INDEX

Barnes, James— Anecdotes by, 223 Edits the thirteenth No. of The Friend, 221 Battersby, Prevost, Contributor to The Friend, 132 Bloemfontein— Concert in, 227 Cronje warned that we should march to, 2 Evening Concert in Aid of the Widow' and Orphans' Fund, 408 Fooled by the Boers in, 283 "Free State Hospital" and Staff, 207 Settles down under Lord Roberts' Rule, 115 State of the Army on arrival at, 1 The Boer women in, 350 The Club at, 48 War Trophy Mania in, 318 Women of, The, 353 Burleigh, Bennet, Experience of, 35 Buxton, F. W., Facts about, 10

Canadians on Majuba Day, Description of, 22 Christian, Pt. Ewan, Story of a Colonial Hero, 39 Colvile, Gen. Sir Henry, Contributor to The Friend, 131 Conan Doyle, Dr. A.— Arrival of in Bloemfontein, 305 Contributor to The Friend, 312

Enteric and its Ravages in Bloemfontein, 275 Eyre, Fred, Contributor to The Friend, 292

Faulkner, Chaplain T. E., Contributor to The Friend, 295

Gatacre and Clements join hands, Account of how, 76 Guards, The, Splendid characteristics of, 249 Guthrie, M.P., Mr. Murray, And the soldiers' comforts, 346 Gwynne, Mr. H. A., Facts about, 9

Hospitals and supplies from civilians, 260

I (Julian Ralph)— Get ill and dispirited, 362 Replenish the Mess, 184 Visit Miss Bloemfontein, 160

James, Mr. Lionel, Contributor to The Friend, 132, 301 Jenkins, J. W., Reporter to The Friend, 395

Kellner, Dr., Tribute to, 362 Kipling, Rudyard— And myself lunch with Lord Roberts, 113 And the Tommies in hospital, 259 And Tommy's poetry, 83 As Associate Editor, 99 At work for The Friend, 133 Birthday Greeting by, 226 Departure of from Bloemfontein, 258 Editorial on, 86 Enthusiasm of, 132 "Fables for the Staff" by, 134, 167, 211, 225, 242, 250 "General Joubert" by, 241 I toast, 205 "Kopje-Book Maxims" by, 168, 251 Pen portrait of, 113 "St. Patrick's Day" by, 31, 116 Sends his first contribution to The Friend, 28 "Song of the White Men, A," by, 262

Landon, Perceval, Facts about, 9 Langman Hospital, The, Facts about, 306 Love Letter, to Miss Bloemfontein, 32 Lowther, Capt. Cecil, Contributor to The Friend, 392

Menpes, Mortimer, Contributor to The Friend, 381 Milner, Sir Alfred, Speech by, at our Dinner, 204

Newman, R.N., Lieut. E. J. K., Contributor to The Friend, 141 Nicholson, K.C.B., Sir William, Contributor to The Friend, 131

Order of the Friendlies, The, Seven members of, 414

Paterson, A. B., Contributor to The Friend, 92, 309, 376 Poems— "Advice to an Officer on going to the War," 180 "Ballade of Ten-a-Penny, A," 324 "Barrack-Room Ballads," 342 "Birthday Greeting, A," 226 "Commandeering," 134 "Driving the Ox," 210 "Empire's Defenders, The," 244 "Fed up," 92 "For Freedom's Cause," 267 "General Joubert," 241 "Grumbles from the Ranks," 246 "Moderate Drinker's Lament, The," 315 "My Comrades' Conversation," 389 "Old Friends," 347 "'Orse or Fut?" 328 "Poor Old Cronje," 271 "Prices in Bloemfontein," 252 "Quartermaster's Yarn, The," 141 "St. Patrick's Day," 31, 116 "Silent Army, The," 245 "Smart," 368 "Socialism in Verse," 366 "Soldiers of the Queen," 292 "Song of the White Men, A," 262 "Sons of Britain," 254 "That V.C.," 309 "The N.C.O.," 233 "The Weary Trek," 110 "To the Soldiers' Poet," 59 "United we Stand," 215 "Voices from over the Sea," 299 Pole-Carew, General— Headquarters of, 248 In War, 248 Press Censors, Examples of, 4 Prince Francis of Teck, H.H.— And the Artist, 101 Duties of, The, 100 Our guest at dinner, 319

Ralph, Lester, Ill with enteric, 207 Roberts, V.C., Field-Marshal Lord— And The Friend, 84 Communication to Kruger from, 387 Dines with the Staff of The Friend, 202 I am introduced to, 114 Speech of, at our Dinner, 205 Telegram of sympathy on General Joubert's Death from, 240

