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The Brussels Post, 1902-5-1, Page 7FIELD 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 theta reads : "Mister sir, my Jason had to be late to -day, It is his 14z -- nese to milk aur cow. She kicked Jae° In the back to -day when he wasn't looking or thinking of her actin', So he Lhot his bath was broke but it ain't. But It is black and blue, aud the pane kept him late. We would get rid of that mew of wo could. This is the fourth time she kicked Jae, 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 yeetorday was unavoidable, Her shoes had to be half -soled, and she had a sore throte. Iter kon- stitashun is delikit and if she is ab- sent any more you can knew that it is en acoent of unavodabel sickness or sontelh* 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 Lo grandpapa's funeral with me this forenoon. I have been pro- mising him for several -weeks that ee 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. io bought a farm recently, and finds Bimetal delight in walking about the, place commenting on the con- dition of GM crops, and in many ways showing his interest in his new possessions. One evening during the summer ho was strolling over the farm. The grass had been cut during the day— a very thin crop -,-and was lying or tho ground to dry. The judge sem it, and ceiling his Man, he said : "14 seems to me you aro very careless. Why haven't you beet, 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 wore quizzing him. Then he replied : "Little • dribblings 1 Why, man that's the crop 1" A VALUABLE BOOK, A very valuable book is a Hebrew Bible in the Vatican. In 1512 the Jews tried to buy it from Pope 1 Julius 11. for its weight in gold. It s is so largo and heavy that two men can hardly lilt it. "WOODEN RUSSIA." This runic, says our consul at St. Petersburg, is familiarly applied to the vast forest areas of Russia in Europe, which cover 664,548,000 acres, or /36 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 malarial than wood aro almost =known 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-recific cable to connect Canada with Aus- tralia and New 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 loegmt span of the new cable will he 8,560 miles, between Vancouver Island and Fanning Island in mid - Pacific just north of the equator. The total length will be about 8,000 miles. The melds will touch the FRI: latitude and Norfolk Island, will reach Australia near Brisbane, and will cross thence to New Zealarel. NOISES AND SNAKteS. It is a curious fact that there are certain ki,uls of noises which attract snakes. For instance, the whirr of the mowing machine, instead of scar- ing these reptiles, as might bo sup- posed, seems both Lo ellure and en- ra,go them, and they almost invar- iably dart towards it, rearing them- SelVeS in front of the machine, which of cows°, promptly chops off their heads. In six months so many as 120 cobras alone have thus been slaughtered on one grass farm in MARRIAGE cusTotr. Tho Scandinavian bridegroom gives Ina betrothed n 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 he ays It away, and under no Mecum - tenths of stale or poverty will he Tar it again whiee alive. But he Sears it in his grave. EX -PRESIDENT KR DMA ne Min Who Was PriMarily Respotsible for tile. War. TUE S01111 RICA WA Chronological History of the Thirty f1onth's Struggle. 1890. Oct, 11—Time fixed by the Boers for compliance with their "wIticant, um" expired at 5 p, Oct. 1.4—Boers march on Kimberley and Mefelfieg. Oct. 15—Kimberley isolated. Oct, 20-13eer position on Talena 31113 captured by tile British under Symons. Oct, 21—White moves out force un- der Freneti to eject Boers from Elandslaagte, 13oess routed, Oct, 22—Yule retires from Dundee on Ladysmith via Beith. Oct, 28—Death of General Symons at Dundee. Oct. 80—General sortie from Lady- smith. Naval guns Whim° Boor siege artillery. Surromier of part of two battalions ad a Mountain Bat- tery at Nicholson's reek. Oct. 31—Cleneval Sir Redvess Bul- ler lands at (Jape Town, Nov. 1-1)oers levied° Cape Colony. Nov, 2—Larlymulth isolated. Nov. 9—General attack on Lady- smith repulsed with heavy loss to Boers. Nov. 15—Armored train wrecked by Bathe near Chieveley. Over 100 'British troops captured. Nov. 19—Lord Methuen's column for the relief of Kimberley concen- trated at ()rause ltiver. Nov. 28-11.1ethue.n attaens Boers at Belmont with Guards Brigade and b tit Brigade. Boers driven from their position. Nov, 25—Meth-um attacks Boers in position at Ensile and dislodges them. 