At least one man received an unpaid bill from an angry tailor.
In one particular Mafeking had, with much smaller resources, rivalled Kimberley.

An ordnance factory had been started, formed in the railway workshops, and conducted by Connely and Cloughlan, of the Locomotive Department.

Daniels, of the police, supplemented their efforts by making both powder and fuses.

The factory turned out shells, and eventually constructed a 5.5-inch smooth-bore gun, which threw a round shell with great accuracy to a considerable range.

April found the garrison, in spite of all losses, as efficient and as resolute as it had been in October.