THE WAR
PRETORIA MINT COINING BRITISH GOLD AND- SILVER
KRUGER’S’ COINS NOT POPULAR
BRITISH MILITARY ‘PROGRAMME; London; February 14. The correspondent at Capetown recommends Britain to despatch another 75;000 mem The Pretoria mint is coining British; gold and silver coin, there bjKng adiffioulty in passing Krug -r’s com». Lord Salisbury decided against ihe* inclusion of the militia ballot in t hot programme.. Melbourne, Jan. 14. The disaster to Lieut. Dowling’s force of New South Wales Lancers is believed to be due. to some negiect in taking special precautions when patrolling in the enemy’s country near Slingersfontein, when the Boers in;, strong force made iheir appearance': The Australians attomp ed. to-take refuge on. the neighbouring'found these also oocupiedby the enemy so they tried to effect, a retirement’ in skirmishing order.. All.accou- ts show they made a gallant stand. It is certain they did everything they could.. The enemy fired volley after volley.. Of twenty-two men only six reached, camp.
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Te Aroha News, Volume XVI, Issue 222052, 17 February 1900, Page 2
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