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This is from the Pall Mall Gazette, 27 Jan 1900:

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In in Mafeking. From The Pall Mall Gazette, Saturday, 17 Mar 1900

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From the Daily News, Tuesday, 5 June 1900

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I had not thought much about 'siege prices' of commodities. I presume that in such circumstances 'price fixing' and 'rationing' become inevitable but, even then, the wealthy will probably still prosper and the poor will still get less than their fair share.

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