The Transvaal.
The presa organs of the Boers in Pretoria, are very violent in tone in discuasiog the situation- Statements have b3t>n published thai; in the event of war mining plant woi\h millions of pounds belonging to the outlaoders v will be wrecked by the Boere, and that Johannesburg, as the principal centre of outlander residence, will be reduced to mine The French and German Consul* declare that attempts made by the Transvaal authorities to compel Frenchmen and Germans to fight for the Republic are being resisted. Two of the Cape mail steamers have bean chartered by the British Government to carry troop* and munitions of war. to South Africa — the Goth (4728 ton<), belonging to the Union Steam Ship Company, tnd the Arunde! Ca3tle (4588 tons), >f the Castle line.
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Manawatu Herald, 15 August 1899, Page 2
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131The Transvaal. Manawatu Herald, 15 August 1899, Page 2
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