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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1902-5-1, Page 3`\. 69 FIELD MARSHAL LORD ROBERTS, -Who Changed the Whole Complexion of the Campaign. SCHOOL CHILDREN'S EXCUSES; School teachers get some curious written excuses for absence. One of them reeds : "Mister "eir, my Jason had to be late to -day. It is his biz - nese to milk our cow. She kicked Jase in the back to -day when he wasn't lookieg or thinking of her actin', so he thot his back as broke but it ain't. But it is black and blue, and the pane kept him late. We would get rid of that cow of we could. This is the fourth time she kicked Jase, but never kicked him late before. So excuse him for me." A girl absent for half a day brought the following satisfactory excuse :— "Mister teecher—My dotter's ab- sence yesterday was unavoidable. Her shoes had to be half -soled, and she had a sore throte. Her kon- stitushun is delikit and if she is ab- sent any more you can knew that. it Is on acount of une.vodabel slickness or something else." A boy absent for half a day laid the following ex- planation on his master's desk :— "Dear sir, please excuse Harry. He went to grandpapa's funeral with ate this forenoon. I have beeiv pro- • mising him for several weeks that he might if he was good and he has been very good, so I kept my word.' DIDN'T RECOGNIZE IT. A distinguished judge has discover- ed that he still has something to learn in the direction of agriculture. He bought a farm recently, and ends special delight in Walking about the place commenting on the con- dition of the crops, and in many ways showieg his interest in his nee possessions. One evening during the summer he was strolling over the farm. The grass had been cut during the day— a very thin crop—and was lying on the ground to dry. The judge sae It, and calling Iris man, he said : "It seems to me you are vere careless. Why haven't you been more particular in raking up this hay ? Don't you see that you have left little dribblings all about, ?", For a minute the man stared, won- dering if the judge were quizzing him. Then he replied : "Little dribblings I Why, man that's the crop !" A VALUABLE BOOK. A very valuable book is a Hebrew Bible in the Vatican. In 1512 the Jews tried to buy it from Pope 'Julius II. for its weight in gold. It Is so large and heavy that two men can hardly lift it. "WOODEN RUSS/A." This name, says our consul at St. Petersburg, is familiarly appliea to the vast forest areas of Russia, in Europe, which cover 4644548,000 acre, or 86 per cent: of the entire area, of the country. Yet some fear is felt that the country may be de- forested through the carelessness of private owners, and the Government is considering steps for the protec- tion of the forests. In Russia houses built of any other material than wood are almost unknown outside the cities, and wood, constitutes the principal fuel. LONGEST OCEAN CABLE. Before the end. of the present year the work of laying. the trans -Pacific cable to connect Canada with Aus- tralia and Now Zealand will be be- gun by the British Government. The manufacture of the cable is in pro- gress, and a new cable -laying steam- er, the largest vessel of the kind afloat, is under construction. The longest span of the new cable will be 8,560 miles, between Vancouver Island end Fanning Island in mid - Pacific just north of the equator. The total length will be about 8,000 miles. The cable will touch the Fiji Islands • and Norfolk Island, will reach Australia near Brisbane, and will cross thence to New Zealand. NOISES AND SNAKES. It is a curious fact that there are certain kinds of melees which attract snakes. For Instance, the .whirr of the mowing machine, instead of scar- ing these reptiles, as might be sup- posed, seems both to allure and en - lame them, and they almost lever- iably dart teiwards it, rearing them- selves in front of the machine, which of course, promptly chops off their heads. In six months so many as 120 cobras alone bare thus been slaughtered on one 'grass farm in India. MARRIAGE 'CUSTOM. The Satridinavian bridegrooth gives his betrothed a prayer -book and many. other gifts,which usually include a goose. She, in return, gives him, especially in Sweden, a shirt, and this he invariably wears on his wedding, day. Afterwards lie lays it. away, and under no circum- stances of state or poverty will he wear it again while alive. But he wears it. in his grave. • • . 4X -PRESIDENT KRUGER, US VOIO Was Primarily Responsible:for the War. THE San MIMI Ill Chronological illstory of the Thirty, rionth's Struggle. 1899. O. 11—Time fixed by th.e Boers for compliance with. their "ultimat- um" expired at 5 p. m. Oct. 14.—Boers raarch on Kimberley and Mafeking. 'Oct. 15—Kimberley isolated, Oct, 20—Boer position on Talana Hill captured by the British under Symons. Oct. 21—White.moves out force un- der Freach to eject Boers from Elandslaagte. Deese routed. Oct. 22—Yule retires from Dundee on Ladysmith via Beith. Oct. 28—Death of General Symons at Dundee. Oct. 80—General sortie from Ledy- emith. Naval guns silence Boor siege artillery. Surrender of part of two battalions and a Mountain Bat- tery at Nicholson's Nek. Oct. 81—General Sir Redvess Bul- ler lands at Cape Town. Nov. 1—Boers iavade Cape Colony, Nov. 2—Ladysmith isolated. Nov. 9—General attack on Lady - smiths. repulsed with heavy loss to Boer Nov. 15—Armored train wrecked by Boers near ChieVeley. Over 10Q British troops. captured. Nov. 19—Lord Metlesea's colunm for the relief of Kimberley concen- trated at Orange River. Nov. 23—Methuen attacns Boers at Belmont with Guards Brigade and 9th Brigade. Boers driven from their position. Nov. 25—Methuen attacks Boers in position at Ensliu and dislodges them. General Sir Redvers Buller ar rives in Natal. NOV. 28—Methuen engages 11,000 Boers at Modder River. -.Battle last- ing all day. Boers evacuate posi- tion. Nov. 80—Sixth Division for South Africa notified. Dec. 1—Australian and Canadian contingents leave Cape Town for the front. Dec. 10-0 atacre attempts night at- tack on Stormberg, but is surprised and driven back with heavy loss. Dec. 11—Methtien attacks Boer po- sition at Magersfontein and is re- pulsed with heavy loss. General Wauchope killed. Dec. 15—Buller ad-vances from Chieveley against Boer positions near Colenso. British force repulsed on Tugela, with 1.100 casualties and loss of 12 guns. Mobilization of Seventh Division ordered. Dec. 18—Lqrd Roberts appointed Commander -in -Chief in South Africa, with Lord Kitchener as Chief-of- Stgcf. . 19—Regulations izeued for em- ployment of Yeomanry and Volun- teers in South Africa. Dec. 20—Formation of City of Lon- don Volunteer Corps for South Af- rica announced. 1900. Jan. 6—SulTolk Regiment loses heavily near Rensburg, over 100 prisoners taken. Boer attack on Ladysmith repulsed. Jan. 10—Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener arrive at Cape Town. For- ward movement for relief of Lady- smith resuraed. Jan. 11—Dundonald seizes point on Tugela at Potgeiter's Drift. San, 18.