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THE ART OF WAR IN LONDON: The Military Exhibition at Earl's Court

... Minister for War there will be a camp containing some hundred and sixty life-size figures of men, horses, mules, and camels, thus providing an accurate repre sentative of every French and colonial regiment. The Secretary of State for War and Earl Roberts ...

Published: Saturday 04 May 1901
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1266 | Page: 13 | Tags: Photographs 

IN A CORDITE FACTORY

... officials of her Majesty's Admiralty and War Office, and other special witnesses, with the object, inter alia, of ascertaining the relative reliability of the firms upon which the country is dependent in times of war for the supply of explosives and ammunition ...

THE NEWSLETTER: London Week by Week

... Corps and spent a great part of his life in India. He took part in the Afghan War of 1879, the Burmese Campaign of 1886-7, and the present war A COLLIE WOUNDED IN THE CHINA WAR This collie was sent out to China about six years ago to Mr. Ramsey, Inspector ...

Published: Saturday 18 May 1901
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2356 | Page: 4 | Tags: Photographs 

THE PORTUGUESE GATEWAY TO RHODESIA: THE PORT OF BEIRA

... THE PORTUGUESE GATEWAY TO RHODESIA THE PORT OF BEIRA, Among numerous other features, the South African War brought rather prominently forward the hitherto almost unknown Portuguese Settlements on the East Coast, immediately adjoining the big South African ...

Published: Saturday 11 May 1901
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1224 | Page: 27 | Tags: Photographs 

SMALL TALK OF THE WEEK: The King and Victoria Day

... is not more freely disbursed to ameliorate the sad lot of the women made widows and the children made orphans by the War in South Africa. r,. Everything is going on merrily at the Glasgow p i i ?s.y°w Exhibition, which has been favoured with brilliant weather ...

Published: Wednesday 22 May 1901
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 8408 | Page: 9 | Tags: Photographs 

MEN AND WOMEN

... army he has occupied several colonial positions, having been Governor of St. Lucia, of the Seychelles Islands, of the West Africa Settlement, of Trinidad, Natal, Ceylon, and Madras, and he vacates this last office to take up his new position in Tasmania ...

Published: Saturday 18 May 1901
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1166 | Page: 6 | Tags: Photographs 

HORS D'OEUVRES

... The team from Holland will probably have as great a reception as would Cronje and I)e Wet themselves. The team from South Africa have left the subjuga tion of their country to wait while they play the English counties. We are not an excitable nation. ...

Published: Wednesday 01 May 1901
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1039 | Page: 20 | Tags: Photographs 

SMALL TALK OF THE WEEK

... years, he has amply made up for that since, for he has fought in half a dozen wars, little and big, besides the present one, including the Jowaki Expedition, the Zulu War, Afghan War 1879-80, in Egypt at Tel-el-Ivebir, in the Chitral Expedition (for which ...

Published: Wednesday 08 May 1901
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 8202 | Page: 9 | Tags: Photographs 

SMALL TALK OF THE WEEK

... passed by, many people have unconsciously relaxed their efforts on behalf of those of our soldiers still carrying on the War in South Africa, and yet never were comforts more required than at the present time. I am able to state, on the highest authority, that ...

Published: Wednesday 29 May 1901
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 8057 | Page: 9 | Tags: Photographs 

SMALL TALK OF THE WEEK

... painting JojCLxoclycL ana i 1 i it i i which has a singularly personal and historic interest. Pain tin' During the Crimean War the members of the Royal Family executed many pictures with their own hands, and these were sold for the benefit of the widows ...

Published: Wednesday 01 May 1901
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 6708 | Page: 9 | Tags: Photographs 

SMALL TALK OF THE WEEK

... moved by his sense of he loyaltj and devotion which prompted the generous aid afforded by all the Colonies in the South African War, and the splendid bravery of the oionial tioops. I he Duke had the satisfaction, in conclusion, of reading His Majesty s telegram ...

Published: Wednesday 15 May 1901
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 8629 | Page: 9 | Tags: Photographs