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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 27, 1901
Page
5
The Daily Mail publishes a purported letter signed by General Suyman of the Mafeking siege. Dated September 11, 1800, the document claims President Kruger had resolved upon war and issued an ultimatum before Britain was prepared.
London dispatch reports December interview with Abraham Kuyper Dutch Premier who says European courtiers and aristocracy favor Britain. He asserts Boers lack official friends while popular sympathy for the Boers grows. many English emissaries urge peace, but Britain must act decisively.
The cruiser Good Hope, gift to Britain from Cape Colony and built on the Clyde, arrived at Portsmouth. It was originally named Africa, a first class twin screw cruiser with 23 knot speed, armed with 9.2 inch breechloaders, 2 pounder and machine guns, and torpedoes, crew of officers and men.
In the Transvaal fighting near Bevenderieyn south of Ertela, several Major Brentforts men captured were stripped of clothes by Boers before release. Lieutenant Colonel Mackenzie has captured the Carolua Boer convoy with 17 prisoners.
December reports a Boer raid in the country west of Charlestown in the extreme north of Natal. The brief incursion aimed at tampering with native populations and heightened local unease following the incident.
Several hundred more butchers who have surrendered have joined the corps of National Scouts. Detachments led by Commandants Celliers and Andries Cropje are said to be performing excellent work.
London dispatch reports President Kruger regrets removing the concentration camps to the coast, calling them a hindrance to British operations. Dr Thornton, former Bishop of Ballarat, denounces Kruger as the chief obstacle to peace and claims the President prolongs the war out of hatred.
In London on December 23 the Peace Manifesto organized by the Daily News drew 5270 Free Church ministers to sign. Many others abstained, with major gaps among Baptists, Congregationalists, Presbyterians, and Wesleyans.
The Water and Sewerage Board announced to an Evening News reporter that the northern suburbs now receive a daily supply. Reservoir readings show Ryde Hill and Chatswood at specified levels, Wahroonga tanks at high and low readings, and southern areas like Centennial Park and Woollahra at varied levels. A Melbourne Argus report quotes Mutineers leader Richards alleging General Beatson harbored hostility to Australians and swore at troops, claiming Beatson did not want the war to end soon.
From London the Evening News Correspondents reports a German man was slain near Pekin and fifteen members of a robber band were executed for the murder. The dispatch notes swift justice and underscores the peril in the region as authorities crack down.
London reports that Colonel Hay, then United States Secretary of State, states China will pay indemnity exceeding American expenses and claims and that the United States plans to refund the Empire 1 000 000 pounds, about 3 million dollars.
London December 24 3 p.m. Mr John Redmond M P for Waterford City and leader of the Parnellite Nationalists has formed an Irish League in the United States modeled on the Land League. The executive has issued an appeal for funds to enable Ireland to regain Independence.
New York hosted a heavyweight bout yesterday between Bob Fitzsimmons and T Sharkey. The fighters went five rounds with three blows landing apiece and the match ending in a draw. Reports from American papers note no earlier arrangement for a Fitzsimmons clash with Jeffres, planned for December 20 in San Francisco.
A farmer named Brierre in Charres, France, has been convicted of murdering five of his children and sentenced to death. This striking case from London dated December 26 details the brutal family tragedy and its legal outcome.
London dispatch reports Chile and Argentina signed a protocol aimed at negotiations to settle boundary disputes and other issues between the two republics.
London report from December 20 states Italian authorities have chosen acetylene gas as the lighthouse illuminant, claiming a light visible farther than electricity. The decision marks a notable shift in coastal signaling practices and showcases a preference for the brighter, gas-based beacon.
A Brisbane report details a boating tragedy near Tingalpa Creek where the Roxana capsized with fourteen aboard, nine presumed drowned including Arm strong Marlow and three of his sons, while survivors describe a capsize caused by a sudden squall. separate Perth news reports a Christmas Day house fire at Mary Dawn killing five children and injuring the father, with an inquest opened and the family receiving support.
The annual Tattersalls Club meeting at Randwick opens tomorrow with a full card. Promoter Daly has latest form, expecting numerous fields and good finishes. First race starts at 1.30 p.m. Trade services plan extra tram runs to handle crowds.
A gang of German burglars was captured in London. At the Central Criminal Court today the members were sentenced to terms of penal servitude ranging from five to seven years.
London reports twenty six new smallpox cures while Waldorf Astor donates ten thousand four pounds to civilian life clubs in Eoghan. Paris rumors push Russia to lease Bandar Abbas as coronation prep and a grand Spithead naval review is planned. Russian financiers urge British exporters amid a brewing tariff risk and L J Gage resigns as US Treasury secretary, replaced by L M Shaw. Sunbeam society funds a Clemietui gas lamp for Limehouse children. the German Emperor gave two marks to poor passersby in Lanа Souci. The U S Panama Canal route debate continues with a price tag of ten million dollars if the French company sells rights.
A sweeping bush fire routs Glenore fruit district reaching Wise man's Ferry destroying miles of fencing orchards and buildings with only four sites spared. In Liverpool a fire near the common north of Liverpool Perith road threatened two homes but was contained by local brigades and residents. Separate blazes at Holdsworthy Duntroon Plains and Gerrin Gong caused grain losses and farm damage with substantial costs estimated.
Mrs Frances Morris Bulmer wife of Captain Bulmer died at Parramatta at age 57. The Kiama Volunteer Company reports rifle practice with 45 percent hits in 1908 and shows a year gain. P Stanich specialist from Imperial and Noval University clinic for diseases of the head attends Fridays 9 to 5 at 161 Liverpool Street Sydney.
Three drownings marked a holiday tragedy in Bathurst where Graham Gilmour aged about 10 and John Sullivan aged about 11 vanished after riding near Blackdown lagoon. F. Gilmour and Patrick Kane also drowned at Toongabbie and Parramatta. A separate Corowa moonlit drag accident injured fifteen on Christmas night while a Toongabbie waterhole dive claimed another life. Thieves troubled Harden after a quiet day, and an Evangelical Convention opened in the Domain.
A reader from a British Australian community defends J G Ls letter on sending more troops to South Africa, argues the cabinet may act without House consultation, praises Mr Barton, and challenges the correspondent to reveal his name. The writer asserts public opinion supports more troops and notes imperial funding covers costs.
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