'General Sir Redvers Buller ar rives in Natal. Nov. 28—Methuen engages 11,000 Boers at Madder River. Battle last- ing all day. Boers evacuate posi- tion. Nov. 30—Sixth Division for South Africa notified. Dec, 1 --Australian and Canadian contingents leave Cape Town for the front. Dec. 10—Gatecre attempts night at- tack on Stormberg, but is theorised and driven back with heavy toes. Dec. 11—Methuen attacks Boer po- sition at Illagersfontela and is re- pulsed with heavy loss. General Wauchope killed. Doc. 15—Duller advances from Chieveley against Boer positions near Colenso. British force repulsed on Tugela with 1,11)0 casualties and loss of 12 guns. Mobilization of Seventh Division ordered. Dec. 18—Lord Roberts appointed Conunancler-in-Cilef in South Africa, with Lord Kitchener as Chief -of - St afi. Dec. 19—Regulations healed for em- ployment. of 1 eomanry and \whin - toms in South Africa. Dec. 20—Formation of City of Lon- don Volunteer Corps for South Af- rica announced. 1900. Jan. f3—Suffolk Regiment loses heavily near Ronsburg, over 100 prisoners taken. Boer attack on Ladysmith repulsed. J an. 10—Lord Roberts end Lord Kitchener arrive at Cape Town, For- ward movement for relief of Lady- smith resumed, 11—Dundonald seizes point on Tugela at Potgeiter's Drift, Jan. 18.—Bulier makes second et, tempt to relieve Ladysmith. Dun - donate, having crossed Tugela, en- gages Boers near Acton Haines. Crossing of Tugela by Warren and Lyttioton concluded Jan. 21—Warreu attacks Boers' right !leek. Jan, 23-24.—Spion Kop captured and held during 24th, but evacuated on the night of Jan. 24-25. General Woodgate fatally wounded. Jan. 26-27—Buller's force recrosses the Tugela. Feb. 8—MacDonald with Highland Brigade marches out from Modder River, Feb, 5—Duller's third attempt to relieve Ladysmith commenced. -Lyt- tl t Tu ela and delivers attack Vaal Krantz, which he captures and occupies. Feb. 7—Vaal Krantz evacuated and British forth withdrawn across Tu- gela. Feb. 0—Lord Roberts arrives at Modelth Feb, 11—French having been sum- moned from Southern frontier leaves Mockler River with Cavalry Division and Borth Artillery. Feb. 18, -Lord Roberts at Dekiol's Drift. Feb. i5—Lord Roberts et Jacobs - del. Relief of 'Kimberley, Feb. 17—Rearguard action between Kffily-Kenny runt Cronjo en route to Moemfoetein. Fourth attempt to re- lieve Ladysmith. Buller pram% ad- vance on :Monte Cristo Hill. Feb. 19-11111101' takes Illangwaae 14finI1e.te 20—Beers under amide, hav- ing laagered mew Paardeberg are bombarded by Lord Roberts. Tech, 21—Fifth Division crosses Tu- gallote'l; 2:1-11aller 'unsuccessfully at- tacks Railway. Hilt Feb. 26—Buller makes fresh pas- sage at Tugela. Feb, 27—Cronjo surrenders Pear deborg. Pieter's Hill, the main Boer position between Ladysmith and the Tugela, carded by Iliblyard. Feb. 28—Relief of Ladysmith, Cle- ments occupies Colesberg. Meech 5—Gattiere occupies Storm - berg. Brabant again defeats and pursues Boers, Overtures of peace made by Boer Presidents, Bathe 6—lefeld Force arrives at Carnavoll to quell rising in North- West. Nevelt 7—Lord Roberts defeats; Boers Driefont Me. March let—Overtures of peace re- 011 cl Maas g 131oeMfontein. Booth retire on leroonstacl. March 27—Death of General Jou- bort, March 81—I3roadwood attacked at Waterworks. During retirement R. ILA, and convoy entrapped at Korn- tfirefsr.uit. Six guns lost, 1150 casual - April 3—Detachment of Royal Irish Rifles and