... of the Boers to the top of the train, whence they were to fire at the occupants of the armoured trucks. The officers of the escort on the train made a gallant attempt to check the Boer raid, shooting all who attempted to carry off loot. ‘Lhe Boers were ...

... beld itzown. T! has provisions, News has been received from W: erstrocm up to 17th inst. Four hundred Boers bad the town. the protection of the “trek” Boers at All the troops and horses haye now been Durban, and have mostly gope on. of troops from India is ...

... MONTSIOA AND THE BOERS. The Baralong chief, Monfcaioa, recently made statement at Mafeking, before Mr. Edward Rowland, trader at that place, three of the chief’s counsellors, and two Englishmen, who acted witnesses. A copy of this statement has been sent ...

... GAZEITC. THE BOER TATE. A History and Description of the Transvaa and the Orange ree State. By A. H. KEANE. M.A. With Map. Crown Svc, 6s. A work of clear aims and thorough execution.—Acknewv. A compact and very trustworthy account of the Boers and their ...

... 1881 the TRANSVAAL Newcastle Saturday Hotel refugees the Transvaal are of loyal Wood thl8 evening 1 to-day that the Boers been cur e' ieave 0f violated officers has been stopped that for all been?ordered toremain andjthat it was The the of the Boers named ...

... RETROSPECT 1881. The year abont to close has been pregnant with Imnortent events, politically and socially. As regards the commercial and productive aspect of affairs fa. the ..ted Kingdom it has been much more cheering than it- pre- SSLT, the home and ...

... further stated th tt it was the desire of the Government to have the rules of civilised warfare observed towards the Boers. and he hoped the Boers in their turn would observe those rules. Several Bills received a second reading and their Lordships adjourned ...

... THE BOERS AND THEIR COUNTRY A OF MOM iII*TOOT. The Boors of the Transvaal (Fars the writer of as instructive &rt el. in the Daily Graphic) are the descendants, mainly, of the Dutch area Jiluguenot Cops Colonists from whom we took Cape Awn in, fi rst of ...

... THE BOER INSURRECTION F THE ARMISTICE. GENERAL we ew witil London, Tuesday. The follow’ of the casualties w it at- tacked by the Boers at Brunker’s Trans- vaal, on the 20th December last. The is contained in a telegram from of War, dated Sir Evelyn Wood ...

... 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 detachment* in the Transvaal. The Boers who crossed the Natal border ...

... giving details of the fighting with the Boers on Tuesday. He states that the Boers told the Newcastle magistrate that their losses were nine killed and four wounded, an obviously absurd statement. The Boers are now said to be in force between Newcastle ...

... this position, although the Boers had rushed to arnis in their discontent with the terms of the annexation settlement; and, in consequence, Sir George Colley had been compelled to telegraph to the Colonial Office that the Boers, under the command' of their ...