A pleasant echo of tbe Boer war conies with the ' announcement that Thomas Griffin, aged 25, an ex-soldier of the Scottish Borderers, who fought m Soutb Africa, has been notified through a London firm of solicitors that a Boer lady intends to., send him between £300 and £400. Griffin gave his coat to the lady, who was with a large number of refugees m an uncovered train. He pitied her, especially because she had two small children, one suffering from enteric. A storm was coming at the time, and the lady, who was a veldt cornet's wife, thanked him m Dutch, and made him understand that she wanted his name and address. The only things ■he had were a jack-knife, which he used to open bully-beef tins with, and bis visiting-card, which he gave her,
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11126, 27 July 1907, Page 2 (Supplement)
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