Lord Kitchener wires that correspondence captured in the Secretariat at Reitz states that in May last Commandants Botha, Viljoens, and Smuts met and considered the following points Numbers of Boers were continually surrendering; their amnvunition was the Government er, losing support, and becoming disorganised as a Government; they were convinced that the time had come for a final step.
Steyn replied ursing continued resistance, trusting in God and hopes of intervention.
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