Short Rations.
Trooper E. Krogh, writing from Pretoria under date June 7th' says :*— I suppose by the time you get this the war w ill be over, as the Boers are giving up their guns in hundreds. We won't oare
how soon it ends, as we have Shad a hard lot of fighting. I have nearly forgotten what it is like to sleep in a bed, as we have camped in the open for quite two months. Rations are scarce at times and we have had to be content with two biscuits for three days, when we came through Pretoria I was so hungry ; that I bought a loaf, a pound of butter, and a tin of sardines, for which I paid ten shillings.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DTN19000806.2.32.3
Bibliographic details
Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 9834, 6 August 1900, Page 7
Word Count
124Short Rations. Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 9834, 6 August 1900, Page 7
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in