Jameson Raid Boer War (2 results)

4 pages, folio. On pink paper. In poor condition: much frayed at creases, with some loss of text, and the first leaf is on the way to separating into two pieces. Interesting piece of contempoary populism. Strapline beneath name of newspaper reads 'POOR JAMESON! THE LAUREATE SINGS FOR HIM NOW!' This refers to a piece on page 3 a piece headed ' "JAMESON'S RAID." | The "Star" Laureate's Paraphrase of Mr. Alfred Austin's Poem, "Jameson's Ride," in To-day's "Times." ' The paper contains several other items relating to Jameson, e.g. 'THE RAID. | MR. HOFMEYR DEMANDS A SERCHING INQUIRY. | A PLAIN HINT THAT MR. RHODES MUST GO!', 'A HITCH. | KRUGER SAID TO BE HOLDING OUT FOR STIFF TERMS.', 'THE FIGHT. | DESCRIPTION BY ONE OF JAMESON'S OFFICERS. | PATHETIC INCIDENTS ON THE BATTLEFIELD.', 'JAMESON DISMISSED', 'WIDESPREAD PLOT', 'PATRIOTISM IN SONG'. Item on front page relating to 'Miss Grace Latham' boxed in in ink manuscript.

1p., 12mo. In good condition, with slight spotting to extremities, laid down on leaf removed from autograph album. 'I am sorry that we have missed each other on the occasions you have called. My time is much occupied & it is difficult to fix an hour before 6 P.M. on Sunday, when, if you can manage to call once more, I shall be delighted to see you & revive our mutual recollections of old days.' According to Schreiner's entry in the Oxford DNB, 'During the closure of the Vaal River drifts in 1895 he helped to commit the Cape to possible war by drafting the ultimatum to the Transvaal republic; but he was appalled by the Jameson raid later that year and soon afterwards broke finally with Rhodes. Although he opposed ending the British South Africa Company's charter, he chaired the Cape select committee which condemned Rhodes's conduct. In 1897 he gave evidence at the raid inquiry in London.'.