Mounted infantry sur- rounded near Ituddersburg. April 7—Colonel Dalgety isolated mew Wepener, April 13—Cherneside leaves Red- erweburg to relieve Wepener. April 20—Galway relieved, Boers retreat northwards, under uotha, May 3o—,te-anti River crossed. Boers rapidly retreating before Lord Roberts' advance. May 12—Lord Roberts enters Krounstad without opposition, Pres- ident Steyn having retired to Beil- bron, which he prociehns his new capi tal, Attauk on Sleeking re- pulsed, 108 Boer prisoners, including Commandant Eloff, teken, May 13—Mahon with Matching Re- lief column repulses attack at Koo- doosrand. May 15-13uller occupies Dundee and Glencoe, having driven the Boers from the Biggarsberg. Plumer, re - info , cod by Canadians and Queens - 'antlers from Carrington's division, joins harids with Mahon. May 17-18—Relief of Mafeking. May 24—Advance portion of Lord 3,3,nothyesrts' force crosses the Vaal near May 28—Annexation of Orange Free State under name of Orange Ri- ver Colony formally proclaimed at B1 °entrap tein. May 80—Flight of President Kru- ger from Pretoria. May 81-13ri tish flag hotted at Johannesburg. Surrender of 500 Yeomanry at Lindley. Junin le negotiations be- tween Duller and Christian Botha, for armistice. June 5—.0ccupetion of Pretoria. June 8—Hildyard takes Botha's Pass, Surrender of 4th Derbyshire at Roodeval. June 11—Stubborn fight Alle- man's Noir, Heavy Boer losses. June 12—Boetis evacuate Lang's Nek. Roberts defeats Botha at Di- aniond Hill, east of .Proteria. June 14—Boer attack on Send Ri- ver repulsed. July 4—Roberts and Buller join hands at Vlakfontein. Railway to Natal clear. July 1.1—Surrender of Soots Greys and Lincolns at Uttval Nek, July 21—Advance eastwards to- wards Komati Poort begins. July 30—Surrender of Prinsloo and 8,000 Boers to Hunter in Brand - water Basin, Aug. 1 6—Eland's River garrison relieved. Aug. 25—Execution of Cordua for conspiracy to kidnap Lord Roberts. Aug. 26-27—Fighting Dalmanu- Aug. 30—British occupy Nooitge- dacht aucl relense 2,000 prisouers, Sept. 6—Buller occupies Lydon- burg. 1 1—Kruger, flying from the Transvaal, takes refuge at Lorenzo Marques, Sept. 1 3—Proclamation issued by Roberts calling on burghers to the- rewith. French occupies Barberton. Sept. 25-13ritish force occupies Komatl Poort. Many Boers cross Portuguese frontier and surrender to Portuguese. Oct. 0—De Wet driven across tho Vaal out of Orange River Colony. Oct. 1 9—Kruger sails from Loren- zo Marques for Marseilles on Dutch nan-of-war. Oct. 24—Buller sails ' frein Cape Town for England, Oct, 20—Formal annexation of South African Republic, to be styled Transvaal Colony, Nov. 6 --Do Wet defeated at Botha - Nov. 22—Kruger lands at Marseil- les, Nov. 2 8—Garrison at Dewetsdorp captured by Do Wet. Nov. 29—Lord Ki tchener takes over supreme command. Dec. 5—Do Wet's first attempt to enter Cape Colony frustrated by 1I—Lord Roberts sails from Cape TOW11 for England. Dec. 1 3—Clements defeated with heavy loss by Delarey at, Nooitge- dacht. Mishap to Britbant's II arse at Zambron, Dec, 14—De Wet and Stoyn enape through ,Sprinkhatin's Pass, Doe. 16-20-11oer Raid into Capo Colony. Dec, 20—Martial law proclaimed over Northern districts of Cnpe Col- ony, Dec. 22—War Ofike announce des- rirtetac.11 of reinforcements to South AS Dec; 28—De Wet falls in attempt to break back into Cape Colony. Cape raiders driven northwards. Dec. 29—Surrender of Liverpools n,t Helvetia. 