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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE

... of the 2nd Life Guards has become vacant. The deceased, who passed his regimental career in the Grenadier Guards, was appointed to the colonelcy of the Leicestershire Regiment in 1879, and in 189G be- came colonel to the 2nd Life Guards, in succession ...

Published: Saturday 29 September 1900
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 711 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

THE ARMY

... of the Ist Battalion of thle Irish Guards, to be begun fortibwioh at St. J-osab Wood Bar- racks, the esteblishmment in the firs-t instance being two Companies. Colonel 'Horrace Riro, oom- nasn1dig the Grenadier Guards, will tenaporarily act as colonel ...

Published: Monday 30 April 1900
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 971 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

THE CHIME CRISIS

... fores feaght thro`gho)ut the morning of the 23rd. The Chiiese -ore driven back by a riel- concentrated end beavy artillery fire. Tae allied forces enjpred I the Cityin the asternoon. No details have yei come thrrtgh gf the amount of davlage done. The ...

Published: Thursday 28 June 1900
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 875 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

THE ASHANTEE RISING

... enemy, who occupied the trees on either side of the track, and from the branches poured down a witaering fire upon thle column. Our advance guard haid been allowed to pass, and there was not a sign of a native any- where, and the road was as still as ...

Published: Wednesday 22 August 1900
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1446 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA

... hamilton's column. Barton reports that a train proceeding soath tj was fired at lzat night near Bank Staticn, and a .a few horses shot, Previously a patrol of I; ,Bunbmen were fired at near the scene, one marnt being killed. Two strong columns are ander ...

Published: Saturday 08 September 1900
Newspaper: Freeman's Journal
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1345 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

BOERS MASSING AT KROONSTAD

... Leut the Hon fl Lygon, Grenadier Guards, and ?? Codrhnag-t, oldatreazs Guazds, rode eight or nine miles beyond their camp on the Madder Riser without any eseort except a t ,ooper of te Grahatown Ligt Horse. They were fired upon by a party of Beers Iqvon ...

Published: Monday 26 March 1900
Newspaper: Freeman's Journal
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1286 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

COUNTY BOROUGH OF BELFAST

... report Vwas ordered to be furnished at nest meeting. The auperinten dent cd the fire brig'ede reported trnat sinoe las mestirig the brigade 'a-d attended to fire calls cf fire and the an-bulance to 38 calls. He was in- :sruc-tad to obtain tenders for the ...

Published: Friday 06 April 1900
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 915 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

BY THE WAY

... There are, in fact, nearly 400 armed men, di- vided into separate bodies-the Noble Guard, the Swiss Guard, the Palatine Guand, the Fire- men, and the Gendarmes. 'The Noble Guard, composed of members of the aristocracy, says the oorrespomdeat*, numbers about ...

Published: Wednesday 02 May 1900
Newspaper: Freeman's Journal
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1188 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

BRITISH OCCUPY CLOENSO

... Docapied across the Ceieneo- Ladysnith Railway, where it is close to the angle of the Tugela, with a, weak rear-guard General Hart's advaaced guard is crossing at Colenso. 'Our casualties yesterday and to-day have, I hope, been but few. THE BRITISH AT DORDRECHT ...

Published: Wednesday 21 February 1900
Newspaper: Freeman's Journal
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 3685 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

COURT AND FASHION

... and a Royal sahlutation was fired- A saluite of forty-one gums was fired in St. James's Park, Londnn, and ?? were flvynZ on the public uiild-ings. The da-v was also suitably observed at - Wudlsnr. whore a RovAl salute was fired in the Lon.g Walk, bells also ...

Published: Friday 29 June 1900
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1651 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

THE SIEGE OF MAFEKING

... benabertiment of the whoe siege. T-wo ?? and fifty shells were fired into the town, while the hirndred-pounder fired seventy. TWo high velocity guns from the Gamne cnd Jackal Trees Forts fir-ed steel-tipped, crnrour-pierci-ug, de'ay-action projectiles, intended ...

Published: Wednesday 11 April 1900
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 2445 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

IS MAFEKING RELIEVED?

... scout- ing party of the South African 14s4 Horso'on the left was fired on by the enemy from the foot of a long fiat-topped mountain. Three troopers dimounted at a krsal. 1 The enemy's fire stampeded their homes, hut ihe men crept through long gramss and ...

Published: Friday 18 May 1900
Newspaper: Freeman's Journal
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 3378 | Page: 5 | Tags: News