at
the mines was resumed after the siege, many people in the town asked me
to discontinue the use of the hooters, and, in compliance with their
wishes, the old whistles were for a time put into service.
Kimberley,
as may be imagined, was quite unprepared for an attack on the 5th of
October, as war had not been declared. The Intelligence Department had
received some false reports, and those in charge thought it best to
have every man at his post; hence the alarm. The proven falsity of the
reports did not, however, dispel the menace of the situation, and it
was con-
