By
JULIAN RALPH
(One of the Editors of "The Friend")
Author of "Towards Pretoria," "At Pretoria," "Alone in China," etc., etc.
WITH 15 ILLUSTRATIONS
London
C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd.
Henrietta Street
1901
[The coloured reproductions on the cover
of this book are fac-similes of a
badge specially made for the Editors
of The Friend.]
WITH HIS KIND PERMISSION
THIS HISTORY OF HIS
UNIQUE AND HISTORIC
EXPERIMENT IN PUBLISHING A NEWSPAPER
FOR AN ARMY IN THE FIELD
IS DEDICATED TO
FIELD MARSHAL, EARL ROBERTS, V.C., K.G., K.P., Etc.
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.
LETTER FROM EARL ROBERTS TO LORD STANLEY REGARDING "THE FRIEND."
Bloemfontein,
April 13th, 1900.
Dear Lord Stanley,—I understand that on Monday next, the 16th inst., The Friend will come under the new management, and it will, I hope, continue to thrive now that it has been established on a sound basis.
The Army owe a deep debt of gratitude to the gentlemen who so kindly came forward, and who have given their services gratuitously in the management of the paper.