... Shells coald be seen bursting in the Boer positions. The firing was continuous till 1-30 in the afternoon. then there was a lull, and a while - later the Boers resumed their c-annonade, firing every forty seconds. This continued until four o'clock. By ...

... must be available not only to defeaet the Chinese army, but to mfnr tain communication w-ith the base, to est--b- lis'h and guard hospitals en route, and tor secure an adequate water supply. The last point is an im- portanis problem. as the country furnishes ...

... being nader ob>- servation. It was intended to carry the scheme into exection during the confusion caused by in- cendiary fires in the town. I A Press Association special telegram of the-same ( date say -I have obtained sope further details re- s garding ...

... evening of the 14th the scouts were fired on. The Ieo- imainvry galloied out-, and with twenty or thirty rnunds dispersed the e.-mrny, while the 15-pound er fired one round. On the ret tre journey the convoy w-as arato fired On. Three nzatives were captured ...

... ii awt all, mecrest-ad by thre c ...

... guardship H..3LS. !Melanmpus (Captain R. N. Gresley- will also be at Mngs- On t-he arrival oE the Royal vaht the fleet. will fire a Roe-al salute. The Queen will be accom- 1panied to Ireland by theiT Rovai Rigimessesj piuce.-e chrhastiac of Schleswig-inlstein ...

... Horse Artillery; two 75 millimetre Creusot guns, two 3-inch Krupp, 1895 patterns; one 75-millimetre Vickers-MIaxim quick- firing mounted gun, number D4541; twvo post- poms, one 7-pounder R.I.I. mountain gun, threie muzzle-loading mountain guns, hexagonal ...

... of Elandslaeegte. A big signal fire wras lit by the enemy last; night. They were evidently comtnricating .with their brethren in the Free State. The Boers are burning the grass on the hills around to prevent our shell fire froea setting it a ight and forcing ...

... eh-ont the Lydenbne- district. Fire of thein caried off seventy head of cat-le the other day under the noses of a cavalry picquet. The place is under st-riot nour- tial lass-, and the loyadists have formed a tonm guard. ...

... a native, and a horse by Ilions. 'The white mn a trooner named Sam Smart, was carried off from amidst the circle of fires while on guard by a well known old mnn- eater. He was recovered alive, but was so badly watled that he died ne~st day. THE MARCH TO ...

... Troopers Myers, Manley, Moorcroft; Near South Wales Bushmen, Lance-Corporal W. J. Welbsher. FIRE Al WEMKYSS BAY. THE 1i3BER PAI-R'LAJLLY TDESTP0YED. Bv an outbreak of fire w-hich occurred early yes- terd ay morning thje pier at Wemyss Bay wars par- tiaily destroyed ...

... our men. The whole of yesterday's firing was oontinuo:us from our HEotoikiss guns. MLjor Pataziora, laying and firing the gun flum- self, enmplaoed it avit'hin 200 yards of the enenty's mnain work, and kept up a rapid fire upona them. Our machine gun was ...