id ly ▁followed ▁in ▁the ▁news ▁in ▁Mount ▁Morgan . ▁With ▁every ▁confidence ▁in ▁a ▁British ▁victory , ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁the ▁town ' s ▁people ▁decided ▁to ▁prepare ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁relief ▁of ▁M af ek ing ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁announced . ▁The ▁town ▁band ▁was ▁to ▁assemble ▁immediately ▁on ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁East ▁and ▁Morgan ▁Stre ets ▁and ▁other ▁entertain ments ▁were ▁arranged , ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁bon fire ▁and ▁a ▁gre asy ▁p ig . ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁May ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁on ▁hearing ▁the ▁news ▁of ▁the ▁relief ▁of ▁M af ek ing , ▁bon f ires ▁were ▁lit ▁on ▁the ▁hills ▁around ▁the ▁town , ▁the ▁bands ▁were ▁playing , ▁and ▁patri otic ▁speech es ▁were ▁made . ▁The ▁celebr ations ▁did ▁not ▁end ▁there , ▁as ▁by ▁November ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁a ▁" M af ek ing " ▁bell ▁had ▁been ▁installed ▁in ▁a ▁tower ▁beside ▁the ▁town ▁hall . ▁The ▁bell ▁had ▁been ▁cast ▁at ▁the ▁Mount ▁Morgan ▁Mine ▁and ▁we ighed ▁ 7 ▁c wt ▁( 3 6 0   kg ). ▁The ▁sound ▁of ▁the ▁bell ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁" blo od ▁cur d ling " ▁and ▁led ▁to ▁arguments ▁as ▁to ▁whether ▁the ▁bell ▁was ▁crack ed . ▁By ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁the ▁wooden ▁tower ▁had ▁ro tt ed ▁and ▁the ▁bell ▁was ▁taken ▁down ▁to ▁be ▁re located ▁to ▁the ▁ver and ah ▁of