War's Brighter Side: The Story of The Friend Newspaper Edited by the Correspondents with Lord Roberts's Forces, March-April, 1900Ralph, Julian
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War's Brighter Side: The Story of The Friend Newspaper Edited by the Correspondents with Lord Roberts's Forces, March-April, 1900
Ralph, Julian
Friend (Bloemfontein, South Africa); South African War, 1899-1902 -- Periodicals
By order,
J. W. KELLY,
A.-G. for C. of Staff.
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6. _Office of Departments._
The offices of the various Departments are situated as shown below:--
Military Secretary }
Chief of Staff } At Government
G.O.C. Royal Artillery } House.
Chief Engineer }
Director of Transport }
Director of Supplies } At Government
Provost Marshal } Buildings.
P.M.O. 3, Maitland Street.
The office of the Press Censor is established next door to the
entrance to the Telegraph Office. All telegrams except official ones
must be censored. Office hours from 7 to 8 a.m., 10 a.m. to 12 noon, 3
to 5 p.m.
7. _Supply Department._
As soon as the Supply Park arrives, a Supply Depot will be established
at Mr. Beck's Store, on Baumann's Square.
8. _Divisions, Brigades, &c., where quartered._
The following units are quartered as shown below:--
CAVALRY DIVISION.
Headquarters--Club, Market Square.
1st Brigade--About 2 miles W. of town.
2nd Brigade--Bloemspruit, about 3 miles east of town.
3rd Brigade--Rustfontein, about 1 mile N. of town.
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Mr. James Collins, under State Secretary to the late O.F.S.
Government, has been appointed Landdrost of Bloemfontein.
The period for handing in arms and ammunition by burghers and
residents of this town and district has been extended to March 26th.
* * * * *
After a notice that Major Hamilton, the Carabineers, would like to
receive two L5 notes, a Mauser pistol, a pair of Zeiss glasses and a
grey gelding, all lost by various persons in and near the town, we
published our editorial announcement that the paper was established by
and for Lord Roberts's army:--
EDITORIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
The events of the last few days have rendered it expedient
that an official organ should be published in Bloemfontein
during the period of Military Governorship. With that end in
view, and also to provide for public requirements, a small
committee formed from the corps of war correspondents with
Lord Roberts's Field Force has been entrusted with the
control and management of the long-established paper
hitherto known as THE FRIEND OF THE FREE STATE.
In future this will be issued under the style and title of
THE FRIEND, and will be a daily publication, containing
military intelligence and orders for the general information
of the troops now quartered here, and other matter.
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