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TRANSVAAL CRISIS

... y passed a resolution yesterday to offer the services of 300 Hausa to the Imperial Government for service in South Africa should war break out. An assembly of the Hausa force has been held, when the nmen without a single dissentient voice signified their ...

Published: Thursday 20 July 1899
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 683 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT

... the apiproaching series of dramatic performances by aristocratic and fashionable amateurs on behalf of one of the South Africa War Funds. No professional will be allowed to take part, and nearly all the performers, as I formerly explained, will be persons ...

Published: Thursday 07 December 1899
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1684 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT

... afternoon. There is not much enthusiasm in any quarter at the appointment of Sir Redvers Buller to the chief command in South Africa if war takes place. He did not show much strategic genius at the late manceuvres, where it was intended that he should win, and ...

Published: Monday 25 September 1899
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1350 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

TRANSVAAL CRISIS

... maintain peace and to ensure the independence of the Republic. The chairman said they -were not going to have a racial war ?? Africa on account of a difference of two years in the period proposed for making the frachise operative. It is understood that ...

Published: Monday 17 July 1899
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1200 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19

... and a proportionate advance in freights. In order that 70,000 men and their equipments might be despatched to South Africa, the War Office was obliged to hire the services of a great number of steamers employed in civil commerce. The withdrawal of these ...

Published: Thursday 19 October 1899
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2980 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31

... will be left almost or quite destitute by the Transvaal War, needs no advocacy to recommend it to the attention of the people of this city. We recognise that those who have faced death in South Africa have done so in our behalf and in our quarrel ; and there ...

Published: Tuesday 31 October 1899
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3298 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

THE WEEKLY TIMES

... is at war with the Trans- vaal. For tbe first time for many years Fingland is entering upon a deadly struggle ?? a white people, a people professing Chris tianity. The position is one which ;must fill us all with the deepest pain and regret. War is always ...

Published: Friday 13 October 1899
Newspaper: Manchester Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1747 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

SALUS POPULI LEX SUPREMA

... understood, p his views in the press. It is t Je:: i: if the Cape Premier and h;s ?? accurately represent Dutch opin:on in ?? Africa, a war with the Transvaal maa ruinous effect upon our rule, and ro - ~:;z hatred to a pitch never known be:ze, The experiments ...

Published: Friday 28 July 1899
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3891 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

SIR H. C. BANNERMAN IN MANCHESTER

... duty of the Government to the people of this country was to have kept us out of a war in, louth Africa. (Applause.) Now that we were plunged into a war in South Africa, the' Government said they did not intend it, and their disclaimer was bound tf be ...

Published: Thursday 16 November 1899
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4420 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

GATACRE'S COLUMN

... with 150 remounts, left for South Africa on Tuesday.. The Division will be under the command of Major- general T. Kelly Kenny. Major-general Kelly Kenny, although he has not seen servioc in South Africa, has had war service, and has held important positions ...

Published: Friday 08 December 1899
Newspaper: Manchester Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3342 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

THE CRISIS

... have been anticipated in SEe quarters, but merely to units necessary to bring up to a war strength the regiments which have been warned for service in South Africa. These would be men released last from service with the colours, and would number but about ...

Published: Saturday 07 October 1899
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 5446 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

THE WAR

... Curragh, Plymouth, and Cork. AFTER THE WAR. WHAT IS CONTEMPLATED. A FEDERATION OF STATES TO BE ENTITLED THE DOMINION OF SOUTH AFRICA. The Press Association learns that the plan of the Government is to terminate the war in Natal as speedily as possible, after ...

Published: Saturday 21 October 1899
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 7606 | Page: 7 | Tags: News