South Africa: Siege of Mafeking "The Mafeking Mail Special Siege Newspaper - Issued Daily Shells Permitting" Monday January 1st 1900. An interesting New Year's Day and new century issue. Editorial comment wishing Happy New Year and establishment of a United British South Africa before alarm bell was rung and they had dive into the dugout shelter- Also some news from Ladysmith (the siege there) and long poem lampooning the Boer- Black printing on brown paper, size 9.5" x 15"