30 Mar 1900
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Newspaper
Nelson Daily Miner
Location
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Mar 30, 1900
Page
1
The dispatches from London describe Boer methods as ruthless with repeated abuses of the White Flag and Geneva Cross. Reports recount attacks on ambulances and the shelling of funerals, alleging harsh treatment of wounded and prisoners as Lord Roberts plans movements from Bloemfontein toward Pretoria.
Bloemfontein reports military authorities discovered in a Free State Government chest securities valued at 500000 pounds sterling. The find suggests significant wartime loot recovered during the period.
London reports detail General French’s dramatic ride to Kimberley and the relief of the besieged town as British forces advance from Modder River to Klip Drift. The cavalry column of 10,000 men with multiple batteries cut the Boer lines, easing Magersfontein memories and signaling a pivotal turn in the South African War.
The Official Gazette lists appointments in British Columbia including Justice of the Peace and Notary Public. Mining and exam boards named. several mining and exploration companies incorporated with large capitals. Provincial Court of Revision dates announced for May. Government action seeks to cancel letters patent of New Vancouver Coal Co. and seeks injunction. War notes report first death in Canadian Mounted Rifles and dispatches from Regina on North West Assembly ceremonies and troops.
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