—Buller makes second at- tempt to relieve Ladysmith. Dun- donald, having crossed Tugela, en- gages Boers near Acton Homes. Crossing of Tugela, by Warren and Lyttleton concluded, Jan. 21—Warren attacks Boers' 'right flank. Jan. 28-24—Spion Kop captured and held during 24th, but evacuated on the night of Jan. 24-25. General Woodgate fatally wounded. Jan. 26-27-eBuller's force recrosses the Tugela. Feb. 8—MadDonald with Highland Brigade marches out from Modder River. - Feb. 5—Buller's third attempt to relieve Ladysmith commenced. Lyt- tleton. crosses Tugela, and delivers attack Vaal 'Krantz, which he captures and occupies. Feb. 7—Vaal Krantz evacuated and British force 'withdrawn across Tu- gela. Feb. 9—Lord Roberts arrives at Madder 11 ver. Feb. 11—French, having been sum- moned from Southern frontier leaves Modeler River with Cavalry Division and Horse Artillery. , Feb. 18—Lord Roberta at Dekiel's Drift. Feb,• 15—Lord Roberts at Jacobs - dal. Relief of Kimberley. Feb. 17—Rearguard action between Kelly -Kenny and Cronje en route to Bloemfontein. Fourth attempt to re- lieve Ladysmith. Buller presses ad- vance on Monte Cristo Hill. Feb. 19—Buller tekes Hlangwane 11 111. Feb. 20—Beers wader Cronje, hav- ing lea.gered near Paardeberg aro bombarded by Lord Roberts. Feb. 21--1"ifth Division crosses Tu- gela. Feb. 23—Buller. unsuccessfully at- tacks Railway Hill. Feb. 25—Buller makes fresh pas- sage of Tugela. Feb. 27—Cronje surrenders at Pear debars. Pieter's Hill, the main Boer position between Ladysmith and the Tugela, carried by Hildyard. • Feb. 28—Relief of Ladysmith. Cle- ments oceupieg Colesberg. March 5-0ettacre occupies Stolten- berg. Brabant again defeats and pursues Boers. Overtureof peace made by Boer Presidents. March 6—Field Force arrives at Gernavonto quell rising in North- West. March 7—Lord Roberts defeats Boers at Driefontehe Match 11-0Vertures of peace re- jected by Lord Saliebury, March 13—Lord Roberts, without further fighting, takes possession of' •""%s. Boers retire on Bloenalontein, Kroonstad. March ,27. --Death of General Jou- bert, March, 81-13roa,dwood attacked at Waterworks: During retirement R. H.A. and convoy entrapped. at Korn- Spruit. Six guns lost, 850 casual- ties. April 3—Detachment of Royal Irish Rifles and. Mounted Infantry sur- rounded near Reddersburg. April 7—Colonel Dalgety isolated near Wepener. April 15—Chermside loaves Red- derSburg to relieve Wepener. April 25—Dalgety relieved. Boers retreat northwards, under Botha,. May 10—Zand River crossed. Boers rapidly retreating before Lord Roberts' advance. May 12—Lord Roberts enters Kroonstacl without opposition, Prez- ident Steyn having retired to Heil- bron, which he proclaims his new capital, Attack on I/aching re- pulsed, 108 Boer prieonees, including Commandant ElofT, taken. May 18—Malmon with Mafeking Re- lief columm repulses attack at ICoo- doosrand. May ,15—Buller occupies 'Dundee and Glencoe, having driven. the Beers from the Biggarsberg. Plumer, re- infoiced it Canadians and Queens - lenders from Carrington's division, joins hands with Mallon. May 17-18—Relief of Mafeking, May 24—Advance portion of Lord Roberts' force crosses the Vaal near Parys. • May 28—Annexation of Orange Free State under name of Orange Ri- ver Colony formally proclaimed at Bloemfontein. May 80—Flight of President ICru- ger from Pretoria,. May 31—British flag hoisted et,t Johannesburg. Surrender of 50Q Yeomanry at Lindley. June 2-4—Futile negotiations be. tvreen Beller and Christian Botha for armistice. June 5—Occupation of Pretoria. June 8—Hildyard takes Botha's Pass. Surrender of 4th Derbyshires at Roodeval. • June 11—Stubborn fight at Alle- man's Nek. Heavy Boer losses. June 12—Boors evacuate Lang's Nek. Roberta defeats 33otha at Di- amond Hill, east of Pretoria. June 14—Boer attack on Sand Ri- ver repulsed. July 4—Roberts and Buller join hands at Vlakfontein, Railway to Natal clear. July 11—Surrender of Scots Greys and Lincolns at Uitval Nek. July 21—Advance eastwards to- wards Kornati Poort begins. July 80—Surrender of Prinsloo and 8,000 BOers to Hunter in Brand - water :Basin. Aug. 16—Eland's River garrison relieved. Aug. 25—Execution of Cordua for conspiracy to kidnap Lord Roberts, Aug. 26-27—Fighting at Dalmanu- tha. Aug. 80—British occupy Nooitge- dacht and release 2,000 prisoners. Sept. 6—Buller occupies Lyden- flying from the btsiregp11—Kruger, Transvaal, takes refuge at Lorenzo Marques. Sept. 13—Proclamation issued by Roberts calling on burghers to sur- render. French occupies Barberton. Sept. 25—British force occupies Kometi Poort. Many Boers cross Portuguese frontier and surrender to Portuguese. Oct, 9—De Wet driven across the Vaal out of Orange River Colony. Oct.