TY  - JOUR
T1  - LOndon.
Y1  - 1899/12/16
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1899.02450770055017
JO  - Journal of the American Medical Association
SP  - 1563
EP  - 1564
VL  - XXXIII
IS  - 25
N2  - TRANSVAAL SERVICE AND SUPPLIES. 
    The only alleged scandal hitherto hatched in connection with the war preparations here, that of the reappearance among English supplies of some unfit American canned beef, is being thoroughly investigated, but seems to be little more than mere rumor as yet. It is certain that some tinned meat provided for the troops upon the troop-ship Arawa was found unfit for use and had to be thrown overboard, but what was the source of the meat-supply or the cause of its condition is yet in nubibus. The report that it was some of the very canned beef which attained such notoriety during America's Cuban campaign does not appear to be supported. In every other respect Sir William MacCormac, Mr. Makins, and Mr. Treves report themselves delighted with the perfection of both the commisariat and medical arrangements.It is an interesting illustration of the somehow inherent inefficiency of
SN  - 0002-9955
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1899.02450770055017
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1899.02450770055017
ER  -