Scott, H. Owen, Contributor to The Friend, 357 Shelley, H. C., Contributor to The Friend, 401 Simes, Tr. George, Contributor to The Friend, 215, 267, 299 Smith-Dorrien, Maj.-Gen., Letter from, 37 Stanley, Lord— Contributor to The Friend, 269 Daily visits of, to The Friend Office, 164 Office of, at Bloemfontein, 5 Tribute to, as Press Censor, 3 The Friend, and its Contents— "Absent-bodied Burgher, The," 376 Advertisement in, 14 "Advice to an Officer on going to the War," 180 All Ranks contribute to, 131 "Anecdotes," 8, 66, 380 "Another Letter Home," 392 "Army Orders," 15, 49, 50, 108, 295 "As to the Future," 222 "Australian Correspondent, The," 67 "Ballade of Ten-a-Penny, The" (Poem), 324 "Barrack-room Ballads" (Poem), 342 "Birthday Greeting, A" (Poem), 226 "Boer Plans and Views," 333 "Brave Canadian, A," 242 "Brave young Highlanders," 349 "British Leniency," 290 "Canadians on Majuba Day," 22 "Caught by the Boers," 278 Christening Competition in, 274 Circulation of, 413 "Colonel de Villebois-Mareuil," 322 "Colonial Hero, A," 39 "Commandeering" (Poem), 134 Concerning Acrostics, 188 "Confession of a Horse-stealer," 46, 53 "Corne Drift," 339 Correspondence, 37, 90, 111, 188, 406 "Death of General Joubert," 241 "Don't" (Advice to Looters), 197 "Dots or no Dots" (Stamps), 381 "Driving the Ox" (Poem), 210 Editorial Announcements in, 17 "Empire's Defenders, The" (Poem), 244 "Enteric Fever," 281 "Fables for the Staff," 134, 167, 211, 225, 242, 250 "Facts and Otherwise," 22, 120 "Fed up" (Poem), 92 "First Impression, A," 312 First Issue of, 14 "For Freedom's Cause" (Poem), 267 From Enslin to Bobsfontein, 153 Gatacre and Clements join Hands, 76 "General Joubert" (Poem), 241 "Gleanings from Great Minds," 391 "Grumbles from the Ranks" (Poem), 246 "G. W. Steevens," 155 "How the Calf was Avenged," 325 "Humorous Side of the Campaign Recorded," 20 "Hungry Bloemfontein," 395 "Is the Art of War Revolutionised?"— Artillery, 172 Cavalry, 234 Infantry, 148 Its Infancy, 12 "Jokes to Burn," 294 "Karree Siding," 195 "Kopje-Book Maxims," 168, 251 "Lesson Learned, A," 269 "Love Letter to Miss Bloemfontein," 29, 32 "Military Law," 118 "Military Letter Writer, The," 212 "Miss Bloemfontein's Answer," 70 "Miss Uitlander replies to Miss Bloemfontein," 169 "Moderate Drinker's Lament, The" (Poem), 315 Money Profit on, handed over, 412 "My Comrades' Conversation" (Poem), 389 Names sent in for the New Colony, 330 "New Machine Gun, The," 179 Offices of, 12 Official Dinner at Government House, 129 "Old Friends" (Poem), 347 "Orange Peel," 255 "'Orse or Fut?" (Poem) 328 "Our Friend" no longer, 399 "Our Portrait Gallery," 370, 375, 392, 401 "Our Reply to Miss Bloemfontein," 74 Parodies, 65 Peculiarities of, 410 "Pont filled with Bullion," 218 "Poor Old Cronje" (Poem), 271 Price of, The, 85 "Prices in Bloemfontein" (Poem), 252 Printing Machines used for, 44 "Proclamations" in, 25, 45, 62, 107, 208, 272, 276, 291, 374 Queen's English and Dutch Compositors, 83 "Ration Scale," 394 "Realistic Comedy, A," 227 "Recent Engagements," 301 "Recent Experience of Mr. Bennet Burleigh," 35 Rights of Purchased for £200, 8 "Rudyard Kipling" (Welcome and Farewell to), 86, 263 "St. Patrick's Day" (Poem), 31, 116 Second Issue of, 28 "Second Relief of Kimberley," 142 "Serious Matter, A," 60 "Should Beards be worn in War?" 157 "Silent Army, The," 104, 245 "Sir Alfred Milner," 209 "Sir William Lockhart," 136 "Smart" (Poem), 368 "Socialism in Verse" (Poem), 366 "Society's Doings," 364 "Soldiers' Battles and Generals' Campaigns," 125 "Soldiers of the Queen" (Poem), 292 "Song of the White Men, A" (Poem), 262 "Sons of Britain" (Poem), 254 Strange Editorial Adventure, 42 "Sulk or Duty," 18 "Ten-a-Penny's," 216 "That V.C." (Poem), 309 "The Bravest Deed," 256 "The Down-trodden (?) Negro," 63 "The Great Ride," 94 "The late Colonel the Hon. G. Gough," 265 "The N.C.O." (Poem), 233 "The Quartermaster's Yarn," (Poem), 141 "The Russians Capture London!" 277 "The Soberest Army in the World," 88 "The Steynless City" (Loot News), 31 "The Weary Trek" (Poem), 110 "They Want More of Tommy," 343 "To the People of the Free State," 311 "To the Soldiers' Poet" (Poem), 59 "Tommy in a Lady's Eyes," 182 "Towards War," 189 "United we Stand" (Poem), 215 "Voices from over the Sea" (Poem), 299 We begin to feel at Home, 41 We Retire from, 398 Working Staff of, 12 "War Artist of To-day, The," 357, 379, 401 Thyme, Mark, Contributor to The Friend, 315, 328, 342, 366, 368 "Tommy"— As a Poet, 82 In Bloemfontein, 184 Tucker, Charles, Contributor to The Friend, 59, 244

Villebois-Mareuil, Colonel de, Facts about his Death, 321

War Correspondents— Battersby, Prevost, 132 Burleigh, Bennet, 35 Buxton, F. W., 6, 10 James, Lionel, 132, 301 Gwynne, H. A., 6, 9 Landon, Perceval, 6, 9 We Four— Asked to undertake the bringing out of a Paper, 6 Grand Dinner-party given by, 202 Leave The Friend to see a Fight, 221 Sent for by Lord Stanley, 3 Wilkinson, F., Contributor to The Friend, 67 Wollen, R.I., Mr. W. B., Contributor to The Friend, 379

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