallantry. Exposes Hins[?] to Fire. Ladysmith Battery Short of Shells. [?] Combined Sort[?] Impending. the Boer Artillery Well [?] Lord Nethuen's Supply of Provisions. Raising More Troops. Patriotic Ardour Abounds. Views of the Leader of the Opposition. London
Great satisfaction fait at the appointment of Lord Roberts of Kandahar as Commander-in-Chief of the forces in South Africa. General Buller will now…
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The situation in South Africa may be described as belting for inspection. But Buller is not the man to halt long; he has been "Gred," and will strike a ter…
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General Lord Methuen's Kimberley relief column has suffered a severe repulse at Magersfontein, about midway between Modder River and Kimberley…
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No actual declaration of war had been made, so the British authorities with easy confidence were unprepared for any emergency. On the 20th December, 1880, a convoy under Lieutenant-Colonel Anstrnther was marching from Lydenberg to Pretoria when suddenly they were confronted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tillett on the War
DEAR COMRADRS,—We cannot get the British workman to think of anything but fight these days, fight and football, music-hall patriotism, shoddy sentimentalism, half-hearted criticism by…
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Newspapers and magazines teem with poems inspired by the war in South Africa. Of Jingo versifiers, Kipling is a easy first, his latest verses touching the stay-at-home patriots in a very sore place. In striking contrast to the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Off to the War
A pleasant function, took place at the establishment of Messrs. D. Copland and Co. on Thursday afternoon, when the employees gathered to bid farewell…
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Commandant Cronje recently arrested a British officer who was protected by a flag of truce. General Methuen…
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LATER information in regard to the reverse at Stormberg shows that whatever may have been the mistake, there has…
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The TIMES, in a leading article, comments upon the extreme gravtty of the military situation. It says that General Methuen is hemmed in, while General…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War News. Buller Defeated. London
General Buller has suffered a severe defeat at Chipley. Further particulars shortly. Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A True Britisher off to the War
With a true Britisher's spirit Alderman M'Gill volunteered for the Transvaal as soon as an opportunity offered and his anxiety was so great to help…
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