Penistone, Stocksbridge, Hoyland & Chapeltown Express, etc. — 1899-12-29 (Penistone, South Yorkshire, England)

BOERS RAVE 100,000 MEN. sheers I sever heard, and shall never forget. The You will see by the papers I send you that the chinewal bowed hi. sPiwetintion in • truly Rohl° Republican es Be* forces number 100.000 men. way, and the kindly manner in which be /id it • large nuneber of others than Boers are included weengain the came of further cheering, which in that estimate. However, by to-day's "Witness" ended in the inevitable "Rule Britannia," after you will oberrve that Ledumith is still pirated which the train moved away amidst thunders of and also Estoourt, and t the Boers have cheers. and "Good luck to ye. General." I heard advanced to Mooi River, raided and looted the °no (lid lady nay it wen tiresome, ',mating Lad begging and hem, bum in the colon-the Natal standing in a crowd "so hot" for two bons Of *Aid Company—sod appropriated 46,000 worth more, but she had seen the General, and he looked of live gawk, bead.. 4.in damage to the Immo. rack a good, noble, old men the she would net ✓ued. mom River in iodp about, ag man from have mimed the sight if she had had to wait all Pietermsettaborg, or whop 30 aa the craw lies ghL God bleu. guide, Fwd. and Prowl the —this is the capital of the °deny and the raiders `wirni of the Governor se reel as the seat of Goversmeat. • It is estimated that we have in South Africa betweia 60 end 70,003 well drilled and organised I troops, and Mere is so sip of an adverse oa the , WHY LADYSMITH IS SO CALLEDarmy. and these depredations by the Bases are Quite a romantic story attaches to the name of arowed to go on unmolested or smirched. Of L•arnsith• whew Sir ,Gwocdo whit'en, forces. lim„ course it is very galling to m. but I, with others, nenamPod, for cerived from I•ne WWI CI do not feel juntmod in grumbling as thin inutility tleeeral Sir Harry Smith, who met her hnelead a our trepeps, but, argon that Sir R. Ream ben durlablemaPseninsular War . As a pun; dhow very good metes for permitting such gem& Si* was in occuPatioli of • sPnn" town, looting in oar eoloay, se well as their advance ca when • teal Spanish girl of good family to our capital. Ii is ley opinion that we should claimed his protection. The soldier fell in lose have Doussoo and mho& mem for the thoo Am with her, and in due mune Me became his wife. the Giaeral Orainstater-la-Chief hes fully matured Saltiowtith Ia n•nitd altar Sir Harr'''. and GT•hannhid pup, and given memo for a united ammo , town after Colonel Graham. Durban is a name hem the cam, Rinpanne, and Rota, and nun derived from Sir B. D'Urban, who was Governor that oreseed is given Pretoria and Blosedeatoin of the OAP, in the early thirties. Sinherill Ia will be their and that the Boon sow named alter the present Opposition leader in UM is Natal will be banund in, vscy few oi them • House of Lords, who was Colonial Secretary when will Mer get beck to the T is the ties mining centre int became famous. Ice w ill ors letters daily papers deist • • some", of great hardships and pre„tam. tbie,sfi I 11111101Ipt Lord Metlmen's decorations is one the war—mso who were worth sow or mow which it may InielY be mid I horanN as other few months ago are now isa des of sterraties, °WWI the Queen' It is • modal conferred and others who were is Wets •__Pwn having ekatlumPod into • Pmwigs oti „mog tite= paw g bog sem Canna and ream • would-be suicide. It was know. or Amid, tha taw „mkt conferred upon his when Military Attache at base tamed out es they have, I &mid net have Berlin by the Emperor in Pelson, et • State ball romp Reetend pint ging, km rim it Berlin. ia menses of the diplomatic coop and mow tbot—yi—aki woe miaow,vet? ktig„ a brilliant adorably. Prince Bismarck had • =my is „m have po asset ogia Demmed.malsz medal, while wee his most cherished we are over 60 aisles frees the seat ef war, rad dwwwaticw. manse compare cur lees el Mesons with those from up emery who have lest their all. W• shall be glad when car temps mike • paged advance from all aides. aied we fed 'inured that the Berm will get their &mere in full weer or later, the mead, the better. I cannot write you • letter giving you • grained amount of the poetise, the arm teday has thrown • gloms over the town. and we are raly anxiously end praiimetly waited br wire is be tome You will beer in at the Clerany hoe barely got over the heavy lame three* the ravages of Apiarist, aad bevies to Import large and shiploads el Auntrilisa .eat; it mesash=mit ream for those supplies that mosey will sewer return to the Wray, end the is peg en now. Ilea ear volunteers the mated as £19,600 • nesati, and under the Veinal«. AM, after they have bees 69 dap as &Mire serves they me entitled to one Weems of pay shish will apiroximetely beteg up the pet Meet to seedy A 30,000, then there are (tether initial war= ten outlays to be settled. Me drake tho Goverment will come to our aid. but the gourd outlook eves at this early ease is meows