New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-15
The defenders Of Maj

said Nj Robinson with gesture Of impauence;;
| HSn hsye shown hm his ckey
less or is Improbable. he has brains enough 10
sh yf uf facts su to ms snS n
get no further forward Many Of the Beers s. are
They nave a a idea that the the
Of the world and that all the earth
statements Of the volkstenl' ana such like organs
Of mischief Their idea OF the British Army Is o.
Thev are thorourhly convinced that they can com.
pletely overcome any troops we can SEM as
brings to So5gD et on YeSh S
iarSe proporton Of the Peers who know something
Of the resources OF our Empire. How ca can they 'o'
Il T0 have talked over this matter with many S o.,
them First OF ALL they believe u wouid IS' ~ w
possible for bring all the resources er Oh Sgr
papers that once are engaged IN qudiI W" 49,
shS% GsTma fak a RHss nfaee of the moment
Next they feel c2nnddent hat a. they
can easily put to fight any force we nay oi1 fner
against them have heard many S OF 'h Ne Ju The
rsd iscScrs Ieft their White tents IN the morning
about TO- after they had had ther coi
Re seen by every one. their bavonets ghtterns IN
the sunshine The suSeXors wenl ana IN Ines and
t5en they formed up. every man straight ne
adpan and GS ss ms nc 5y Selma '
TheV n 10 He asked them they felt com,
they said YES the colonel rode mp TIE col9ncI
was fine hOrsea ana md, hs see boee locks? The
snemy are behind them. You are to 20 ana orr .
them Then the men h 21t r f4c cbeered They
marched up in rows. All this time We were s,,ins
quietly smoking laughing and joh sa5 d 'oge!GS Der
fend yourselves men, Then We put our gun n, ,i1
zes from behind ocs snes and Of hred Soon there
came rattle and lead battered all round, out II
foil he 10
In short under the old PlaN OF Rn ns's CON- Gy
Of the English officers They We're b'ave men men
too brave for ns w9 we MADE y them angels and
them all to Heaven. Ihey, wouiu d 80 .ho on
%erc sng We %" did not ike shooting them but
had to- To US such bravery is mar e Sq NE
to destroy our enemies. and while We are doing so
take good care they DO not destroy , us US. ho
ever brave English soldiers may be. they are no
match for Beers behind nils They believe our u,
ten them. az often have that our troops are now
trained 10 hght hem on her own .er no noo
method near my estates by Cape Town But tho
BoeT viii not 6eneve ' dsb+ Iie comes
out in lines for US to shoot at.
mean temperature for the year Is IS degrees. The
warmesr month is February. with mean OF y
4a and ' o S '0nn
grees; the warmest month Is FEBRUARY, with
mean OF 70 degrees: the coolest July, with a mean
OF IS degrees. At Bloerfontein. In the Orange Free
State 1900 feet above the sea the mean tempera-
ture for the year is 81 degrees; the warmest month
is January, with a mean OF "a degrees the coolest
July with mean Of AZ degrees. The monthly
average OF the minimum. night, temperature IS
below the freezing point in June and July but by
October 1t has risen As degrees. and in January
mum, or day. reading is as low as GO degrees IN
July: but in October /. has risen TO SO degrees and
months the absolute maximum frequently exceeds
md IN win he NH
asionslly falls below % degrees AT Pretoria. in
the Transvaal. 400 feet above sea level the mean
temperature for the year is 81 degrees January Is
the warmest month. with mean Of "a degrees.
and in February the mean Is 70 degrees The cold
est month Is July, with a mean OF 81 degrees in
October the mean is GS degrees. and In both Novenl
Der and December 20 degrees.