1001. Jen, 1—001011101 Defence Force cal- led out in Cape Colony, Jan. 13—Defeat of bodyguard near Lindley by Botha. Jan. 7—Determined Boer attack on Belfast and other stations on rail- way to Loreneo Marques. Jan, 18—Delneey's force defeated near Von Lersburg, OS—French enters lerritelo, 5110 th-Dorrien repels determined at- tack by Botha. Seveepieg movement commenees in South-eastern Teens - veal, finally resulting iti capture of eight. gene, 781 prisoners and large quantitiee of /Ammunition, transport, Cattle, etc. Feb. T -,-Wer Oillee annolInce des- jeele/1 by Lord Selisbury. marrb in—tora itohorts, 101111001 naleh of additional 80,000 mounted III '11101' lighting, takes ponsession of leering. GEN. LORD KITCHENER, The Commander -in -Chief Through Whom the Peace Proposals Were Forwarded. Feb. l0—Do Wet slips through into Cape Colony. Feb. 18—Botha writes to Kitchen- er proposing an interview. Feb. 213—After desperate chase De Wet recrosses Orange river, having lost all guns, ammunition transport and many prisoners. Kitchener meets 13otha in response to the Boer conunandent's desire to confer with him with a view to peace negotia- tions. Starch 3.—Unsuccessful attack by Delaney on Liehtenburg. March 16-1101110 breaks off nego- tiation. Mar. 22-23-13abington routs De- larey at Ventersdorp and captures three guns and six Slashes. April 8—Pliner occupies Pieters- burg. April 10—Civil jurisdiction resum- ed in Transvaal. April 14—Rawlinson captures laag- 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 Wot near Reitz and captures bus convoy. June 12—Disaster to Victorians near Wilmansrust. Juno 20-13oer attack on block- houses along Delegoa railway, July 4,—Train wrecked by Doers near Naboonispruit. July 15—In reply to Botha's en- quiries about ending war Kruger tel- egraphs to Botha to continue fight- ing. July 1 — Broadwood surprises Reitz and captures Steyn's corres- pondence. Narrow escape of Steele July 14—French drives Scheepers' commando with heavy loss out of Camdeboo Mountains. July 20—Death of Mrs. Kruger. July 30—W. Kitchener captures one gun, 82 prisormes, from 13. Viljoen near Midrielburg. Aug, 1—Kitchener reports shooting of native prisoners by 13oers. Aug. 6—Proclamation by Lord Kit- chener or 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. 113—Kitchener reports the largest return of Boer losses yet made in a, week. More than 800 prisoners, '700 wagons, and 83,000 cattle. Aug. 1 3—Kritzinger's commandoes routed near Steynsburg by Colonel Gorringo. Aug. 17—Boer leaser near Middel- burg captured by S. A. Constabu- lary with heavy loss. Aug. 19-1)uke of Cornwall lands at Cape Town, Aug, 21-3Citchenerls 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. 31—Train wrecked by Boers near Waterval. Sept. 5—Lotter's commando cap- tured by Colonel Scobell; Corrunand- ants Lotter and Breedt prisoners. Sept. 10—Colonel Orebbe routs Schooners' commando at Laings- burg. Von de Merwe killed. Sept. 3.7-13ritish force under Major Gough surprised near Utrecht. Smut's commando surprises 17th Lancers at Eland's River Poort. Sept. 20—Kritzinger fails to force a crossing of the Orange River, after inflicting heavy loss on Lov- at's Scouts. Sept. 26-13otha'e attack upon Forts Italy 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 prevail - Sept, 30—Delarey's attack upon Kekewich's camp at Medwill beaten off with heavy loss on' both sides. Martial law extended throughout Cape Colony, 3902. Feb. 19—Canadian Mounted Rifles arrive in Durban. March 7—Capture of Lord Methuen by party of Doers near Merksdorp. March 31—Gallant stand of Cana- dians in charge of the baggage at Bart's River. Comedians 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 connnent. E ,7. -PRESIDENT STEVW In Whose Handi Restal the Termination oi the MAW. BRITAIN'S ROYAL INVASIOT GREAT FOLKS WRO ARE 00.4 ING TO TEE CORONATION% Interesting Figures Among Vria.. • CeSSeS-^-aing gaWard'S 3111s- iting Relations. 31 Is expected that more royal per, sonages will be in London at the coronation than -England has over before seen together. There will be some attractive and interesting wo- mea among the royal guests, and incidentally, there should bo, too, a marvellous display of jewels. The Grand Duchess Serge of Russia will bo perliteps the handsomest of the foreign princesses, Sno is Xing Ed, ward's niece and was, before her marriage, Princess Elizabeth of Besse. She is a, sister of the Czar- ina, She has been called the most beautiful of (131e1111 Victoria's Cle• scendams, and her jewels and cos- tumes are a. proverb. With her will be her cousin, the