with a hundred marines and a gun have been dispatched to Taku.
Lord Roberts telegraphs from Vereeniging on the 27th (Sund: that he crossed the Vaal that mo: ing, and is now encamped on the north ban! The advance of the troops only just prevented the destruction of the coal mines on both Tar Director of Sica i_ Observatory reports, Wednesday, 23 A new depression seems tobe pass to the N. of China; but the interrupt of the telephone prevents from draw the daily weather rent. it banks.
Our casualties were four.
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