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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Aug 08, 1900
Page
4
The fragment portrays a cavalry charge from close horsemen advancing in column, breaking into gallop and final charge. The narrator notes the dramatic sound and motion but declares the scene a spectacle, not true war, contrasting with German lessons against cavalry versus infantry.
The piece argues that Transvaal tensions stem from long standing town versus country conflicts and clashes between old settlers and new immigrants. It notes natural economic and social frictions, with farmers and prospectors looking down on outsiders while outsiders distrust traditional rural ways.
General French escaped the Ladysmith siege by boarding the last train to carry dispatches from Sir George White to Sir Redvers Buller. He hid in a railway carriage crevice to avoid Boer searchers, maintaining concealment until the open countryside. He later recalled the twenty minutes as the most anxious of his life.
Scottish farmers are urged to use a Meteorological Office telegram weather service for the next day. The paid telegrams, costing sixpence daily, have shown about 95 percent accuracy in trials. Farmers could band together to post forecasts on a village notice board for all to see during harvest.
A tiny Berlin watch, under a quarter inch in diameter and weighing under two grains, is praised for its precision. The case and parts are gold and steel, with minute and hour hands minute in size, and the owner reportedly paid about £400.
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