The Aftermath of War: An Account of the Repatriation of Boers and Natives in the Orange River Colony, 1902-1904 |
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... Harrismith , were brought into the railway . The sites for the new camps were all selected north of Bloemfontein , because that portion of the colony enjoys earlier and more certain rains than do the southern districts . In order to ...
... Harrismith , were brought into the railway . The sites for the new camps were all selected north of Bloemfontein , because that portion of the colony enjoys earlier and more certain rains than do the southern districts . In order to ...
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... Harrismith , and Bethlehem - had to be met from Natal . 6 It will be seen later that in the initial stages of repatriation the difficulties of transport appeared to be almost insuperable . ' The vast distances , ' says the Northern Whig ...
... Harrismith , and Bethlehem - had to be met from Natal . 6 It will be seen later that in the initial stages of repatriation the difficulties of transport appeared to be almost insuperable . ' The vast distances , ' says the Northern Whig ...
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... Harrismith forty - two died almost immediately ; that these mules were ' hairless , and cold winds and frost killed them . ' The animals at Harrismith were described as ' very poor and unfit for use ' ; at Heilbron , as ' poor and ...
... Harrismith forty - two died almost immediately ; that these mules were ' hairless , and cold winds and frost killed them . ' The animals at Harrismith were described as ' very poor and unfit for use ' ; at Heilbron , as ' poor and ...
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... Harrismith . They report that out of ten spans only three fit to do any work . Mules in such poor condition are absolutely useless . May we refuse to take unsuitable animals ? ' On August 25 they reported : ' Glanders broken out amongst ...
... Harrismith . They report that out of ten spans only three fit to do any work . Mules in such poor condition are absolutely useless . May we refuse to take unsuitable animals ? ' On August 25 they reported : ' Glanders broken out amongst ...
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... Harrismith . The price is high , but seeing that as soon as our stock ran out the local prices rose at once from 25s . to 32s . 6d . per muid , it appears to be absolutely necessary to get a further supply , not only on account of the ...
... Harrismith . The price is high , but seeing that as soon as our stock ran out the local prices rose at once from 25s . to 32s . 6d . per muid , it appears to be absolutely necessary to get a further supply , not only on account of the ...
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Page 4 - ... enemies, and of other persons whose destruction is incidentally unavoidable in the armed contests of the war; it allows of the capturing of every armed enemy, and every enemy of importance to the hostile government, or of peculiar danger to the captor; it allows of all destruction of property, and obstruction of the ways and channels of traffic, travel, or communication, and of all withholding of sustenance or means of life from the enemy...
Page 164 - And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.
Page 33 - Commission, on which the local inhabitants will be represented, will be appointed in each district of the Transvaal and Orange River Colony under the presidency of a magistrate or other official, for the purpose of assisting the restoration of the people to their homes and supplying those who, owing to war losses...
Page 3 - According to the views of the High Contracting Parties, these provisions, the wording of which has been inspired by the desire to diminish the evils of war, so far as military requirements permit, are intended to serve as a general rule of conduct for the belligerents in their mutual relations and in their relations with the inhabitants.
Page ix - No general penalty, pecuniary or otherwise, can be inflicted on the population on account of the acts of individuals for which it cannot be regarded as collectively responsible.
Page 1 - In districts and neighborhoods where the army is unmolested, no destruction of such property should be permitted; but should guerrillas or bushwhackers molest our march, or should the inhabitants burn bridges, obstruct roads, or otherwise manifest local hostility, then army commanders should order and enforce a devastation more or less relentless, according to the measure of such hostility.
Page 250 - The acts done upon which this claim is based seem to have been the ordinary results incident to the march of an invading army in a hostile territory, with possibly some unauthorized acts of destruction and pillage by the soldiery, with no proof of appropriation by the United States. Under such circumstances there is no ground for a valid claim against the United States. The claim is, therefore, disallowed.
Page ix - To destroy or seize the enemy's property, unless such destruction or seizure be imperatively demanded by the necessities of war; h.
Page 33 - Republics or under their orders, to be presented to a Judicial Commission, which will be appointed by the Government, and if such notes and receipts are found by this Commission to have been duly issued in return for valuable...
Page 41 - ... will be represented, will be appointed in each district of the Transvaal and Orange River Colony, under the presidency of a magistrate or other official, for the purpose of assisting the restoration of the people to their homes and supplying those who, owing to war losses, are unable to provide for themselves, with food, shelter, and the necessary amount of seed, stock, implements, etc., indispensable to the resumption of their normal occupations.