ARMY HEADQUARTERS, GOVERNMENT HOUSE, BLOEMFONTEIN, _March 15, 1900_.
It being desirable and in the interest of both the British Government and the inhabitants of this country that all residents should be assured that so long as they remain peaceably disposed their civil rights and property will be respected, it is strictly forbidden that any private property should be compulsorily taken possession of by other than the authorised Supply Officers.
All articles required by the troops must be obtained and paid for in the ordinary way, and no trespassing or interference with the inhabitants will be permitted.
These instructions apply to detached bodies of troops as well as to the Force generally, and it is specially the duty of all officers to put a stop to all attempts to infringe them.
By order, J. W. KELLY, A.-G. for C. of Staff.
The offices of the various Departments are situated as shown below:--
Military Secretary } Chief of Staff } At Government G.O.C. Royal Artillery } House. Chief Engineer } Director of Transport } Director of Supplies } At Government Provost Marshal } Buildings. P.M.O. 3, Maitland Street.
The office of the Press Censor is established next door to the entrance to the Telegraph Office. All telegrams except official ones must be censored. Office hours from 7 to 8 a.m., 10 a.m. to 12 noon, 3 to 5 p.m.
As soon as the Supply Park arrives, a Supply Depôt will be established at Mr. Beck's Store, on Baumann's Square.
8. _Divisions, Brigades, &c., where quartered._
The following units are quartered as shown below:--
Headquarters--Club, Market Square. 1st Brigade--About 2 miles W. of town. 2nd Brigade--Bloemspruit, about 3 miles east of town. 3rd Brigade--Rustfontein, about 1 mile N. of town.
Mr. James Collins, under State Secretary to the late O.F.S. Government, has been appointed Landdrost of Bloemfontein.
The period for handing in arms and ammunition by burghers and residents of this town and district has been extended to March 26th.
After a notice that Major Hamilton, the Carabineers, would like to receive two £5 notes, a Mauser pistol, a pair of Zeiss glasses and a grey gelding, all lost by various persons in and near the town, we published our editorial announcement that the paper was established by and for Lord Roberts's army:--