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Newspaper
Menzies Miner
Location
Menzies, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 23, 1899
Page
5
During the fighting at Magursiinteln on Sunday a shell severed a cable amonie injuring one warship crew member. Another shell fatally wounded a sailor among 30 Buor soldiers, as fear of further attacks rose.
The sixth division sails to the coast tomorrow as the government mobilises a seventh division and prepares an eighth and ninth if needed. Rapid transports are demanded. No public panic in England, public patient but resolute. The press urges rapid action and public calm remains.
The Second Canadian Contingent is prepared for embarkation to Cape Town. British authorities have issued orders to ready another siege train for South Africa with a special mounted corps.
British casualties at Magerfontein include Colonel Code of the Black Watch Colonel Goff of the Argyll Lothian and Major P Milton killed. Wounded are Colonel Byron and Lieutenant Tait among others.
A force of about 1600 Boers advances toward Maauwoort from Arundel and clashes with a body of British troops. After a brief engagement the Boers are repulsed with 46 killed and wounded.
The Duke of Devonshire, speaking at a public function, commented that the attitude of every continental government toward rent Britain had recently become correct.
Reports describe General White’s forces at Ladysmith delaying Boer movement by blowing a bridge over the Modder River on the Kimberley side. The vague cable note raises doubt if the action aimed to hinder retreat or advance. No major combat details or confirmed captures are given.
Report from Mr Lyons telegram shows Premier Lyne proposing Australia may send a contingent if Britain asks. Mr M’Lean replies cordially and Sir George Turner, Opposition leader, supports Victoria joining the Australian offer.
Det. 15 Major-General Downes, Victorian Commandant, in an interview with Jay, said he hoped Britain would not accept more colonial troops. He criticized Victoria’s position, arguing imperial unity requires Britain to finish the war without colonial guarantees, and warned Britain would be in trouble if colonies must be pressed into service.
In Loxnes the British representatives announced that Britain has signed the Hague Conventions on peaceful settlement of disputes and the rules of land warfare. Britain will adopt the cartel of maritime warfare with reservations noted, aligning with the Geneva Convention provisions.
Telegrams report the South Australian dinner in London on December 15. Attendees included Siebin Agents Jener and the Marquis at Tweedale with 240 volunteers, bankers, and mariners. Wake of Cambridge chaired, praising imperial unity and defense. Lord Kelvin toasted the Empire. Lord Salisbury praised the colonial federation and motherland ties. Long Wolseley could not attend due to military duties.
A fashion meeting was held this morning to decide that the cases against the alluvialists will be heard at Coolgardie on Wednesday next.
Coolgardie Quarter Bassio Lanix Heptamiydouus was arrested at Colomly on embezzlement charges against the Pride Lodge of Oddfellows in Boulder. He appeared before sessions as the trusteeship questions and tenant elections came under review. A nolle prosequi was entered regarding a £25 embezzlement charge in Harry Jones’s case.
In Coorasnnim on Hoy 14 a child named Sarah Ann Clarke perished in a house fire at 8 o clock. The father saved two elder children and a younger girl, but the 19 month old infant could not be saved. The father suffered serious injuries and is hospitalized. The rest of the family survived uninjured.
Fragmentary text mentions regulatory actions and a team named Wolves Baptist or BCHNAPR in a European context. Several garbled terms obscure specifics about persons, organizations, places, or dates. Unable to determine concrete events or names from the snippet provided.
Telegrams report a tied division on a Northern Railway Bill amendment to bar compensation for land taken. The third reading passed, then a motion to allow electors a referendum on federation failed 22 to 9. Prorogation likely after parliamentary adjournment.
A manuscript item notes a death from smallpox in a quarantined setting under health authorities. The fragment references a patient, unnamed, and mentions public health measures and related remedies. The text appears as garbled OCR with missing names and dates.
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