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SEVENTY MEN TAKEN PRISONER

... the enemy oariy the morning. A squadron of the 6th Dragoon Guards, furnishing the picket, charged effectively, but, largo numbers Boers gaining ground opening fire with rifles and quick-firing artillery guns, two companies of the 2nd Berkshire, four companies ...

Published: Monday 08 January 1900
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 755 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

THE LATE MB. ROBERT WALLACE. M.P

... supposed with tail shaft broken. Tho steamer Adats, of Glasgow, arrived at Portland yesterday morning with her cargo cotton on fire. It was still burning las* evening. In connection with the Thames Ironworks there has been a good deal of philanthropy connected ...

Published: Monday 08 January 1900
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 650 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

RECENT CHECK TO THE BRITISH =2 .AI‘\:AS('EA

... nmfl forufisations. and kept firing ou our hospital waggons [t was nothing but & continuons humming of ranaons and rifies We did ROl BaAve A 4 MARS CASGAILSS A 8 We erpected. We went farther up next day. whem our troops fired again This was at Gras Fan ...

Published: Monday 08 January 1900
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1166 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

. hcrwe shot. jmped cloar of his charser, lanond Boer whes was roloading his magwsioe. and shot N with Nio

... men who ad. | vanoed W 0 aguin ol the wire were shot down. Major Harvey was hlled hore. sod our men had o rotire. Our shell fire dsd more demage | SITUATION AT MAFEKING. ‘ CAPETOWN, January 6.—The following pars. o, lically commmicated 10 the Johasmes ...

Published: Tuesday 09 January 1900
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 629 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

GUARDING THE RAILWAY

... and when reached Zwartkopos I found the bridge well guarded 100 men the Welsh and, getting to Baddy Bridge, I saw another 100 the same rcgHncnt stationed there. Prom there our tiara was well guarded, voSuntcers patrolling line. stopped Craddock, and tho ...

Published: Tuesday 09 January 1900
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1092 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

With Gen. French. HIS A.D.C. WOUNDED, © (Owiral News Agesey.)

... the Oon. sor). —Sr John Milbank today went ouwt with & patrol of five men in all. On the pain norsh of Uoleshery they were fired an by the enamy’s out. pose aud returned. The Boers galloped to in .Wm.um-—.uma.u Milbaak in the thigh. 11l- BALFOUR IN MANCHESTER ...

Published: Tuesday 09 January 1900
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1448 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LETTEBS FROM THE FRONT

... wb»ch part Lord Methuen's column, writing his parents from the camp Orange Biver, mod exciting time are baring of it. V! ...

Published: Tuesday 09 January 1900
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 325 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

THE CHURCH OF IRELAND

... Carrick fergus ; E. 13. Cullen. Aggnes Street , h. P. Boxvrotzer. Bl~elyinmicsrrect ; J. D, Poster~ hi-A. Banhridh~ a ;Itielev Guard. Done- gall S~quare 7 T. E.-r ibon, Armogih ;Janmes Kirk~- w~ood. Pro -i-coa P R.8 Lea, Dcsntrirn Casrdens - C. S. Baird. M ...

Published: Tuesday 09 January 1900
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 4553 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

LORD CHARLES BERESFORD ON OUK DEFENCES,

... men 1o the Cape to fou the fire from the heights shove shem (o'l 4n) the war, and thus ead lhfi—d‘;m f ae, ihe spume of the surl on an Austrelisn | reeo complications. Let thewm support the Gov ok cibhed comet. | Put the Guards bad proved crument in its ...

Published: Wednesday 10 January 1900
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 2304 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Onward to Dunth

... were plentiful where the British etood.*Tben tiny fall back, tor the fire from the heights above them feß thick as tin epuase of the entf on Aestmlian rock-ribbed coast Bat tin Guards bad proved to tin Boom tint, man to ama, the Briton was his master. ...

Arundel, 14th December, 1899

... Dragoon Guards, Mounted Inronhy, 10th New South Wales Lancers. New Zeeland Mounted Infantry, Mid Brndrahiro Bcgimcnt. About quarter of a mile out found ourselves wh*t yon might call only hail happened Boer bullet*. These commenced baptism of fire, and I ...

Published: Wednesday 10 January 1900
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 709 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

CITY EDITION

... the excelption of a eli-lyt fla'i ,tf, lay low. Our field babterier oDae- ad fire at albou-.t 2,000 yards ranre l'ponI the Bo-r ?? at Pour in the a a'trnoon, and a heavs' fire was maintained, for an hour. Then tshe gmus went forward to 1.20D yard-l dist-nt ...

Published: Wednesday 10 January 1900
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1768 | Page: 7 | Tags: News