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, BLACK AND WHITE TRANSVAAL SPECIAL: No. 2 Oct. XI Ml angloboerwar.com GENERAL THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR REDVERS HENRY BULLER, V.C., K.C.M.G., K.C.B., &C. who left England, October 14th, to take command of the British troops operating against the Boers, is a soldier of great experience and resource. He was born sixty years ago and entered the Army when he was nineteen. He has seen fighting in China, with the Red River Expedition, in the Ashanti War, in the Kaffir War of 1878, and in the Zulu War of 1878-79. In 1887 he was Under-Secretary for Ireland, and in 1890 he became Adjutant-General. The Army Service Corps is his pet, and he has done wonders in making it efficient. He has met Kruger before : it will not be long before he meets him again — BLACK AND WHITE NOTA BENE. BLACK & WHITE has always made a feature of its War Correspondence. On the present occasion it will not be behind its reputation for dealing promptly, fully, and accurately with the events of what promises to be the most important war of the century as far as the British Empire is concerned. Four Special War Correspondents are representing BLACK & WHITE in South Africa— Mr. Rene Bull, who has acted forangloboerwar.comus in the Turco-Greek War, the Tirah Campaign, and the last two Soudan Campaigns, being again our chief representative. Photographs of actual fighting will be the main feature provided. BLACK & WHITE, every Friday, Price SIXPENCE. The Portraits in this Album a-e by rs follows :— Major-General Lyttleton, General Sir W. F. Gatacre, Colonel Howard, Colonel Brocklehurst, . Mr. Conyngham Greene, Major-General Colvilc Lieutenant-General Sir Forestier-Walker — Elliott and Fry ; Lieutenant-General Methuen — Gregory ; Maull Major-General and Fox; Major-General Hart and Sir Redvers Culler— Knight Major-General Weston ; Colonel Brabazon— Barnett ; ; French— Zeerust, Rusienburg, Wauchope— Horsbrugh ; and Lieutenant-Geieral S'r George White—Cowell. The Photographs of Heidelhurg, Middelburg, Barberton, " Gregory Klerksdurp—by Gros ; Braemar Castle," "The Long and the Short of It," Sergeants, Army Service Corps, and Nurses—by and Co. TRANSVAAL SPECIAL THE BRITISH FLAG IN SOUTH AFRICA EVENTS during the last two months have succeeded one another with breathless rapidity. Mr. Chamberlain has evidently had his hands full, for the number of Blue- books recently published on the Transvaal negotiations makes quite a substantial heap upon one's desk. Mr. Kruger has undoubtedly been treated with far more consideration than he deserved, and his diplomatic shufflings have met with a leniency unprecedented in history. The final ultimatum was, however, too much even for the friends of peace, and the insolence of the Boer demands could only be faced by dignified contempt. Mr. Chamberlain has not been altogether faultless in his negotiations with the Transvaal. The famous letter of advice despatched not very long after the Jameson raid, with its curious advocacy of the loyalty of the alien, and its almost verbose grandmotherliness, brought back a curt rejoinder which was not altogether unmerited. But experience has taught our Colonial Secretary wisdom, and the recent despatches can only excite admiration in the mind of the honest reader. We here supply a key to the correspondence and negotiations which have preceded the outbreak of war : — Summary of Recent Events Sept. 1st. — Portuguese Authorities at Lourenco Marques receive orders to release ammunition destined for Transvaal. of Mr. Sept. 4th. — Arrest Pakeman ( Johannesbrirg Leader), and attempted arrest of Mr. Mony- peny {Johannesburg Star). Volksraad, which met on Sept. 2nd, declines suggested conference and rejects alternative proposals. Panic at Johannesburg. Great exodus to Cape Colony begins. Bloemfontein (Orange Free State) burghers have 1,000 rifles distributed to them in Market Place. Sept. 5th. — Mr. Pakeman released on bail. Exodus continues. Sept. 6th. — Volksraad angloboerwar.comdiscusses concentration of British troops on the borders of its Republic. General Sir F. Forestier-Walker arrives in Cape Town and takes over duties of Commander-in-Chief. Sept. 7th. —Ammunition in Transvaal arrives from Lourenco Marques. Volksraad, in consequence, adopts very hostile tone in its debate on the question of concentration of British troops on the border. Sept. 8th. —War Tribunal established at Johannesburg. Artillery Reserves called out at Bloem- fontein, and burghers ordered to hold themselves in readiness. Cabinet Council held to discuss crisis in Transvaal. (10,000 troops to be despatched from England and India to Cape and Natal.) Sept. 9th. —Transvaal Government declares itself willing to adopt a commission of delegates selected by both Governments, said to have been proposed in one of Mr. Chamber- lain's despatches. Orders received at Simla for despatch of troops to South Africa. Sept. nth. — Imperial Government addresses communication to Transvaal Government, demanding reasons for Mr. Pakeman's arrest. Exodus from Johannesburg continues. Great distress at Pretoria. Preparation for despatch of troops to Cape