ON THE TRANSVAAL BORDER.
OCCUPATION OF CHRISTIANA, UNION JACK HOISTED BY SCOTCH FUSILIERS. (Received 18, 1.30 a.m.) London, May 17. A correspondent of the Express states that General Hunter, with a large force, including General Barton's, on reaching Wegdraai, the Boers retreated. General Hunter, proceeding, entered Christiana, The Scots Fusiliers, as the last to evacuate the Transvaal in 1881, were allowed the honour of hoisting the Union Jack.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 98, 18 May 1900, Page 2
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68ON THE TRANSVAAL BORDER. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 98, 18 May 1900, Page 2
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