The Great Round World and what is Going on in it, Issue 188W. B. Harrison, 1900 |
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Page 336 - ... Patriotic Boxer Society with a strong and heavy hand, we remark that it cannot be expected that such a simple people can know that they have done anything amiss. If the strong hand is manifest, will there not be a permanent grudge against the Governor Î We assure the Governor that if future trouble arise he himself must bear the consequences.
Page 333 - I was not prepared to discuss any terms, as the surrender of the town must be entirely unconditional. I asked for a reply by daybreak, as I had ordered the troops to march on the town as soon as it was light. "In his reply Botha told me that he had decided not to defend Pretoria, and that he trusted that the women and children and property would be protected.