begins at Bombay. Sept. 12th. — British Government's reply to last despatch of the Transvaal Government received at Pretoria, and read to both Raads amid great excitement. War preparations at Johannesburg. Transvaal issues a circular to miners promising to protect mining industry. General Sir George White appointed to command British troops in Natal. Sept. 13th. —Transvaal publishes, through its representative at Brussels, text of Chamberlain's last despatch to Transvaal Government. Reported dissension amongst burghers of Free State. Sept. 14th. —Raads continue discussion of British Government's last despatch and their proposed reply. Burghers in many districts warned to hold themselves in readiness. Free State burghers declare their readiness to support Transvaal Government. Sept. 15th. —Mr. Morley speaks at Manchester, protesting against action of British Government towards Transvaal. Mr. Pakeman fails to answer his bail. Many commercial and financial houses of Johannesburg cease business. Sept. 16th. —General Sir George White and Staff, 1st Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers and other troops, leave for Cape. Transvaal Government hands still another evasive reply to British Agent at Pretoria. Encounter between police and public at Johannesburg. Indian contingent begins embarking for South Africa at Calcutta and Bombav. Armed burghers leave for Volksrust and Komati Poort. BLACK A.XD WHITE angloboerwar.com Mr. Conyngham Greene, C.B., was until October nth her Majesty's Agent and Charge d'Affaircs at Pretoria. He is an Irishman., and was born in 1854. He went to Oxford, and distinguished himself there in the classics, finally ending in the Foreign Office in 1877. Athens, Stuttgart, the Hague, Brussels, and Tehran have known him, and in 1896 Pretoria received him. He has been a particular thorn in the side of President Kruger, and no man has been happier to hear that he has left Pretoria than Oom Paul. Mr. Greene's reward is to come TRANSVAAL SPECIAL 5 Sept. 1 8th. -Colonial Office publishes official text of Transvaal Government's repiy to its last despatch. Sept. 19th. -Loyal North Lancashire Regiment and others leave Cape Town for North. Town Guard formed at Kimberley. 1st Battalion Manchester Regiment arrives at Durban, and proceeds immediately to Pietermaritzburg-. Sept. 20th, -Sir W. Harcourt at New Tredegar protests against war with the Transvaal. Sept. 2 1 St. -More troops leave Bombay for Cape. Free State Raad sits, and President Steyn refuses to advise President of the sister Republic to accede to the demands put forward by this country. Sept. 22nd. -Cabinet Council held to discuss Transvaal crisis. Burghers reported to be concentrating in North to defend Limpopo River. Active preparations being made at Woolwich to equip and furnish an Army Corps. Sept. 23rd. -Anti-War Demonstration (fiasco) held in Trafalgar Square. Cape Parliament passes a resolution of confidence in the policy adopted by H.M. Government towards the Transvaal, ist Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers leave Alexandria for South Africa. Boers assume an aggressive attitude, notably at Charlestown and Mafeking. Sept. 25th. — Irish M.P. 's, notably Mr. Davitt, at a meeting in Co. Clare, express sympathy with the Transvaal Government. The despatches addressed by Mr. Chamberlain to Sir Alfred Milner for communication to Transvaal Government are published. They are also read in Volksraad, and an early reply promised. Troops still embarking from Calcutta and Bombay for South Africa. Quantities of ammunition delivered at residence of the Johannesburg Field Cornet during night. Sept. 26th. —Three batteries of Royal Field Artillery leave Birkenhead for South Africa. Afrikanders of Postmansburg, Griqualand, pass a resolution asking Imperial Government to recall its forces from the Border. Volksraad prepares its reply to Chamberlain's despatches. Free State Volksraad passes a resolution declaring that it will honestly and faithfully fulfil its obligations towards the Transvaal. Sept. 27th. —Active preparations going on at Aldershot and other military centres throughout this country for the preparation of an Army Service Corps to be sent to South Africa. Free State Raad continues its secret sitting. Sept. 28th. —New Zealand Government decides to equip a force of 200 men for service in South Africa. Sir C. Tupper, at Halifax, proposes that Canadian Government equip a force of 1,200 men for service at the Cape. Sept. 29th. — Cabinet Council held to discuss situation in Transvaal. Boer troops massing on all sides. Intense and prolonged excitement at Johannesburg. Great influx of refugees to Newcastle. Transvaal Government despatches its reply to last communication of British Government from Pretoria. More Boer troops leave for Volksrust. New Zealand offers to equip a contingent of Mounted Riflemen for use of Home Government, angloboerwar.comat to a and the Military Commandants of Australian Colonies meet Melbourne discuss scheme for organisation of a combined force for use in South Africa. Sept. 30th. — Meetings held throughout the country to discuss the Transvaal difficulty. Messrs. Davitt, O'Brien and Co.