... valuable to others, pro Aris et fools. Speaking on THE TRANSVAAIL WAR, he said that the thoughts of the whole world, the fears, the hopes of the British nation, were ceutred in South Africa. War with all Its horrors was being carried on there, bringing death ...

... Transvaal that, subject to the consent of th-c Indian authorities, lie would gladly lead tue Qvcensland ec:ntingent in South Africa *hould war breah out. The offer is based upon his memory of the admirable cou- duct and bearing of the Queensland Mounted In- fantry ...

... for South Africa. War Considered Certain. I Three Brigades to be Despatched. The St. James's Gazette states :-Authentic information has reached us that the War Office has decided to despatch three brigades of British infantry to South Africa. These will ...

... designed by the Duchess of Abercorn, and 100 dozen ; light woollen wraps for the sick and wounded British soldiers In South Africa, The War Olice. and Admiralty, having carefully considered the ofler of Sir Thomas Lipton to. place his steam yacht Erin at the ...

... State for the Colonies intimating that in the event of war with tha Boers the Federated Malay States will be pre- pared to send a force of 300 men of the States Guides for service in South Africa.—Renter. Lagos, Wednesday.—The Legislative Council unanimously ...

... Department of the War Office visited Liverpool and requisitioned 200 horses belonging to the Liverpool Corporation Tramway stud for service in South Africa. The War Cilice announces that chartered transj oris will leave with troops for South Africa « in accordance ...

... gORTHERN ICHO. I BA ?? Of 7 (IUBIC 21, 1899. 1 THE WAR. WIluxE Otl: ]jAVE TROOPS ARIE kighting in Sotith Africa the war of tards goes Oil i this country, and at tbo present miomnont no Englishmen ,n givo a (1ofirlito reason why there ,houa(l h( oiar at ...

... are in Ferndale till Christmas, and then we go to Treorky. If there are any of our friends pur- pose going to South Africa after the war, I can give them some good kfomation.- Yours faithfully, FRANK AYLMER. With Williams' Auction Mart, Ferndale, late ...

... point, that South Africa before the war was a British sphere of influence, he had to summon as his first reinforcement Sir flenry Camnpbell-Bannermsn. Sir Ifenry, before the war, used the words about British influeriie in South Africa- The great fact ...

... South Africa, the War Office authorities have decided to despatch ail the essential equipment for the same, and in pursuance of an urgent order the Royal Engineers at Chatham are preparing 40 pontoons for shipment at Southampton for Sonth Africa. 2ND NORFOLK ...

... British, position becoming worse makes it better. In view of the comparative weakness of the British troops in South Africa when war was declared by the Boers, it was inevitable that the first stage in the operations should be full of anxiety and difficulty ...

... said that at tho present moment there was one subject occupy- ing the mind of every Scotsman, and that was the war in South Africa. The war was one into which they had not entered willingly; it had been forced upon them. The Government had endeavoured ...