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THE WAR

... Cavendish-one on the right and the other on the left-were fired on. Our artillery was imediaty ordered up and opened fire on the right; this was answered by the enemy. The division with the Guards' Brigade placed on the right, the 9th Brigade on the leftand ...

Published: Tuesday 02 January 1900
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 4201 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

WAR AS SEEN BY A CUMBRIAN

... the side the moi;» tain. must tell you that Modder River a* awful battle. were under fire for 15i hour*. was a day I shall never forget as long «« 1 live. The firing on each side was awful, and lasted until fall. Our general was found wounded here, °“ ...

Published: Tuesday 02 January 1900
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 626 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE MANCHESTER EVENING TUESDAY 2 19)00 TO iettr lo “ N't ' to :fly itat the this “ ? HELP

... NARROW ESCAPE T C Clegg Battalion Guards writing River to relatives I)uke-treet Old Trafford I managed to fighting all will three fights easily time Boer ours people treacherous will fight of behind in last fight firing their waggons contained Our battalion ...

Published: Tuesday 02 January 1900
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2679 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

HELPFUL HOME HINTS,

... carefully guarded I against. When a fire has to kept up all night in the room of an invalid, an old loose glove should be kept handy with long wooden stick. With the fflovo on piece of coal can be picked up with the fingers and pot on the fire without making ...

Published: Tuesday 02 January 1900
Newspaper: Northern Daily Telegraph
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 169 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

looked-for

... months being granted in lieu thereof. N«Uie HaghM (8) Alfred Haffare (6) in Um ftdfard Hcwpiul yeeUedny from injarsM receirod in fire thflir in Blackbarn-ctreet, SaDord, caoaod by the eipkeioei of parafln lamp. Their infant malar had from ahnilar mjuriaa on ...

Published: Tuesday 02 January 1900
Newspaper: Northern Daily Telegraph
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1538 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE MANCHESTER EVENI

... METHUEN GUARDS LONDON MORNING SCENES early this morning reserve detailed for service Africa as reinforcements Brigade of Guards Methuen left quarters Elms South-Western Southampton The reinforcements officers formed party* of composite Guards an parade ...

Published: Wednesday 03 January 1900
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3261 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE WIGAN OBSERVES

... the precincts of West minster from seven until ten, and wan no easy one. His military experience was gained in the Grenadier Guards, from which be retired in 1896, after a setvico of eleven year*. was A.D.C. the Governor- General of Canada, from 1889 1891 ...

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WAR LETTERS

... they behind ribs of rock that girdled an almost ina- quair cessible hill. They lay fiat behind these natural w ramparts, and firing from that position on our for I gallant fellows, they defied every effort to diis Belt lodge them; in vain our artillery Wvoited ...

Published: Wednesday 03 January 1900
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 2864 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

THE MANCHESTER EVENING 3 190c SPECIAL EDITION NEWS OFFICE Evening 4 46 there no confirmation the Boer attack of of

... Beards Ranges Ac Lane Old Halford 1 FURNITURE bv all Dining MJrrors and Ac 20 cent prices— 121 123 fire FURNITURE of —14 STEEL quickly protec-tection fire Rorfs 40ft —J DIIJI T I Moderate prices CO 1 Manchester THE GREAT 119 SAINTS’ MANCHESTER to supply ...

Published: Wednesday 03 January 1900
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4239 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

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... J b j Mayor ifthe p»re tho order for fourteen null,on he, taon with the when AW. tired ro— r 1 y. ,. aren unl-mhomf. and id fire ronu'e- loan yr^.'^hLo°a7t-WrL 'kerf lie bel.ered it po.nl ..lur.l Aid Y alra raad a maid not ...

Published: Wednesday 03 January 1900
Newspaper: Bolton Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 6016 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THE EAST LANCASHIRE REGIMENTAL COLOURS

... see about us the papers you must look for the Guards Brigade as we ei-s all together. We go to the relief of Kimberley when we leave here, so I might dead by the time you get this, as I have been in the firing line twice out of three times. Who do you think ...

Published: Wednesday 03 January 1900
Newspaper: Burnley Express
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 6952 | Page: 3 | Tags: none