Today in Kimberley's History
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106 days since beginning of the Siege of Kimberley, 1900
Extract from "The Diary of a Doctor's Wife – During the Siege of Kimberley October 1899 to February 1900" by Winifred Heberden.
Further reduction of bread to 10 ozs each person daily. Colonel Kekewich was signalled from the Column to know if we could hold out another six weeks. He said we could - which roused the quiet indignation of some of the leading townspeople, who went in a deputation to request that their own voice, representing exactly the food supply and the health of the town, should be sent to Lord Methuen. It was refused.
Typhoid is worse than ever; and infantile diseases on the rapid increase. The Sick Report of the M.O.H. being in fact too serious to be published.
Everything suitable for the nourishment of sick or weakly people, except breadstuffs, meat, sugar, tea and coffee is stored in a depot and sold only to people bringing a Medical Order countersigned by the Army Service Corps here, and the doctors are pulled up by the authorities if they order more than very small quantities for each patient.
An accident happened to 'Long Cecil' this morning. She was slightly overcharged and the gun being cold it damaged some of the rings which will take a few days to repair. Luckily, to-day has been another non-shelled one. News from Natal says that General Buller has only one more position to take.
Extract from "The Diary of a Doctor's Wife – During the Siege of Kimberley October 1899 to February 1900" by Winifred Heberden.
Further reduction of bread to 10 ozs each person daily. Colonel Kekewich was signalled from the Column to know if we could hold out another six weeks. He said we could - which roused the quiet indignation of some of the leading townspeople, who went in a deputation to request that their own voice, representing exactly the food supply and the health of the town, should be sent to Lord Methuen. It was refused.
Typhoid is worse than ever; and infantile diseases on the rapid increase. The Sick Report of the M.O.H. being in fact too serious to be published.
Everything suitable for the nourishment of sick or weakly people, except breadstuffs, meat, sugar, tea and coffee is stored in a depot and sold only to people bringing a Medical Order countersigned by the Army Service Corps here, and the doctors are pulled up by the authorities if they order more than very small quantities for each patient.
An accident happened to 'Long Cecil' this morning. She was slightly overcharged and the gun being cold it damaged some of the rings which will take a few days to repair. Luckily, to-day has been another non-shelled one. News from Natal says that General Buller has only one more position to take.
Jody Scheckter born - 1950
Jody David Scheckter was born in East London, Eastern Cape . Scheckter became South Africa’s first and thus far only Formula One World Driver’s Championship winner in 1979. Scheckter drove a Ferrari, and won several Formula One races in Europe.
Jody David Scheckter was born in East London, Eastern Cape . Scheckter became South Africa’s first and thus far only Formula One World Driver’s Championship winner in 1979. Scheckter drove a Ferrari, and won several Formula One races in Europe.