British War Dispatches Sketch Ladysmith Move and Parliament Action
Dispatches say General Buller may reach Ladysmith after crossing the Tugela while Baden-Powell’s trenches hold. Reports claim 213000 troops in the field, the largest since a century, as British debate in Parliament covers war conduct and Liberal policy amid Irish abstentions and Jameson raid questions. Mafeking and Gaberones news reach the Queen as war measures tighten.
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Buller
Ladysmith
Tugela
Andonald
Hongers Spruit
Winston Churchill
Cabling
Dl. Baden-Powiison
Jon‘Deen
Cape Verde
Steele
Globe’s Patriotic Fund
Gaberones
Mafeking
Chamberlain
Col. Saunderson
Libérats
Belgians sortie near Belmont under Milner and Robts visit
Troops at Belmont drive at improvised positions as Boers retreat after a short skirmish north-west of the camp. Milner reports Private Russell ill at Or ter. Lord Methuen plans Modder base for invading forces while Roberts and French discuss in Cape Town. Ladysmith investment continues to thin as Boers move south toward Buller.
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Mounted Corps
Belmont
Res
Thornhill
Alfred Milner
Russell
Or- Tere
Sterkstroom
Colesberg
Lord Kitchener
Cape Colony
General French
Lord Roberts
Cape Town
Ladysmith
Buller
Natal
Col. Plumer
British Bomberged Tugela Front Advances Reported
Reliable dispatches say Gen Buller crossed the Tugela Friday night as a northward advance toward Acton Homes may reach there tonight. Ladysmith reports heavy gunfire cheered the garrison while a flying column reaches North Zululand to check Boer cattle raiding.
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Buller
Tugela
Acton Homes
Ladysmith
Zululand
Modder
Kimberley
Jacobsdal
Free State
Methuen
Roberts
Pretorious
Joubert
Mafeking
Rensberg
U. S
Macrum
New York
Pretoria
Vancouver
Canada
South Africa
Strathcona
Mackie
Goth Rifles
St. John
Globe
Canadian and British wartime notes from 1900s dispatches
General Macdonald moves from Modder Camp toward Koppies Dam to control river banks and deter Boer rangers. Ladysmith garrison reports five deaths protecting cattle. Reports on Buller, Remington scouts, and 20 000 fresh troops from Cape Town. Winnipeg votes back 10 000 Canadian troops. Strathcona Horse recruitment advances. Ottawa and London debates on war policy and funding.
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Macdonald
Modder
Koppies Dam
Ladysmith
Buller
Lord Roberts
Free
Cape Town
French
Belmont
Richmond
Thornhill
Winnipeg
Canada
Territories
Edmonton
British Columbia
Calgary
Ottawa
Strathcona
Fitzmaurice
Henry Asqueth
Balfour
Lloyd George
York City
Lord Chas. Beresford
Boers Advancing Toward Norval’s Pont Amid Allied Movements
Reports describe a strong offensive from Rensburg toward Norval’s Pont and the Free State road. Coles Vigorous fighting is anticipated, with Buller reportedly absent since Sunday on a wide march. Messages from Toronto and Ottawa recount Sunnyside engagement. Private Farley at Orange River hospital recalls the beleaguered defense.
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Rensburg
Norval
Pont
Free State
Coles
Buller
Toronto
Ottawa
Sunnyside
New Years
Farley
St. Thomas
Orange River
Ibe
Chambwas Merlain
Ane
British Forces Advance Toward Ladysmith in Intense Fighting
General Buller’s brigades pressed toward Ladysmith from Monday, two days of heavy fighting followed, British gains cited as decisive with accurate artillery and bayonet work. Relief for Ladysmith described as increasingly hopeful amid lighter British losses and heavier Boer casualties. Reports also note fighting at Kstroom and a draft of Western Canadian battalions moved from Belmon t to Graf Pan with court martial for sleep on sentry duty and praise for Canadians at Sunnyside.
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Buller
Ladysmith
Kstroom
New
W. C. T. U. Prohibition by-Laws Move in Ontario
Several Ontario municipalities under the local option system set prohibitory by-laws to take effect January 1 and May 1. The temperance cause seeks more votes to extend prohibition as licenses expire. Friends of temperance urged to pursue councils favorable to the legislation and obtain information from the Dominion Alliance secretary.
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Friends of the Temperance Cause
Dominion Alliance
Manitosm
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