-19—Kruger sails from Loren- zo •Marques for Marseilles on Dutch nian-of-war. Oct. 24—Buller sails from Cape Town for England. Oct. 25—Formal annexation of South African Republic, to be styled Transvaal Colony. 6 --Do Wet defeated at Botha - Nov. 22—Kruger lands at Marseil- les. Nov. 23—Garrison at Deveetsdorp captured by De Wet. Nov. 29—Lord Kitchener takes over supreme command. Dec, 5—De Wet's first attempt to enter Cape Colony frustrated by Knox. Dec. 11—Lord Roberts sails from Cape Town for England. Dec. 18—Clements defeated with heavy loss by :Delarey at Nooitge- dacha Mishap to Brabant's Horse at Zastron. Dec. 14—De Wet and Steyn espape through Sprinkhaeln's Pass. Dec. 16-20—Doer Raid into Cape Colony. Dec. 20—Martial law proclaimed over Northern districts of Cape Col- ony, Dec. 22—War Office announce des- patch of reinforcements to South Af- rica.Dec. 28—De Wet fails in attempt to break back into Cape Colony. Cape raiders driven northwards. Deo. 29—Surrender of Liverpools • at Helvetia. 1001. Jan. 1—Colonial Defence Force cal- led out in Cape Colony. Jan, 3—Defeat of bodyguard near Lindley by Botha. ,]'an. 7—Determined Boer attack on Belfast and other Stations on rail- way to Lorenzo Marques. Jan. 18—Delarey's force defeated near Ventersburg. Jan. 28—French enters Ermelo. Smith-Dorrien repels determined at- tack by I3otha. Swzming movement conircences In South-eastern Trans- vaal, finally resulting in capture oi eight guns, 734 prisoners and large quan titles f anunurrition, transport, cattle, etc. Feb, 7—Wer Office ,antiounce des- petch of addithanal 80,000 mounted troops. GEN. LORD KITCHENER, The Commander.in-Chief Through TvVhom the Peace Forwarded. Proposals Were Feb. 10—De Wet slips through into Cape Colony. Feb. 13—Botha writes to Kitchen- er proposing an interview. Feb. 28—After desperate chase De Wet recrosses Orange river, having lost all guns, ammunition transport end many prisoners. Kitchener meets Botha in response to the Boer commandant's desire to confer with him with a view to peace negotia- ti March 8.—Unsuccessful attack by lsonars. Delarey on Lichtenberg. March 16—Botha breaks off nego- tiation. Mar. 22-23—Babington routs De- larey at Ventersdorp andcaptures three guns and six Maxims. April 8—Plumer occupies Pieters- burg. April 10—Civil jurisdiction resum- ed in Transvaal. April 14—Raw1inson captures 'eag- er and two guns at Klerksdorp. April 20—Winter operations in the Bush veldt begin. During following two weeks many small captures are almost daily reported. May 8—Milner leaves Cape Town for England. Municipal Government started in Johannesburg. May 24—Milner received by the King and raised to peerage. May 29—Delarey defeated by Dixon at Vlakfontein. June 2—Kritzinger captures James- town, Cape Colony. June 6—Elliott engages De Wet near Reitz and captures his convoy. June 12—Disaster to Victorians near Wilmansrust. June 26—Boer attack• on block- houses along Delegoa railway. July 4.