Duchess of Spar- ta, daughter of Empress Frederick, The Duchess of Aosta, wife of the heir presumptive to the throne of Italy, will be the Craad Duchess Serge's chief royal rival la the mat- ter of good looks. She was mar- ried, when Helene rl'Orleans, in the Catholic church at Kingston on the Thames, and she made her social debut at a Marlborough House gar - lien party, so a visit to England will bo rather like a home -coining to her. The Duke of Genoa, uncle of the king of Italy, will also attend the coronation and conunand an vItaailiraenviinewam of war in the great 110' Tao PRINCESS OF A.USTRIAS is not a beauty, but her husband,' Prince Charles of Bourbon, is suffi- ciently good looking to strike an average, and the princess is both pleasant and agreeable. She WWI Queen of Spain frona November 1886 when her father died, until the fol- lowing May, wimp. her brother Alfon- so XI1T. was born; and now, as heir- ess presumptive to the throne she is next to the king, the most import- ant personage of S.pain. Many charming stories aro told of her de- votion to her brother and to her country. She refused to marry any prince who would require her to live outside of Spain, and when 21. made a love match in spiteof opposition from family and public. She has ne- ver been in England, but like all royalty in Europe, speaks English perfectly. TheC rowil princess of Roumania is filing Edward's niece and spent her childhood in England. Prince Beery of Prussia and his wife are doubly related to the King, through Prince Ilenry's mother, Em- press Frederick. and Princess ITenryee mother, Princess Alice, His wife le 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 I3avaria. 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- ders and his bride, who is an un- commonly attractive young woman, daughter of Duke Theodor in Bavar- ia. Prince 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 Crown 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 Princes s of Sweden are also popular with the royal family of England. The Prin- cess is a granddaughter of Emperor William L There is a rumor that the Duke and Duchess of Cumberland will at- tend the coronation, The Duke, now King de jure of Hanover, is a prince or the British blood royal and his wife is Queen Alexandra's sister, so their welcome would be a hearty ono but the chances are that they will be represented by their son, Prince (loorge, and their daughter, Princess ylroTauxiillogest of Germany's rulers, will ofi)Bukaorleonf. Saxe-Cobourg-G o tha, return to his old home for the coro- nation and will be uncommonly glad to get there on any pretext, for 111- 11101. has it that lie is a bomesick, though conscientious and EXEMPLARY YOUNG RULER. His sister, Princess Alice of Albaner, and his mother will be with him. The list is not complete and more prospective sovereigns may bo added to the collection. Gossip manes the genial Duke of Oporto, brother of the King of Portugal, as Portugal's representative, but Sorvin. and Bul- garia are unknown quantities; and, unless the Boer War ends speedily, Holland will doubtless sond only an anTibhaessanticocto• Mmodation of so much royalty is giving the royal hest some anxious liniments. London has no such assortment of colossal royal palaces/ as Most of the great Euro- pean capitols. mariborough and Buckingham Palace will not lodge comfortebly any save the pri- vileged close relations of the King and Queen. It is said that a large hotel neer Buckingham Palate has been taken for the King's guests, and that. several lieblenlen have placed their London houses at King Ed- ward's disposnl, After the coronation week many of tho royal guests will visit Windsor and Man dringimm, and vertu in rif the great country homes of Englend; et) mighty preparations fier elaborate entertaining are being wade through- out the length and breadth of the land, as well as in London, and tile n111011111 01 1110017 that will 33" hos- pitably spent during the se:mon is beyond ordiumv calculation.