MORE ABOUT SPIONKOP.
GENERAL BULLER AND MR
BALFOUR.
Received March 27, 1.6 a.m.
London, March 26.
A brisk correspondence is proceeding in the newspapers over the Spionkop incident. General Buller denies that he commanded at Spionkop, and declares that to write an account of what occurred would be contrary to Army regulations.
Mr Balfour, First Lord of the Treasury, maintains that Buller commanded in chief, and hints that documents covering Spionkop are likely to be published.
General Buller expresses a hope that his words will be published without manipulation.
Mr Balfour retorts that the only manipulation of Buller's despatches was the excision of a sentence criticising Lieut. -General Sir Charles Warren, and the only omission in Lord Roberts' despatches was made solely with a view of sparing Buller's feelings and maintaining his reputation.
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue 7422, 27 March 1902, Page 2
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133MORE ABOUT SPIONKOP. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue 7422, 27 March 1902, Page 2
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