Union of South Africa – Page 2

Canadians Arrive in South Africa

The troopship Sardinian arrived at Cape Town on November 29th and the Canadians met a splendid reception.Continuing The Boer War,with a selection

Public sentiment in Canada soon proved too strong for what might have been in other circumstances a legitimate constitutional delay.Continuing The

So far as Canada was concerned, its action seems to have been partly a product of the sentiment of military pride which was first aroused by the

Lord Roberts invited Mrs. Botha to dinner one night, soon after the occupation of Pretoria, and she accepted the invitation.Continuing The Boer

Many families were worshipping together for the last time, for on the morrow a battle was to be fought, and all who were going to continue the fight

I happened to be at the railway station on the night the President and Secretary Reitz left with the State documents and moneys, removing the capital

As Lord Roberts's army came nearer and nearer to the doomed capital, the excitement grew more intense and the air was filled with alarming

The night I arrived in Pretoria the train reached the station just after dark, and the street lights gave the place an air of mystery.Continuing The

The raiders were sent home, where the rank and file were very properly released, and the chief officers were condemned to terms of imprisonment which