Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Secondly; to Captain Harman Hopper and the twenty brave fellows who volun teered to follow him from Victoria to march to our assistance, strengthening us by their numbers, as well as bringing'with them a much-wanted supply of ammunition and a Maxim gun. Little has been said or heard of Captain Hopper up to the present, but I feel certain that of those who are indebted to him and his companions, the men of Belingwe will always be glad to recall his name and those of the men who followed him. I am also sure that none of the garrison will ever forget the pang of pleasure and relief that shot through their breasts when Hopper's advance-guard appeared on the crown of the ridge, about a mile east of the Belingwe fort.

Secondly; to Captain Harman Hopper and the twenty brave fellows who volun teered to follow him from Victoria to march to our assistance, strengthening us by their numbers, as well as bringing'with them a much-wanted supply of ammunition and a Maxim gun. Little has been said or heard of Captain Hopper up to the present, but I feel certain that of those who are indebted to him and his companions, the men of Belingwe will always be glad to recall his name and those of the men who followed him. I am also sure that none of the garrison will ever forget the pang of pleasure and relief that shot through their breasts when Hopper's advance-guard appeared on the crown of the ridge, about a mile east of the Belingwe fort.