... Battalion .South Lancashire Regiment, B°* Battaiion Lancashire Fusiliers, to lattahon York ana Lancaster Keg ' Battalion Royal Lancaster Begirt, gone to De Junction, Cape Colony. MAJOR-GENERAL 11th BRIGADEr . • „-Rfltfiment. gone to Aar. V to c Dunottar ...

... Portraits of the Queen and Sir Redvers Buller occupied conspicuous positions, whilst on shields (the work ef Mr. W. L. Baron) were inscribed the names of well-known naval and military officers. One large motto bore the words Your Queen and country need ...

... several times mentioned. In reporting the'death of two Free Staters killed a steel-pointed armourpiercing shell fired from a naval gun the burgher correspoudent notes the fact that these cases there were no visible wounds. Sir George White's quarters at ...

... PARLIAMENT. THE GOVERNMENT ON THE DEFENCE. The seventh session of the fourteenth Parliament of the Queen was opened on Tuesday Royal Commission. The Queen's Speech was as follows :— My Lords and Gentlemen,— The peace which had recently been broken in South ...

... effective range for the field guns he was to bring only the naval guns into action. Nevertheless, Long advanced with his batteries so fast that lie left both his escort and the oxen-drawn naval guns behind, and came into action at point which Buller believes ...

... have received notice to join at once. Dunn, the bugler of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, who spite of his wound on the Tugela persisted in rushing forward with the firing line, has received the Queen's command to go to O.sborne next Saturday. LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS ...

... to Lord Wolseley, the Queen issues an appeal former officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates to serve once more, for the period one year, in place the troops 'now at the The battalions thus raised will be*known Royal Reserve Battalions, and ...

... in future that Kimberley would be self-supporting, and not have to trouble her Majesty. The Queen has sent a message of thanks and congratulations to the Naval Brigade in South Africa. Three British officers are said to have escaped from Pretoria. It appears ...

... Guards) , Gabriel Sapper W. E. Sanders (6th Company R.E.) T. Pile (7th C-mpany R.E.) G. Pine (Naval Brigade) A. Cook Lc -Corpl. J. Avery (Queen's Royal W. Surrey Regt.) Private H. Rice (Yorkshire Regt.) Sapper Westacott (lGth Lancers). Corporal T. Cockram ...

... includes several men who volunteered for active service in South Africa) paraded the streets, which were thronged by the townspeople. Tho Band (under the direction of Sergt. Symons) played Soldiers of the Queen, See the conquering hero comes, and other ...

... Lieutenant Popham succeeded reaching the bridge unobserved, and cut the wires connecting the mines. Captain Grant, of the Royal Engineers, after darkness fell, then went out and removed the dynamite from the borings prepared the enemy and dropped it into ...

... (son of Mr. de Guerin, of Marwood ), of Royal Scots Greys, was with the flying column that relieved Kimberley. The following natives Marwood are also the front:—Gunner J. Gubb, Royal Artillery; Private W. Gubb, Royal Marines; Private Joseph Richards, 3rd ...