THE CAPE ARGUS 2 JAN 1896 - NOT ONLY OLD BUT OF GREAT HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE!!

PUBLISHED ON THE MORNING OF 2 JANUARY 1896, OBVIOUSLY BEFORE THE NEWS OF JAMESON'S SURRENDER HAD FILTERED THROUGH, IT CONTAINS LOTS OF ARTICLES AND RUMOURS REGARDING THE JAMESON RAID.....  ORCHESTRATED BY RHODES, BEIT AND CO. AND LED BY DR. L.S. JAMESON, THE PLAN WAS TO STAGE AN 'UITLANDER' REBELLION AND HAVE A SMALL COLONIIAL FORCE RUSH INTO BOER TERRITORY TO PROTECT 'VICTIMISED' BRITISH NATIONALS AND THUS ALSO GIVE BRITAIN AN EXCUSE TO INTERVENE, THE RAID WAS A COMPLETE FIASCO WITH 'UITLANDERS' THAT FAILED TO RISE AND BOER COMMANDOS THAT ROUNDED UP THE RAIDERS WITH EASE. THE BOTCHED RAID LED TO THE RESIGNATION OF RHODES AS PRIME MINISTER WHO NEVER REALLY PLAYED A VERY SIGNIFICANT ROLE AFTER THAT.  THERE ARE ALSO VERY INTERESTING ADVERTISEMENTS AND OTHER NEWS 'SNIPPETS'       THE NEWSPAPER IS COMPLETE ,THOUGH AS CAN BE EXPECTED, SLIGHTLY YELLOWED FROM AGE WITH A BIT OF WEAR AND TEAR BUT CAN REALLY BE CONSIDERED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION FOR ITS AGE    SHIPPING R40    REFER IMAGES