Transcribed by Emily Smith. Geo. The Northern News With Which Are Amalgamated The HALTWHISTLE and ALSTON NEWS and NORTH CUMBERLAND REFORMER No. 514 —Vol. XI. Saturday, January 6, 1900 CHRISTMAS AT KIMBERLEY. Mr. RHODES' PLUM PUDDINGS. [Press Association War Special.] Kimberley, Dec. 25th (via Modder River, Wednesday.) The "Diamond Fields Advertiser," which, despite all obstacles and absence of news from outside the world, has pluckily continued publication, in its issue today says: Excepting two or three of our inhabitants who shared the terrible privation of the siege of Paris, few of us have ever spent such a Christmas before, and few will ever care to spend such a Christmas again. The scarcity of turkeys and plum pudding at this time of traditional plenty need only distress the gourmand. The majority of people of Kimberley are happily made of sterner stuff, and do not look for luxuries in a time of siege. Nevertheless, we have not been altogether deprived of our Christmas fare. Mr. Rhodes has again come to the rescue. He has provided some forty two plum puddings, which were cooked at the Sanatorium, for distribution among the various camps. Seasonable wishes were freely exchanged between the camps by telephone. "Best wishes and long range for your guns," was received by the Royal Artillery from the Mounted Corps. The reply was: "Good wishes reciprocated. May our range be always long enough for us to be guardian angels to the Mounted Corps." Notwithstanding the festivities, additional precautions were taken to prevent the enemy from catching us napping tonight. Typhoid fever and scurvy are somewhat on the increase. --Emily Smith