THE STORY OF LAMBIE'S DEATH.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 63, 15 March 1900, Page 9

THE STORY OF LAMBIE'S DEATH.

SYDNEY.

March 14

In reference to the death of Mr Lambie, the war correspondent ut the Melbourne "Age," a Uoer account shows that, the two eorrespomlenls were ordered to hold up their haijcis and surrender. Instead of doing this; they sought to make their escape. | This version is corroborated by Mr Bales, the West Australian correspondent, who was with Mr Lmnlrie. General Delarey does not endorse this story. He'told a confrere of Mr Latnbie 'that the latter was hit during retirement. He rode with the troops, arid, being1 dressed in an almost similar manner, as the troops, his position could not be distinguished. General Delarey wished Mr Lnmbie's wife to ! be informed of his sorrow over the incident. HEROIC INCIDENT. One of the most heroic incidents of the war was the doings of Captain Moore and 30 West Australians at Slingersfontein. Captain Moore occu-I pied a small kopje, and' the Inniskil-' lings moving back, the West Australians were furiously fired on from three sides. The cover was not good, but the gallant, colonials held the position from six in the morning- till seven at night. It was a day full of individual gallantry. Ultimately the] small force had to get away by dashes; in twos ami threes. i THE CATTLE OF VAALKBANTZ. | With reference to the battle of Vaalkrantz, while the reinforcements were swinging across the river, and las the last regiment filed over, a shell ' from "Long Tom" struck the bridge, a second one falling desperately close to the advancing column. Next morn'ing1 the general commanding, finding Ihe could not, from the nature oCjthe ' surface of the hill, entrench the troops, in order to protect them from the enemy's fire, or silence their big guns, determined to abandon the idea of openiug a route to Ladysmlth from that direction.

During the battle there were many srallai.it "deeds. One of those grand heroic feats which inspire one almost

to maddening point took place. Officers shouted to the men io hold the i

trenches. The officers of: the King's Royal Rifles took up the shout. "Hold, i on boys!" came from every direction, In a second every man of the 60th .Regiment left cover and dashed over the rough ground alongside the mountain, with cheering-. The. enemy kept tip a fire, but the enthusiastic advance completely nullified the enemy's object. The situation was gallantly saved, and the reinforcements 'swung1 across the river. • I