IN AND ABOUT THE WAR

Xmas Number of the Cape Times (December 1899)

44 pages. The original green printed paper wrappers are missing and later replaced by this brown handmade covers. Photographic illustrations throughout, commercial advertisements in the text.

Not in ‘A South African Bibliography’ or the Supplement.

From the introduction: ‘The circumstances of the times, and the manner in which history is being made in South Africa, suggest a departure in the conception and style of the Christmas Number of the “Cape Times.” It had been contemplated publishing an Annual dealing more particularly with the Social, Artistic, and Literary life and works of the peoples of South Africa, but with War raging in the land and the whole course of South Africa history being changed it has been deemed advisable to deal with the great events of the times. Accordingly, the Christmas Number of 1899 will be devoted from a pictorial point of view to the Theatre of War, and will detail as far as may be in the circumstances with the events that have led to the present issue. Accordingly, we present a short and succinct account of South African history from the early thirties down to the present time, giving a sketch of the rise of the Dutch Republics and some particulars of the manner in which they have abused the greatest privileges which have even presented to any people on the face of the earth.’