DR MORSE'S INDIAN ROOT PILLS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12419, 31 July 1902, Page 3

DR MORSE'S INDIAN ROOT PILLS

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surrender. But Boilia took advautago of the respite to complete his arrangements for carrying off his' guns, and. on Juno S informed Buller that lie refused to surrender, Next day UnlJor*.-; adv.inco was resumed, and on the Bth Uildyard successfully assaulted f he' Boer positions covering Botha's l'nss, driving the enemy, 2000 strong, in a' northerly direction, and capturing the pass. Hildyurd crossed the pass on the 10th, and, turning nqrthward, conccntratcd on the Klip River, while Buller bivouacked at Gans Vlei. Next day Uildyard attacked Use Boers, who hold a strong position at Almond's Nek, defeating them and opening the road to Yolkrust. Finding that Uildyard hail turned their llan'k, and was enveloping their rear, the Doers evacuated their almost impregnable position at Laing's Nek, where they, had expecied Bill: ler's main attack. By June 12 Buller had. pushed forward to a position four miles north of VollcrusL, while' General Clery occupied Laing's Nek. During all'this time die Burrs fought a series, of rearguard actions, and succeeded in carrying off all their guns and convoys. Lord Roberta, it transpires, expected Buller to reach Standerton by June 15, but for reasons best known to himself'lie M' back to Laing's Nek and established his headquarters there. Ho moved forward again as soon as the tunnel through tho Nclc had been cleared and the railway repaired," leaving Laing's Nek- on the 20lh. aud readmits Staudorton on the ?.2nd. The delay at Laing's Nek allowed the Boers to pass ' through Standerton on. June 18 with the 461 prisoners of the Irish Yeomanry, captured at Lindley, and 180 men of the Highland Brigade, taken with a convoy near Hoilbron on the 2nd, which was a somewhat unfortunate circumstance for the British. Lord Roberts clearly recognised tho strategical importance of Standerton, ami .that is why he made it _ the immediate objective of Bidler's advance into the Transvaal. After the fall of Pretoria it was the next position of importance. Standerton is 113"miles from Ladysmith in a direct line, and the time occupied by Buller was 44- days, as against '34- days by his chief between Bloemfontein, and Pretoria—26s miles as tlie crow flies. At Standerton-Bul-ler and Lord Roberts joined band?, and the former then ' came ' under the immediate direction of. tlie Commander-in-Chief.