—Train wrecked by Boers near Netboonispruit. July 5—In reply to Botha's en- quiries about ceding war Kruger tel- egraphs to 13otha to continue fight- ing. July 13 — Broadwood surprises Reitz and captures Steyn's corres- pondence. Narrow escape of Steyn. July 14—French drives Scheepers' commando with heavy ' loss out of Ccondeboo Mountains. July 20—Death of Mrs. Kruger. July 30—W. Kitchener captures one gun, 32 prisoners, from B. Viljoen near Middelburg. ..Aug. 1—Kitchener reports shooting of native prisoners by Boers. Aug. 6—Proclamation by Lord Kit- chener of permanent banishment from South Africa of all Boer leaders tak- en in arms after September 15. Aug. 8—Commandant de Villiers and two field cornets surrender at Warmbaths.. Aug. 13—ICitchener reports the largest return of Boer losses yet made in a week. More than 800 prisoners, 700 wagons, and 88,000 cattle. Aug. 18—ICritzinger's commandoes routed near Steynsburg by Colonel Gorringe. Aug. 17—Boer laager near Middel- burg captured by S. A. Constabu- lary with heavy loss. Aug. 10—Duke of Cornwall leamde at Cape Town. Aug. 21—Kitchenerls despatch pub- lished commenting on inefficiency of certain reinforcements. Aug. 25—Kitchener announces re- ceipt of letters from Steyn, De Wet, and Botha declaring their intention to continue fighting. Aug. 27—Lord Milner returns to South Africa. Aug. 81—Train wrecked by Boers near Waterval. Sept. 5—Lotter's conamando cap- tured by Colonel Scobell; Command- ants Lotter and Breedt prisoners. Sept. 10—Colonel Orabbe routs Scheepers' commando at Laings- burg, Van de Merwe killed. Sept. 17—British force under Major Gough surprised near Utrecht. Smut's commando surprises 17th Lancers at Eland's River Poort. Sept. 20-1Critzinger tails to force a crossing of the Orange River, after inflicting heavy loss on Lov- at's Scouts. Sept. 26—Botha's attack upon Forts Rale and Prospect, on the Zulu border, repulsed with severe loss. Sept. 29—Proclamation issued at Pretoria, providing for sale of the properties of Boers still in the field, in accordance with previous procla- mation. . Sept. 80—Delarey's attack upon Kekewich's camp at Moedwill beaten off with heavy loss on both sides. Martial latv extended throughout Cape Colony. 1902. Feb. 19—Canadian Mounted Rifles arrive in Durban. March. 7—Capture of Lord Methuen by party of Boers near Klerksdorp. March 81—Gallant stand of Cana- dians in charge of the baggage at Hart's River. Canadians held their post, but lost eleven killed and for- ty-five wounded. In one section ev- ery man was either killed or wound- ed. This brave action elicits much favorable cozmnent. E'C-PRESIDENT STEY110 In Whose Hands Rested the T.p!..miRation of he VIS ThV4JIffl G ginNAG0.2, T 70XLS ,c1Nonno0x4A3,11,fozi."0, Interesting Fi&nres .Among in- cesses—King Edward's 'Vis- iting Relations. It is expected that more royal Per* sonages Will be In London at the coronation than England IMs ever, before seen together. There Will be some attraotive and interesting woe. mea among the royal guests, anf-I incidentally, there should. be, too, so marvellous display of jewels. The Grand Duchess Serge of Aussie. wi1, be perhaps the handsop„iest of thq, foreign princesses. Sne is King Ede ward's niece and was, before hen Marriage, Prineess Elizabeth of, Hesse. She is a sister of the Czar-. ina. She has been called time most beautiful of Queen Victoria's de- scendants, and her jewels and cos- tumes are a proverb. With her will. be her cousin, the Duchess of Spare ta, daughter of Empress Frederick. The Duchess of Aosta, wife of the heir presumptive to the throne of Italy, will be the Grand Duchese mar- ried, ge'tsV llenebiel'Hreoleynel rivald'Oxdeialsti, e rnat- ter of good looks. She was, mar - Catholic church at Kingston on the Thames, and she made her social debut at a Marlborough House gar- den party, so a visit to England will bo rather like a home -coming to , her. The Duke of Genoa, uncle of the king of Italy, will also attend the coronation and command eee Ivtaailiraenvinewtan of war in the great neA • • THE PRINCESS OF AUSTRIAS • is not a beauty, but her husbandl • Prince Charles of Bourbon, is suffie cientlygood looking to strike aie average', and the princess is bathe pleasant and agreeable. She wag Queen of Spain from November 188141 when her father died, until the foie lowing Atfay, when her brother Alfon- so