VICTORIANS KILLED.
MELBOURNE, February 16. ' (Received Feb. '16,-at 9.'40 p.m.)"'' The Government have received a cable announcing that the .major commanding the first Victorian contingent and Private K. Roberts were killed. The name of the major is not cabled, but, aqcording to the final list of the first Victorian contingent, the major was G. A. Eddy, of the Permanent Staff, Victoria Barracks," Melbourne. ISSUE OF POSTAGE STAMPS. (Received Feb. 17, at 1.5 a.m.) The Government will issue 20,000 twopenny war stamps and 40,000 penny stamps to be disposed of at 2s and Is each, the proceeds to be devoted, to the patriotic fund. ' NEW SOUTH WALES LANCERS. [ SYDNEY, February 16. (Received Feb. 16, at 9.40 p.m.) ' Another detachment of 40 New South Wales Lancers sailed for the .Cape to-day.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 11660, 17 February 1900, Page 7
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