... THE ENGAGEMENT. The defence seemed to care nothing at all ahnnt the law-lying Medway Valley behind them, NIP though already assured that the invader had uithdrawn his two battalions and mounted men hack through Aylesford to his main body, advancing by ...

... AN ENGAGEMENT AT SERAPEUM, Yesterday afternoon the 72ud and some others engaged the enemy at Serapeum,aud drove them back. Our loom were two killed and four or five wounded. The enemy lost about 100 men and four guns. ...

... think I believe that. And she went on to say—it almost made me faint. Philipthat they're engaged, and are going to be for a year longer. I should want to be engaged fifty years before I married him. She asked me if I thought she would refuse an offer like ...

... ROYAL ENGAGEMENT. The Madrid newspapers announce that.a.marriage has been arranged between Prinoe Ferdinand of savaria, who is now at San Sebastian, and the Infanta Maria Theresa. Do you understand bow to fix up my hair? asked a lady of her newly-hired ...

... THE BELMONT ENGAGEMENT. The following telegram was received at the War 01live on Wednesday morning from the General in command at Cape Town : Following list of casualties at battle of Belmont, November LI, in addition to those already reported: filth ...

... AN ENGAGEMENT REPORTED. I have no intention whatever of sacrificing my little girl to polities; she shall marry whom she loves and be happy. This statement, referring to his only daughter, Princess Victoria Louise, is attributed to the Emperor by the ...

... BURGLAR'S ENGAGEMENTS. A youth named Robert John Hume. eighteen years of age, who was indicted for burglary at three houses at Mitcham, when arreited found to have a book in his possession conto: ing a number of addresses in the neighbourhoo a of the ...

... QUEEN OF ARRAN ENGAGED. GREAT BRITAIN'S RICHEST HEIRESS. The engagement of Lady Mary Hamilton to the Marquis of Graham was announced on Monday authoritatively, after the frequent rumours of the engagement had been denied. Lady Mary Hanidton is the ...

... CRABBE ENGAGES SCHEEPERS. A Matjesfontein telegram states that Colonel Crabbe engaged Commandant Sc he epers at Ockertskraal, near Ladismith, on Saturday. The enemy, who numbered 200, lost 11 men wounded, while we had one officer and two men wounded. ...

... A SEVERE ENGAGEMENT. A severs engagement took place recently between the French troops and the insurgents, at Hemmemet, in the course of which the village was entirely destroyed. A French newspaper publishes s report of en interview with M. Roustan, who ...

... ENGAGED TO BOGUS HEIRESS. A youth in humble circumstances, Fredk . Brown, living at Ravenathorpe, in the West Riding, has just been badly hoaxed by a woman who posed as a heiress. An advertisement recently appeured a Dewsbury paper announcing that Brown ...

... ENGAGED GIRL SHOT. The shooting at Birkenhead of Elsie May Nicholas by her lover, a man named Nichol. son, who afterwards committed suicide, is surrounded by romantic circumstances. The girl, who was twenty-five years of age, became acquainted with Nicholson ...