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THE CHINESE TROUBLE

... outraging women and Tobbing villages. The Rev. Mr. Teik-esbury, of the Board of Missions, asserts that in the vicinity of Tung-Chow they are terrorising the people, and the -wonmen are hiding in the fields. On the 22nd inst. three hundred women from a donen ...

Published: Wednesday 28 November 1900
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1471 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

THE ASHANTI CAMPAIGN

... culminating ire charge with bayonet. In MeHiss's flivng columnu follgring casualties reported: Matior Melliss, Indian Staff Corps; Lieutenant Biss, 5th Battalion Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middle- sex) Regiment, slightly woonded. Colour-Sergt. Foster, 2nd ...

Published: Monday 13 August 1900
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1142 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT

... Earl of Dunraran and Mr. Seton-Karr, M.P., that the majority of the Corps of Sharpshooters who went to South Africa from this country are likely to join General Ba-den- Powell's new police force. I am informed that the Unionist authorities at Blaclpool will ...

Published: Saturday 08 December 1900
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1419 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

FROPEMU NEAS PEKING

... Canton, where she is learning .be Chinese language, and fitting herself for work amnong the Ohinese women, under the auspices of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Wesleyan Missions. She has now been out about two years. The Rev. W. Bridie and his wife are ...

Published: Monday 09 July 1900
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 8280 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

CO-OPERATION IN THE WEST RIDING

... previous quarter. The dispoeable profits lE8,4471 allowed a dividend omf 3s. 6d. in the pound, besides the ?? deductions to the auxiliary institarlons of the Scuiety. It vwas decided to Stake up the requisite nitn- 7her of £I shares in the HaliFax Flour Secisty ...

Published: Tuesday 10 July 1900
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1815 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

OUR ARMY AND VOLUNTEERS

... Spitzkop cre about as bad as nature can make themL It is not at all unlikely thatl this neighbour- hood will afford exciting police work before the last Boer buries his rifle for good and sharpens his sickle. It is not a new thing that defenders, posted ...

Published: Saturday 15 September 1900
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3109 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

CASUALTY LISTS

... Privates H1. Rossiter, 0, Lester. F L. .Tohnson, H. Gordon, F. Ferguson, C. Glyn, U. D. Shepherd, F. Knight, and H. Adler. Gape Police-Killed: Sergeant G4. Brady- Lance- Corporal R. Ilanbly; Privates ?? Dennison. A. Parker. J. E. Willianis T. Jones. R. S. McKenzie ...

Published: Tuesday 24 April 1900
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3078 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

DOMINION DAY BANQUET

... be a most potent factor in our scheme of Imperial defence. (Cheers.) There were serving in South Afrio at present 60,000 auxiliary troops, and of these, he was happy to szv, nearly 3,000 were fur- nished by the colonies. (Cheers.) Lord Stratheona, in proposing ...

Published: Tuesday 03 July 1900
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1351 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

THE PRINCE OF WALES AND SANNA'S POST DISASTER

... misconduct on the part of any of the corps engaged on that ccasion bsa ever reached me, and His Royal Highness miay with the utmnst truth and con-, fidence publicly contradict the false statement. SODBEES. BADENT-POWELL'S POLICE. CONDITIONS-S OF SERVICE. The ...

Published: Wednesday 14 November 1900
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1442 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

TRANSVAAL WAR

... Government to the unprotlected state of the district, ?? asking for the return of the Cape Police. Friday. Sir J. Gordon Sprigg has telegraphed that if the Cape Police do not return here a special force will be raised to patrol the district. The Special Treason ...

Published: Monday 05 November 1900
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4771 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

MAFEKING DESPONDENT

... four escaped, and four, who were wounded, made their wavy for two mniles until they met a patrol of Colonel Plumer's Black Police, who reported the news to Colonel Plumer, and an ambalance was sent. The'se, native Baralongs state that they killed eight ...

Published: Wednesday 25 April 1900
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1152 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

ENEMY RETIRE ON BRANDFORT

... Party of thirteen native -women tried to get sway or night of 15th. Enemy opened fire on thcm, killing nine, wounding two, who got back and reported. I wrote to Snyman. pointing out that he shells native stadt, which is full of women and children. and thlat ...

Published: Friday 04 May 1900
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 7880 | Page: 5 | Tags: News