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THE WAR

... the Boer Note, and that spells war. forward movement of the Boers in Natal and a swift attack npon Mafeking appear from the latest telegrams received from South Africa to be anticipated. Indeed, rumour coming from Newcastle and Charlestown has already ...

Published: Thursday 12 October 1899
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 3651 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE WAR

... THE WAR. BOER INCURSIONS INTO NATAL. LAING'S NEK OCCUPIED. FREE STATE BURGHERS MOVING. KRI'GER'S MESSAGE TO AMERICA. BEITISH AND BOER AGENTS RECALLED. Theßoerg have entered Natal. Many messages from South Africa received yesterday make that declaration ...

Published: Friday 13 October 1899
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 3246 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

THE WAR

... CAPTTJBED. BTJLLER'S ADVANCE IMMINENTi The following message was issued by the War Office shortly before Saturday > midnight:— From Sir Pv9dverg Buller Secretary of g State for War. (Received 7.30 p.m.) Feere Camp, Saturday. 4.5 p.m, Following messaere received ...

Published: Monday 11 December 1899
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 3120 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE WAR

... readiness for service ia South Africa. Only 15 of the 618 men called failed to report themselves, and three of these are accounted for. Twenty reservists were rejected as medically unfit. Down to to-night the Lord Mayor London's War Relief Fund amounted to £291 ...

Published: Thursday 23 November 1899
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 2679 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE WAR

... immediate service in South Africa, Mobilization commences on Monday. The mounted infantry South Africa Is also to be strengthened. THE BOER ARTILLERY. OUR BELEAGUERED GARRISONS. NOTES ON THE SITUATION. BY A MILITARY CORRESPONDENT [War Speoial the Daily Western ...

Published: Friday 24 November 1899
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 2138 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

THE WAR

... by electricity. A Supplementary War Office Estimate for £10,000,000 sterling was issued to-day showing that 35,000 additional. men are required for the current financial year owing to the military situation in South Africa. This number, it is explained ...

Published: Thursday 19 October 1899
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 2937 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE WAR

... guns with cordite ammunition, AMERICA AND THE WAR. Washington, Saturday. Mr Sulzer, Democrat, introduced the House of Representatives joint resolution declaring That a state of war exists in South Africa according belligerent rights to the Transvaal, ...

Published: Monday 18 December 1899
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 4570 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE WAR

... THE WAR. WESTERN' FRONTIER. GREAT BATTLE AT ODDER RIVER. TEN HOURS' FIGHTING- BRILLIANT VICTORY. EIGHT THOUSAND BOERS DRIVEN BACK. The following telegram was posted yester day at the War Office From General, Capetown, to Secretary o State for War, (received ...

Published: Thursday 30 November 1899
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 3034 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE WAR

... to go to South Africa; The order adds that everything possible should, be done to prevent former Prussian officers taking part in the conflict in South Africa: so to avoid every appearance of violation of Germany's strict neutrality. WAR ITEMS. Lloyd's ...

Published: Friday 10 November 1899
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 2356 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

THE WAR

... THE WAR. NATAL. FRESH FIGHTING AT LADYSMITH. SUSTAINED AETILLEET DUEL. COLENSO EVACUATED AND BOMBARDED. On Saturday evenin s tha following notice was issued from the War Office The Colonial Office has received information to the effect that our troops ...

Published: Tuesday 07 November 1899
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 4991 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

THE WAR

... THE WAR. SOUTHERN FRONTIER. SERIOUS REVERSE GATACRE'S FORCE. The following despatch was issused by the War Office on Sunday night:— From General, Capetown, to Secretary of State for War. Following from Gatacre uhis morning :— Leeply regret inform you ...

Published: Tuesday 12 December 1899
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 3173 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

THE TRANSVAAL WAR

... involve nothing short of ruin to British interests in South Africa. The Boers have said over and over again that the war which has commenced is war between the two white races of South Africa, and peace on the terms demanded by the Boers, concluded at ...

Published: Saturday 12 March 1881
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1008 | Page: 4 | Tags: none