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LIFE IN PRETORIA DURING THE WAR

... broidered red crosses, as also do the Belgians with ?? vivandibre equipment, short skirts and ''Jame- son hats. The Russians (men) wear an Imposing costume of tweed or serge with white or green belt, top boots and whito-pith helmets withy red cross in front ...

Published: Thursday 05 April 1900
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1465 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

HOW A YEOMAN TRICKED DE WET

... was brought before General De WVet, and that .c'icer asked him the meaning of his corporal's stripes and the absence of a Red Cross badge. Acton explained that his medicine chest and instruments had gone astray, and his uniform being In tatters he horrowed ...

Published: Friday 06 July 1900
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 404 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

NEWSPAPERS FOR THE FRONT

... be much, and I dare3ay I could squeeze a trifle more out of our loyalists. At present both my private purse and our local Red Cross are both taxed to the utmost. We have sent 40 tons of grapes from here alone this fruit season, and there are not so many ...

Published: Wednesday 16 May 1900
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 508 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

PROOF THAT COUNTS

... BATTLE FIELD. The quantity of Liebig Company's Extract (now labelled Lomco) already supplied to the British Forces and the Red Cross and Yeomanry Hospitals in South Africa is suffilcient to provide 5,1 2 8 I 92 BREAKFAST CUPS. This quantity represents the ...

Published: Wednesday 21 February 1900
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 482 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

THE WESTERN BORDER

... THE WESTERN BORDER. I Activity at Mafeking. i Reopening Communications. A Bishop's Adventures. EBoers and the Red Crosse [Press Association War Special.] MAFsRaICENr, MAY 24. The garrison of 9Jafeking since the siege was raised can fairly claim that they ...

Published: Wednesday 30 May 1900
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1178 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

THE TRANSVAAL

... was also a passenger hi by the vessel, al Nurses in South Africa. A communication from Lord Wantage, chairman III of the Red Cross Society, pointing out that the H reflections (which he considers well advised) made fe upon a certain class of women nurses ...

Published: Tuesday 15 May 1900
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1167 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

COUNTY REVELS AT CLEVEDON

... gathering. The ladies in costume included gailydressed geishas, y, flower girls, yellowe marguerites, white and black, follies, red cross nurses, Grae Darlings, foreign peasants, lavender girls, milkmaids, ];te Greena- ways, early EnglIsh, Eastern gipsles, v ...

Published: Thursday 12 July 1900
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 622 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

St. George's Day

... Garter under his protection. For centuries onward England and St. George' made the national battle cry, and his cross, an upright red cross on a white ground, was worn over the armour of every English soldier, and was ultimately woven into the Union Jack ...

Published: Monday 23 April 1900
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 663 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

FETE AT CHEDDAR

... Imperial Yeomanry, horsemen In red, wiite', and blue; 5, Volunteers; 6, Naval Brigade, | vw5. in rodel of 4.7in, gun ; 7, Boys' 3rigade; 8, ambu- lr.muce car, with representalions of wounded, with dc.ctrurs and Red Cross nurses; 9, members of Gseneral ...

Published: Friday 29 June 1900
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 581 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

The Talk of Bristol

... killed. ?? did not see any abuse of the white flag, but the abuse of the red cross was pretty frequent, and the Boers in moving their guns did so under the protection of the red cross, It was a happy time for the loyal people when at last they wvcre relieved ...

Published: Wednesday 30 May 1900
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1543 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

THE WAR HOSPITALS

... ?? made for, and these were compelled to lie on tie floors. Col. Ryerson, founder of the Caoudili branch of the British Red Cross Society. h3lppeaed to be here, and being untrammslled by rei tape regulations ordered a large number of stretloer, t^ he ...

Published: Tuesday 14 August 1900
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 761 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

THE WESTERN BORDER

... almost re- covered, and is sulfering no ill effects. Dr Challis, while tendiug to sick women in the village, and carrying a Red Cross flag, was tired on. To-day the snipers have moved far back to the east of the Boer langer. The enemy's ambulance, which made ...

Published: Friday 27 April 1900
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 685 | Page: 8 | Tags: News