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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 23, 1902
Page
4
An advertisement argues that old pain from rheumatism, lumbago, and sciatica stems from bad blood and can be cured by Dr Williams Pink Pills. It cites testimonials including K Scott-Ross of Sydney claiming long lumbago attacks eased after using three boxes, urging readers not to suffer.
Emily Soldene writes of London summer society as colonial guests flood venues from Windsor Castle to St James Palace. The piece details receptions, portraits, and the grand homecoming of Kitchener with royal crowds, plus quiet scenes of city streets awaiting the King and Queen’s quiet departure.
A detailed extract from a letter from Pietermaritzburg recounts the Natal campaign of 1899 1900. It profiles D Company of the Volunteer Ambulance Corps, their marches on the Tugela and Spion Kop, Buller’s forces, and the daily rigors from Estcourt to Trichardt's Drift with vivid glimpses of life under fire and the uncertainties of war.
The report covers naval gunfire effects on the half moon trenches and the progress westward from Ventor’s Spruit to Lady Smith. It recalls heavy shelling and fierce infantry assault on a north east hill, with 50 killed and 350 wounded, and notes brave acts by NHSAC volunteers including Stansfield and Warren’s disputed conduct during the Spion Kop engagement.
The text notes Parkes insisted on precise honorifics in England and Australia. It cites a 1894 letter where he objected to being addressed as KCMG only, explaining he held the Grand Cross since 1888 and preferred the proper G C M G title, MP.
The London Evening News reports the theft from Buckingham Palace of the original manuscript bulletin signed by five attending doctors. A souvenir hunter allegedly removed the document, valuing its historical significance. A Civilian letter to the Standard notes a sentry may be court-martialed. Neus Wiener Abendblatt cites Sofia on Bulgarian army weakness.
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