THE WEPENER GARRISON
~~ATTACK BY THE BOERS. THEIR AMBULANCE KEPT BUSY. THE BRITISH STRONGLY ENTRENCHED. . CHEERY MESSAGES FROM KITCHENER. ' NEW ZEALANDERS SENT TO ALIWAL NORTH. London, April 12. • The Boers at Wepener .at fir,st wavered and then assailed' Colonel Dalgetty's weakest point, but were handicapped by their proximity to Basutoland and the fear of their old foes. ' "... Colonel Dalgetty on Tuesday overturned one of the enemy's big guns, giving their ambulance a busy time. General Kitchener, who is at Aliwal North, has sent cheery I messages to Wepener garrison. Two hundred and • sixty-nine New Zealanders have been sent to Aliwal North, whence reinforcements are going, to Colonel Dalgetty at Wepener. ■ ' ;.'.' ; '' .' Colonel Dalgetty is confident, unci has strongly entrenched .his force.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11346, 14 April 1900, Page 5
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