Mining Review
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2011-09-02
issued: 1900-04-07
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note: ���������V1 I I s if 9- m iii f; ivi K. if i P P I If w p- . I m I ii Iff!" Pi ft pSf] ' ft'JM *!S^ >���������>������ ;��������� i lift VOL. 3-NO. 48. SANDON, B. C, SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1900. FIVE CENTS. ROM 1 HUM. r Britisli Convoy Walked Into a Boer Ambusn and Were Captured. Daring Escape of Two British Officers From Prison at Pretoria. Bushman Kop, Saturday, Mirch 31. ���������Tlie British force commanded by Colonel Broad wood, consisting of the 10th Hussars, Household cavalry, horse batteries and a force of mounfce infantry under Colonel Pilcher, which had been garisomng Thab.a Nohu, was oblighed, in consequence of the near approach of a large force of Boers, to leave last night. Colonel Broadwood marched to- the Bloomfontein waterworks south of the Modeler river, where he encamped at 4 o'clock this morning. At early dawn the camp w is shelled by the enemy from iv near point. Colonel Broadwood sent off a convoy with r the butteries while the rest of tlie force remained to act as a rear guard. The convoy arrived nt a deep spruit'where the Boers were concealed, and the entire body walked into an ambush and was captured, together with six guns. The loss of life was not great, since most of the British had walked into the trap before a shot was fired. General Colvillc'R division, which left Blocmfontein carl 3 this morning, arrived Here at noon and he is now shelling the Boers. London, Ann" I 3.���������The dispatch from Lorenzo Marquez dated yesterday, a.n- nouncing the arrival there of Captain Haldane, of the Gordon Highlanders, and Lieutenant Lomesurier, of the Dublin Fusiliers, who made their escape from Pretoria, is followed today by. further "details''of their perilous adventures after getting over the railings and reaching tho street. -'The moon was full," continues the narrative, "nnd our untimely appearance attracted the attention of tho police, but we managed to clear the town and to strike the Delagoa Bay rai road. We followed the line, hiding by day in dit…
note: Print Run: 1897-1903 Frequency: Weekly
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Sandon (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0183109
language: English
lat: 49.975556
long: -117.227222
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Sandon B.C. : Cliffe and Son
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
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