... War Items. The Secretary of State for War has accepted the tender of Mr. Samuel King, of Maidstone. for the supply of 24,00 English woallen garments for the troops in South Africa, to be delivered at the rate of 2,500 weekly. Private G. Fletcher, who ...

... Sid Lansbury in South Africa. We regret to notice, in the of war canualties thin week, the death of Trooper Sidney George Limsbury, 6011 of Mn'. LennhuiT. of Rockville. High-street. Bromley. Trooper Lan.bury went out to Africa to join the South African ...

... BROMLEY Missionary Association. ANNUAL MEETING. A LIMELIGHT LECTURE The War in South Africa and Ch,istian Work, Will be given in the GRAND HALL, BROMLEY, On Monday, December 2nd, at 8 o'clock, , On behalf of the Army Scripture Reader% and Soldiers' ...

... Interesting War Items. As showing the patriotic spirit existing at the present tine, we may mention that Trumpeter T. Johnston, of East-street, Bromley, has applied for and obtamed twelve months' leave of absence from the West Kent Yeomanry in order to ...

... 35 men for active service and an equal number for the reserve company required by the War teftice regulation. It 14 rumoured that the IlttVilliiry sanction has the War Office for the formation of a company oi the 2nd V. B. We 4 Kent at Brekeniiill/1. and ...

... Concert for War Pillows. I.ast night an contcrt in aid of the' fund for prodding pillows for the sick and wounded in South Africa took place the Bromley lialL A capital programme instilltotntal and vc..ntl music. etc.. wits carried the prtfortwers includi ...

... Francis Barry. M.P.. has undertaken to pay the rents of all the Arms . Reservists of Windsor engaged in South Africa during the whole time the war lasts. The Rev. Wallord Green. Chairman of the Third digtriet. will oi,en i ale (4 work at the Beckenham Wet ...

... South African War Losses. An actuarial con-espondent of the Times analyses the losses by the war in South Africa as follows :—The mean strength of the British Army in South Africa, including all fortes, whether Imperial. Colonial. or Volunteers. may ...

... Phil Solbe Killed inl South Africa. We much regret to hear that news received at the War (Mice, that s o ib e , on of the late Mr. Edward Gwennap. Bromley, has been killed in with Colonel Kekewielis column near South Africa. Mr. Solb was serving as a ...

... from the War Office showed that. as many as 3,293 men from the county were at. the present moment in South Africa, the Royal West Kent Regiment being represented by 1.640 men; while the 3rd Battalion of the Buffs was now at St. Helena. Since the war began ...

... Feeding of the Troops. War oMoo Explanation. The following letter has been sent by Mr. Powell Williams, M.P., Financial Secretary to the War (Mice, to of his constituents who had written to him calling attention to the statements as to the way in which ...

... The War. Items of Local Interest. Another Little was fought with the Boers .in Saturday. The erne of the fighting wait Elands Laagte. between Ladysmith and Glencoe. The were defeated, their camp. gains and being captured. Kock, who wail wounded. afterwards ...