... formed. THE QUEEN'S GIFT TO THE TROOPS. The Union liner Moor, which left Southampton on Saturday afteraoon 'for Sonth Africa with a nnmber of staff-officers and nursing sisters, also carried a further shipment,consisting of 300 cases of the Queen's chocolate ...

... a rebellion, says the Times, is unfit to act in the Queen's name. Dalgetty's action was needed to convince the frontier people that the Government does indeed hold office under the Queen's commission. DISLOYAL DUTCH ATTEMPTS ON THE RAILWAY. A Reuters ...

... Brigade : 2nd Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers. 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers, lst Battalion Rifle Brigade. 3rd Battalion King's Royal Riles. Major-General Fitzroy Hart's^Brigade: Battalion Royal Fusiliers, lst Battalion Royal ...

... open formation, and of making use of all available cover when advancing against an enemy like tbe Boers. THE QUEEN'S NEW YEAR WISHES The Queen's message has given, says the Chronicle correspondent, great comfort and* ensouragement to all tha troops ...

... Totnes The following is issued to each of those •elected for service From the Adjutant, yeomanry Brigade, Exeter. I.—The Officer Commanding Royal Yeomanry has selected you for the service with the Imperial Yeomanry. 2 —You are therefore required to report ...

... either for active service duty the Mediterranean, or for home service, in tbe event of their oeing called by tbe War Office, the following members of the Exeter Companies have signified their willingness to serve : Class A—Active Service—Sergt Clarke, Cpls ...

... with the mother, aud the nurse, who was sent for. did not arrive until it was too late. It was an hour and half before doctor or nurse could be found. Hodgson was away, atd the nurse was Chapel. Someone was looking for the nurse, and witness could not possibly ...

... that had the British Navy not been overwhelmingly strong we should have been engaged in a serious naval war. would remind our readers that the services at Friernhay Congregational Church tomorrow (Sunday) special sermons will be preached by the Rev Arthur ...

... and perhaps even the knot of advanced men who act with Sir Charles Dilke will dma together somewhere as usual. The Royal Yacht. The Royal yacht has not suffered to half the extent reported by reason of her mishap. Part of the vessel has been tested and ...

... received orders to hold themselves in readiness to proceed on special service in South Africa an early date: Lieut.-Colonel J. B. Leefe, Captain G. E. Barnes, and Captain E. R. Cottingham, Royal Marine Artillery Lieut.-Colonels T. Adair, T. G P. Evans, and G ...

... the traasport Dunera the stay of the Royal party—which was inteided to have lasted about an hour —was prolonged till five o'clock. The return journey was then made to Osborne. Regarding tbe expected visit of the Queen to Netley nothing official is yet known ...

... Mr Harbottle Reed was heartily thanked for his services. Thorverton Hunt Bill was very well attended the Royal Public Rooms, Exeter, on Friday' thete being about 100 present. Soma of the members of the Royal lst Devon Yeomanry Cgvalry attended. Music was ...