The Friend
The Friend is a South African newspaper published in Bloemfontein since 1899
Originally published as Friend of the Sovereignty and Bloemfontein Gazette (1850-1854), and in August 1854 the publication was renamed Friend of the Free State and Bloemfontein Gazette (published by Barlow Bros. & Co.), publishing articles in English, Dutch and Afrikaans. It became a semiweekly publication in August 1890 and finally ceased publication in March 1900.
Revived as The Friend in 1900,
Julian Ralph. 1901. War's brighter side : the story of "The Friend" newspaper edited by the correspondents with Lord Roberts's forces, March-April, 1900. New York : D. Appleton and Co. (The Internet Archive[1])
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2274042