OVERLOOKED.

Manawatu Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 7275, 27 August 1901, Page 4

OVERLOOKED.

It would seem, says a Home correspondent, as though one whose name was on everybody's lips not two years ago, whose face appeared in every illustrated paper, has apparently passed out of the memory of those who dispense promotions and honors, That man is Colonel J. H, Yule, D.5.0., who commanded the famous Devons in tbe Burma and Tirah campaigns, and who, with the local rank of Brigadier - General, commanded the column from Dundee to Ladysmith. The following is ' With Roberts to the Transvaal:—After the battle'of Elandslaagte, " at nine o'clock that night General Yule, at Dundee, heard of the victory, aud marched with a portion of his forces to Glencce to endeavor to intercept the fugitives, but the Boers were in such force that he had no choice but to retire, and it was only by excellent management that he extricated himself." After describing the first two days' marches from Dundee, the writer proceeds: " The march was continued on tho tollowing days, and after another forced march tho troons entered Ladysmith on tho 26th. They had maintained their spirit and cheerfulness, but were completely worn out with their exertions. General Yule had accomplished a very difficult task, and Colonel Dartnell, of the Natal Police, had found the way ; ancl it was certainly a triumph when Yule and Whito joined hands." The "General" Yule is now Colonel on half-pay. not even a C B.—his subordinate is a K.U.M.G. 1 Enfeebled in health by his arduous labors, he was ordered by the doctors to return home, and was the last man to leave Ladysmith by train.