... intelligence was received that the Boers had invaded Natal with the intention of resisting the approach of a British force to the Transvaal. No news had been received from the beleaguered detachments in the Transvaal. The Boers who crossed the Natal border ...

... - - BOER IGNORANCE. WHY THE WAR IS MAINTAINED. The special correspondent of the Times at Aasvogel Kop says :—The following letter, which was received from the Commandant of Boshof, who was approached with a view to a peaceable termination of hostilities ...

... They took the hill Last night, and when morning broke the Boers, seeing the state of affairs, opened a heavy fire, but seemingly without effect until a few hours ago, when a large force of Boers came rushing on and poured a murderous fire into our fellows ...

... WOMEN FLOGGED BY THE BOERS. The Traruvaal Adtertitcr vouches for the accuracy of the followingMy name Sara. lam about 2i year* age. On Monday last was discharged from the Pretoria gaol, after being imprisoned for two months. I was seat to prison because ...

... 1881—A RETROSPECT. To-night we shall say farewell to 1881, and before we are too engrossed in the affairs of 1882 to take backward glance, it may not be uninteresting to recall to mind some of the chief events which have characterised the old year. cannot ...

... intelligence was received that the Boers had invaded Natal with the Intention of resisting the approach of a British force to the Transvaal. No news had been received from the beleaguered detachments in the Transvaal. The Boers who crossed the Natal border ...

... chooses to adopt a certain attitude at St. Stephen's we are told that the Thomas Parnell who was the original purchaser of the Parnell estates in Ireland wa4 grandson of Thomas Parnell, Mayor of Congleton, and son of Tobias Parnell, councillor of that ...

... took place the advantage was on the side of the Boers, owing to the limited number of British soldiers whicn could at be pat into the field. On the 26th 3111211411 the British troops were defeated by the Boers at Laing's Nek • on the 9th February there was ...

... LOCAL EVENTS IN 1881. JANUARY. 2. Mr. Osman Ricardo, J. P., died, aged 85. 3. At the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions a vote of thanks was passed to Sir Richard Harington, the second Vice-Chairman of the Court, who had been elected Chairman of the Her ...

... THE BIRMINGHAM DAILY MAIL. TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1881, driving aw&y, received quite ovatiqa from the THE TRANSVAAL WAR. I SUMMARY OF crowd. | ■ I ~ * Lrare/a, ASSOCIATIOS.-At meeting -J- ARMISTICE. I The Km ter Monday Voluateer Rene, -j, . . of the Committee ...

... Thomas Wigston WILL SELL BY AUCTION, On TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1881, upon the above premises, MILE whole of the HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, 1 BAR FITTINGS, and other effects, consisting of mahogany and Windsor chairs, tables, two eight-day clocks, mahogany chettionere ...

... to them after eleven o’clock. Defendant was fined 20s. and costs. —Frederick Allen, Arthur Fulford, Stephen Smith. Thomas Higginson, Thomas Chiswell, George Price, ana Arthur Butler were each fined 2s. 6d. and costa for being on the premises of Jones on ...