War dispatches show Boer activity near Dewetsdorp and Wepener
London reports indicate ongoing fighting around Dewetsdorp Wepener and surround ing areas with heavy firing bands. Despatches note Boer reluctance to yield and preparations for possible relief of besieged troops while British forces press to contact the enemy and secure high ground.
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London
Dewetsdorp
Wepener
Aliwal Worth
Masern
Wlands Swayte
Buller
Warrenton
Maseru
Basutoland
Dewetdorp
Rouxville
Steyn
Dewet
Oliver
Ladysrand
Le Roi mine leads Rossland shipments in a strong week
Regular shipments began at Le Roi mine with 12 cars on Monday and 12 or 13 cars on following days. The week’s tonnage, including the Evening Star, reached 2,198 tons, with Northport smelter idle awaiting ore buildup. Other mines like War Eagle Centre Star Iron Mask and No 1 Josie face equipment and development delays.
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Rossland
B. C
le Roi
Evening Star
LeRoi
Northport
War Eagle
Centre Star
Josie
Iron Mask
Monte Christo
I.X.L
Haut
Eva Booth Addresses Crowded Salvation Army Meeting
Eva Booth, Salvation Army Commissioner, spoke to a large audience at the Opera House last night sharing experiences from London slums and Whitechapel. The program featured harp and vocal solos, a dolling and violin accompaniment, and adopted children performers amid a packed house with late ticket shortages.
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Eva Booth
Salvation Army
Opera House
Booth
London
Whitechapel
Seven Dials
Robin Frew
Miss Booth
Nelsons First Amateur Opera in Nelson With Full Cast
Nelson prepares its first amateur comic opera with a 45-strong chorus and a 15-piece orchestra led by Herr Steiner. Cast changes include Williamson as Dick Deadeye and Mrs. Macdonald as Josephine, with Halton painting the period deck scenery. Sales begin tomorrow and full houses are anticipated.
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Nelson
Portsmouth
Halton
Herr Steiner
Mesdames Maconald
Goepel
Whalley
Worthington
Williamson
James Lawrence
B. Winter
Dick Deadeye
Miss Quinlan
Josephine
Macdonald
Freeman Lake
Joseph Porter
K. CO
Steiner
Tomor
Nome to Victoria passengers bring mail and camp reports
O P Dam and Capt Heckman of Nome City arrive in Victoria aboard the Cottage City with U S mail. They traveled via Katmai route from Nome, joined by J D Morgan and John Fredericks. Nome reports cold, fuel shortages, and guard thefts over wood piles. Port Clarence reports good mining prospects. Norton Bay sees multiple tragedies. Cottage City carried about forty passengers, many from Dawson.
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Victoria
O. P. Dam
Capt
Heckman
Nome City
Cottage City
U. S. Mail
J. D. Morgan
John Fredericks
Nome
Messrs. Dam
Seattle
Messrs
Morgan
Freoreicks
San Francisco
Dam
Mr. Dam
Dawson
Hall Mines Limited Considers Winding Up and New Company
An extraordinary general meeting in London on April 12 approves voluntary winding up with Atherton Edward Ashley appointed liquidator. Resolutions authorize registration of Hall Mining and Smelting Company Limited and approval of a draft intercompany agreement with the liquidator to be executed upon incorporation.
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Hall Mines Limited
London
Atherton Edward Ashley
Leadenhall Street
E. C
Hall Mining and Smelting Company, Limited
England Defeats American Colleges in Cable Chess Match
English universities Oxford and Cambridge joined to defeat Harvard Columbia and Yale in a two days cable chess contest in New York finishing 41 2 to 31 9 in favor of the British teams.
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New York
Oxford
Cambridge
Harvard
Colombia
Yale
Ganada Week Sparks Southern Attendance and Ontario Pulp Push
A Ganada Week event draws many Southerners this summer as Ontario plans two additional large pulp projects. Local officials anticipate economic boosts and regional interest from visitors and industry teams.
Ottawa recruits to Strathcona’s Horse heads west
Ottawa receives fifty recruits raised in the Northwest for Strathcona’s Horse. Lt Augur Adam to command. potential sailing from Montreal if the St Lawrence route opens next week. Units to receive outfits in Ottawa before departure.
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Ottawa
Ont
Northwest
Strathcona
Augur Adam
Royal Canadian Regiment of Infantry
Halifax
Governor General's Foot Guards
Adamson
Montreal
Vancouver
Dominion
St. Lawrence
Our Imperial Forces Toast Draws Praise at Dinner
Lord Strathcona spoke at the Press Club dinner in London on April 21 praising the toast Our Imperial Forces as a sign of Empire beyond Navy and Army. He stressed colonials enable the Empire and Canada’s men have done more than their share.
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Acereas
Middlemiss
Kummassi
Cap Coast Castle
Wade London
Chermiside
Rundle
Wepener Yesterdy
Free State
Prettyman
Girouard
Toronto
Ont
Evauturel
London
Annoal
Lord Strathcona
England
Canada
Public opinion calls for Buller recall in war notes
London reports a unanimous demand for General Buller and General Warren to be recalled. Lord Roberts' reports spark debate as Milner warns against English ladies at Cape Town. The piece notes Britain's cautious stance and press criticism amid the South Africa crisis.
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London
War Office
Lord Roberts
Bloemfontin
Mer Everely
Offener
Spion Kop
Buller
England
South Africa
Pretoria
Generale Buller
Warren
General Boller
Lord Roberta
General Buller
General Warren
Marquis of Landsowne
Nat
Alfred Milner
Cape Town
Saturday Review
New York
Admiral Deway
United States
Tain Rosh
Great Britain
Croton
N. Y
Fort
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Batts Fields
Rossland News
Salvation Army Comisssioner
Cape Nome
Hall Mines Meeting
Ontario
Que
W. L. Matthews
Canadian Pacific Railway
Banff Springs
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Penn
Rockies
Rosa
New Ontario
Nepigon River
Thunder Bay
Mattawa
Nipissing
Nepigon Pulp Paper and Manufacturing Company
Winnipeg
Man
Robert Kerr
Kerr
Southeastern
Bastain Townships Bank
British Columbia
William Shier
Eastern Townships Bank
Cookstown
Phoenix
Stanley Henderson
Mias
Charlotte Bachelor
Mia
Judge Richards
Fort Rouge
Ryan
Main Street
Africa
Eva Roch
Nere
D. D. Mann
Mr. MacKenzie
Ontario and
Rainy Thiver
MacKenzie and
Mann
O. E. Jackson
Paardeberg
D'' Company
New Hamburg
South Waterloo
Clare
Preston
Belleville
William Gallagher
Stering
Hamilton
Caffrey
Boston
Sherring
Hughson
Globe
Pte
McMillan
Austral
Qajor
Thompson
Finch-Smith
Beach and Carter
Craig and
Marentett
Rae
O'Connell
Johnson, Dorant
Militia Department
Jost
Bloemfontein
McMillans
Winnipeg, Man
William Kenny
Shoal Lake
Renny
B.C
North Star
Astoria
Aluka
Trail Island
Milos
Kobe
Capital
Milner
Gape Town
Associated Press
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