... placed a gun there this morning, then S came southward to Hobkirk's Farm and fired Fpi on the guard, killing one man. TheHob- 1 kirk family left in haste under fire. 'The Re guard then retird, and the enemy occupied the farm, driving off Mr. Hobkirlka cattle ...

... situated with respect to fire alarm conveniences. All this is to be altered by the new system of fire alarms recently adopted by the Fire Brigade Committee. The hut sta- tions are to be abolished, In their stead the Gamewell system of fire alarmis will be estab- ...

... bats some Chinese n opened fire and the Russians retreated. It now appears that the Chinese were only firing t 0 a gun salute to a mandarin on board a Chinese : war vessel outside the bar, and the Rnssians d thought the fire was directed against them. ...

... illed : 3rd Grenadier-Guards, one man. 1st 11 Scots Guards, one man. 2nd Royal Warwick, 3 one man. 1 Wounded: 3rd Grenadier Guards, one man. 't 1st Coldstream Guards, three men. 2nd Cold- Be stream Guards, five men. 1st Scots ...

... council meeting this morning lie agreed to anchor with fleet, putting oat fires. 18th June.-No news from Comknander-in- Chief and advanced guard. Tien-tsin now cut off. Heavy fire heard there last night. Three thou- sand Russian troops uinder major-general ...

... enemy rode up and fired on the train, which had to stop. The passengers were ordered outof. thp train, and the carriages and trucks were ransacked. Thea Boers crammed as much loot aspp9ssibld igto air..agddla-bngs, and then set fire to the train. They ...

... 515 p.m., July 3rd. Clery occupied Greylingstad last night, with. (lt opposition, h)it met with a good ?? of sniping. Four or fire casualties. (Ncte.--Groylingstad is about 40 miles soutll- east of Heidelberg.) TH E VIOLATION OF' NEUTRALITY BY HOLLANDER ...

... as the enemy, after firing, slid down the trunks of the trecs into the jungle. Soon the advaics guard was also attacked, and the whole column was geadulallx enveloped. Captain Cocluane, who was commanding the advanee guard and firing the Maxim, was hit ...

... volley. The Guards and Yeomanry retuned the fire with great promptitude, and repulsed the oncoming Iloers, who commenced retiring as quickly as possible, their retreat being hastened by death-dealing volleys from the Guards and by the fire of a Maxim which ...

... for several dc hours, or, indeed, at tinmes for days, and at as then suddenly fire irto Maieking in the hope, af ier apparently, of carthing the people off their th 1y guard. This, however, does no harm, as the It Ler lookouts always give warning whn the ...

... five Ijtians. n Same afternoon Boxers attacked British hich guard left to protect ILa station. Rein- can forcements sent bac; enemy driven off; 100 lklled; two oa our 9mmen wounded. Ju Guards pushed foniard. engaged eneny t is 13th and 14th June, idiing ...

... two cordite guns, 9 one firing shrapnel and the other ring shell. I Their practice was excellent. Our men re- tired some yards, and shortened their firing J t line. They then advanced again, and main- e tained a brisk musketery fire until dark. 3 Our loss ...