THE ATTACK ON AUCKLAND.
Tn ' ■■ AUCKLAND, April 21. Eair m Ud'Dg l ta §es of the JJJfn, f a^vres the attacking £?« w* wi th a, fair amount of sueSri3^ +1? not snch as would llaye ensured the capture of Auckland. Major Bloomfield succeeded in eyadmg the defenders' outposts, and attempted to capture Fort Takapuna, though he did not succeed. The umpire announced that honours were easy.
_ In the evening a cruiser got within tour minutes of the landing rear Fort Cautly, when it was discovered by a searchlight, and the guns of the fort were brought to bear upon it with success.
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Marlborough Express, Volume XLII, Issue 93, 21 April 1908, Page 4
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102THE ATTACK ON AUCKLAND. Marlborough Express, Volume XLII, Issue 93, 21 April 1908, Page 4
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