... Arundel from the Queen in these terms:— I wishyou and all my brave soldiers a happy Christmas Day. God bless and protect you all. The following message was read to all the troops in South Africa on New Year's Day from her Majesty the Queen :— I wishyou ...

... their services than could go, and he wanted it to be clearly understood that the fact of men not offering to proceed on active service would not reflect on their patriotism or courage in the slightest degree, as he knew perfectly well if the service of every ...

... saddle. The following is a list of those accepted at Banbury for active service :—Sergeant F. M. Gibbard, Marston Hill; Troopers G. C. Alexandra, Heathfield, Sussex; C. J. Alexandra, Heathfield, Sussex; F. H. Anderson, 24, Lombard-street, London; J. W. ...

... and gored him to death. The Royal Red Cross has been conferred noon Miss E. Ryan, superintendent Army Nursing Service, in recognition of her services in Crete. On Thursday next the Rev. Hugh Price Hughes will leave London for a trip to Palestine, returning ...

... daring the campaign to the Imperial War Fund for the widows and erpbana of their comrades who hal fallen in action. THE OXFORDSHIRE CONTINGENT. I The work of bringing the volunteers in tion with the Oxfordshire company of Imperial Yeomanry up to a first-class ...

... Found. LIND, Black RETRIEVER DOG. not Duet, within 7 days rill sold to yry Dr*, litilton-under-Wychwood. MEETING OF P. The Queen, at Thursday's meeting of the Privy Council, signed a proclamation further proroguing Parliament to January 30, when the Houses ...

... send-of for those from this district who have joined the Oxfordshire Yeomanry and will form part of the Imperial Yeomanry who have volunteered for service at the front was not orgenixed, there was a feeling among their particular friends that they should ...

... the afternoon for Cape Town. OXFORDSHIRE IMPERIAL YEOMANRY AND THE PEERAGE. Probably no other contingent of Imperial Yeomanry io so well represented in the peerage as the Oxfordshire& First in order of military rank stands the member for the City, Viscount ...

... vas House or Commons.— The estimates for the public service of the year will be laid before you. The provision for military expenditure must be largely increased on account of- the charge for military operations in South Africa. The experience of a great ...

... the men who. had come forward to join the Imperial Yeomanry. and the way in which they had come out to serve their Queen and country—(applause). Everyone knew that they were in no way bound to do this service of love and honour, and the citizens of Oxford ...

... Majesty's reply to the Address in answer to the Queen's Speech was brought up and read. MONDAY.—Lord Wemyss gave notice of his intention to propose that the ancient constitutional law of compulsory military service should be at once put in force. HOUSE OF COMMONS ...

... ditions in the case of the deceased; he could only Geoff June, . ront police for their smart capture. where with the help of Nurse Dring she was • surmise, in the light of what had occurred, that rr m . Dues or Ma. I. D. Taman.—lf is with regret they might ...