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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 19, 1900
Page
2
From Cape Town to London reports electric dispatches on troop movements toward Ladysmith and the Tugela. British columns press Boers, engineers haul wagons, and Winnipeg garrison rumors shift as battles unfold with reinforcements and large troop contingents being deployed.
Reports from Winnipeg describe preparations as the Northwest Battalion plans to move volunteers south by CPR trains. Officials anticipate marches and parades at the station with local leaders meeting the troops, while concerns rise about timing and crowd control during the Browadeas drill and public reception.
Dated January reports describe cavalry patrolling the Freemwhat River and Hastards Nek reconnaissance near Shuangere with no major changes. Lord Roberts and Kitchener receive favorable greetings in Cape Town and London, while Ladysmith faces siege and British plans, with Boer casualties tallied at 26 killed and 171 wounded in the Plat Rand raid. A Times dispatch notes expected battles near Ladysmith and ongoing British suspicions about Buller’s movements, amid delayed public updates from Frere Camp and Chieveley.
War dispatches report Gen Ballers maneuver near Ladysmith with moving forces and limited details. Manitoba troops arrive Halifax greeted warmly. officers praised, drill admired, morale high amid frontline speculation. London reports Boer pursuit halted by French maneuvers near Colesburg. Berlin reports flu outbreak. George Bryson senior dies in Fort Coulonge.
War dispatches from Springfield dated January 11 describe General Buller's forces near Potgieter's Drift and Togela. Reports note Boers isolating Ladysmith, with troops and guns at Springfield and near Colenso, while sanitation and disease toll rise in Ladysmith. London observers cite large Boer strength. volunteers remembered at St Pauls. Marlborough’s services accepted for the seamen. A fire at Queen's hotel injures property. Henry Williams sentenced in Toronto for Varcoe murder with execution set for April 18.
War dispatch from Springfield dated Jan 11 reports General Buller occupying the south bank of the Togela River at Pogret’s Drift and seizing its river twin Hood. The British suffer 100 killed and 242 wounded at Ladysmith on Jan 6, with plans and possible feints for a larger campaign amid Boer positions near Frere and Portgeiter’s Drift.
The report notes Corporal Lindsay of the Northwest Mounted Police facing a personal crisis as he traveled from Gains to Battleford to join the western contingent. His father and brother died in the First Boer War, fueling his desire for vengeance. He failed the medical examination, and in the morning a doctor attended him before he used a pistol to end his life.
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