Rose arrives at Janis

Today Sir Hugh Rose arrived at the outskirts of Janis. We got information that he carried out an extensive reconnaissance of the town. It took him more than nine hours to gather all the information. So he knows now that there are 11,000 nationalists inside the city.

The Rani has been moving about at lightning speed, overseeing all the arrangements for battle. She has taken every conceivable step for the defence of the city keeping it in a high state of alert.

The British are flabbergasted by her flair for military leadership. She knows instinctively the right course to pursue far better than most of the other leaders.