This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER II Jameson's Ride 'Inter arma silent leges.'--Tacitus. Monday, December 30.--For twenty-four hours the population seemed to take the Manifesto, issued on Thursday last, very quietly; but on Saturday the gravity of the situation began to be understood. Startling rumours were spread as to warlike ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER II Jameson's Ride 'Inter arma silent leges.'--Tacitus. Monday, December 30.--For twenty-four hours the population seemed to take the Manifesto, issued on Thursday last, very quietly; but on Saturday the gravity of the situation began to be understood. Startling rumours were spread as to warlike preparations being hurriedly made by the Committee of the National Union, the 'Reform Committee' as it is called. At the morning market there was an enormous rise in the price of provisions. Mealies (Indian corn), the staple food of the native labourers in the mines, rose to the unheard-of price of 45s. per bag. A few days ago the price was 22s. Flour advanced from 30s. to 60s. per 100 lbs., rice from 3d. to id. per lb., and almost every article in like proportion. It also appeared that there was a sudden demand for arms. A newspaper reporter called at a gunsmith's shop: --'Got a revolver for sale, Mr. Perrins?', 'No, nor a rifle, nor a bayonet, nor a Maxim, nor a 100-ton gun! You can, however, have your pick of those shotguns--at a price.' 'Thanks, no; the fact is, I wanted a rifle to go hunting up country with, and----' But Mr. Perrins grew sarcastic as he picked up his correspondence file and replied: 'Yes, Fve heard all about that up-country trip of yours. Look! here's a company which wants 100 rifles and 200 revolvers, another is asking for 50 revolvers, another for 50 rifles and 100 revolvers; they are all going up country with you, I suppose. But I can supply no more.' During the afternoon and evening rumours, largely false, were rampant. It was said that the Boers were marching on Johannesburg, whereas in fact a considerable number of them were quietly leaving the town. A more probable story was to the effect that several thousand rifles...
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