Mining Review
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2011-09-02
issued: 1900-04-28
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note: VOL 3.���������NO. 46. SANDON, B. C, SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1900. FIVE CENTS. I 'Strafficoba-s- Horse Are Hoy/ Getting Tlieir Baptism of Fire. ; V i Boers-Are in Full Retreat Northwards- * Three Successive'Victories. : ,: -'-,; Bloemfontein;' -April 23. ���������- Colonel Anderson's corps orMouiitecIInfantry, , consisting: of tho first battalion of the First and Second Can ad inn Regiments and Strath con a's Horsewas engaged in the operations of General Pole-Carew and: General French. Anderson" -had undertake., to drive . the. Boers, from their line of defence.sc-uth of the waterworks. The Canucks.sustaincd a heavy fire.; The Boers shelled1 Anderson,'��������� who made a march' move around: Leeuw Kop on: the extreme left "of,., the Boer, position. ;, Wben 'the British': battery opened lire, ?fche . Boers^-removed tlie gun. , General Dickens' cavalry bri:. gade, which m'iule a wide detour to'-the' left, found its farther progress .burred -by a strong Boer position/ - ... ,���������'-.' Maseru, Basutoland,'.April-2-i.���������The Boers severely attacked Colonel Dal- gettv's northern position facing . Bok- poort Ridge at 10 o'clock this morning, bringing four guns into action, under whose lire they made a determined advance. ;'-' * - '..',;''' The British returned a heavy lire.be- fore which the Boers recoiled. After-' ward they extended across the fiats and maintained -a continuous Jong range , fusiladefor some hours. Firing was heard in the direction of Dewetsdorp, but there was no sign that the British relief column in that quarter has advanced further. London, April- 25.���������The -War Office has issued the following from < Lord Roberts, dated-Bioeiiifontein, April 25:: , "The.enemy retired from in front of Wepener. last night, and this, morning are moving north-eastwards- along the Ladybraiul road. .Their number was between4001) and 5000. .London,. Apr1! 2G.^Thp Times has the following from a special correspondent,- dated Mafeking, Basutoland, April 25: "I rode fro…
note: Print Run: 1897-1903 Frequency: Weekly
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Sandon (B.C.)
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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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