An item reported that the British transport Northshire left Fiume with on board 800 horses for the British army in South Africa. This was the 60th transport of this kind executed by a large Hungarian firm. Since the outbreak of the war were from Fiume 58,000 horses for British account to South Africa transported and in this month were another 8 transports planned.
Note
1. The Second Boer War found place between 11 October 1899 and 31 May 1902 and ended in a defeat of the Boers and regaining British sovereignty of the Orange Free State and South African Republic (Transvaal). In 1920 became the Union of South Africa part of the Commonwealth.
