0 a white person in South Africa who is related to the Dutch people who went to live there in the 17th century
Fancy the Boer scouts wanting information from us which might filter through London newspapers!
It had the further effect of increasing the haughtiness of the Boer leaders, and infusing a corresponding spirit of pliability or generosity into the negotiations of Her Majesty's Government.
They were disarmed and placed at the mercy of the Boer Government by the action of England's Representative.
