CHAPTER XIII.
Our Position at the End of May, 1900 Once more it became necessary that the seat of Government should be changed, and towards the latter part of May our administrative headquarters were established at a place between Frankfort and Heilbron.
The object of our Government in choosing this position was to be able to keep up telegraphic communication with the Transvaal.

And their choice was soon to be justified, for after Johannesburg had been taken on May 31st and Pretoria on July 5th, the only telegraphic connexion between the Free State and the South African Republic was via Frankfort, Greylingstad and Middlesburg.

The terminus, at the Transvaal end, was situated not far from Pretoria.
But, for the moment, it looked as if fortune were again going to smile on us, after our long spell of ill luck.

On May the 31st Lindley and its garrison of Yeomanry fell into the hands of General Piet de Wet.

The Yeomanry lost heavily, and five hundred of them, including, as I was told, several noblemen, were taken prisoner.