This will sound familiar and commonplace to people who can get a bottle of such things at grocer's, but it may save many a good soldier's life none the less.

I hope to see the process at work, and describe it later on.
Mr.Lines, the town clerk, who has quietly stuck to his duties in spite of confusion and shells, gave me details to-day of the rations allowed to civilians.

During the siege there has been a fairly steady white population of 560 residents and 540 refugees, or 1,100 in all.

This does not include the civilians at Intombi, whose numbers are still unpublished.

Practically all the civilians are drawing rations, for which they apply at the market between 5 and 7 p.m.They get groceries, bread or biscuit, and meat in the same quantities as the soldiers.
Children under ten receive half rations.