XIII. was born; and now,as heir./ ess presumptive to the throne she is next to the king, the most import. ant personage of Spain.. Mang charming stories are told of her dee votion to her brother and to h�e country. She refused to marry any, prince who would require her to liver outside of Spain, and when 21 'nada a love match in spite of pposition from family and public. She has nee ver been in England, but like all rpoersrfaeletterin Europe, speaks Erzglis ly. li The crown princess' of Roum.ania Is filing Edward's niece and spent heri childhood in England. Prince Henry of Prussia and his wife are doubly related to the 'King, through Prince Henry's mother, Em- press Frederick, and Princess Henry's mother, Princess Alice. His wifo Is famed for her sweetness of disposi- tion and charm of manner. Prince Rupert of Bavaria and his pretty young Austrian wife, who was a grand -daughter of Francis Joseph,. will represent 13avaxia. They are not related to the English royal family, but the -feeling between Eng- land and Bavaria is PARTICULARLY CORDIAL. Another young couple destined for a throne are Prince Albert of Flan. dere and his bride, who is an un- commonly attractive young woman, daughter of Duke Theodor in Bayer - ie. Priem Albert has not spent much time in England but was nam- ed for the Prince Consort and was a, favorite of Queen Victoria. The Crown Prince and Princess of Denmark have been frequent visitors at Sandringham and Marlborough House, since the day when the Grown Prince with his parents and brothers took Alexandra to her wed- ding at Windsor. The Crown Prin- cess is the only child of the late King of Sweden. This couple will undoubtedly be the favorite guests of the King and Queen. The Crown Prince and Princess of Sweden are also popular with the royal family of England. Time Priele cess is a granddaughter of Emperor William I, There is a rumor that the Duke and Duchess of Cumberland will at- tend the coronation., The Duke, now, King do jure of Hanover, is a, prince of the British blood royal and hte wife is Queen Alexandra's sister, so their welcome would be a hearty one but the chances are that they will be represented by their son, Prince George, and their daughter, Princess Max of Baden. The Duke of Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha, youngest of Germany's rulers, will return to his old home for tbe coro- nation and will be uncommonly glad to get there on any pretext, for ru- mor has it that he is a homesick, though conscientious and ' EXEMPLARY YOUNG RULER. His sister, Princess Alice of Albany, and his mother will be with him. The list is not complete and more prospective sovereigns may be added to the collection. Gossip names the genial Duke of Oporto, brother of the King of Portugal, as Portugal's representative, but Servia and Bul- garia are unknown quantities; and„ unless the Boer War ends speedily, Holland will doubtless send only an ambassador. The accommodation of so much royalty is giving the royal best some anxious moments. London has no such assortment of colossal royal palaces as most of the gz•eat Euro- pean capitals. Marlborough Hoes. and Buckingham Palace will not lodge comfortably any save the pri- vileged dose reletLions of the, King and Queen. It is said that a large hotel near Buckingham Palace has been taken for the King's guests, and that several noblemen have platted their London !muses at King Ed - Ward's disposal. After tho coronation week many of the royal guests will. visit Windsor and Sandringham, and certain of the great country Mimes of England; se mighty preparations for elaborate entertaining are being Istade through - Out the letigth and breadth of the land, as weir as in London, rind ths amount of money that Ii411 lei hose pitably spent during tlu ea.lori is' beyoed ordinate? eeeemieWlicee