In The Action The Dervishes Probably Had Some Eleven...
men killed and sixteen thousand wounded. The prisoners number about four thousand. The losses on our side were, we are thankful to say, extremely light. We had only two officers......
Saturday Was A Day Of Comparative Rest For The Troops,
who were exhausted by their long fight and march. On Sunday a deeply impressive service of thanksgiving was held among the ruins of Khartoum (representatives from each arm of......
On Wednesday Li Hung Chang Was Dismissed From The...
by an Imperial Decree. In England and throughout the Continent this event is regarded as of great moment, and as denoting a triumph for British diplomacy. Undoubtedly it is so,......
The Cape Elections Seem, After All, Not To Have Been
so favourable to the Bond as was first supposed, owing to an unexpected Progressive victory at Uitenhage. The present state of parties Is: Bond, 40; Progressives, 37. Vryburg......
Queen Wilhelmita Was Enthroned In The New Church At...
last Tuesday, walking from the Palace to the church, where she delivered, with a simplicity and fervour which greatly impressed those present, her address to the States- General......
The Most Picturesque, As Well As The Most Gallant, Action
of the day was the magnificent charge of the 21st Lancers. The regiment had never before in its history crossed swords with an enemy, but the troopers quitted themselves as if......
The Situation In France Is Most Serious. On Sunday It
was announced that M. Cavaignac, the War Minister, had resigned, as he was unable to agree with his colleagues that there must be a revision of the Dreyfus case. M. Brisson and......
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