GENERAL BULLER'S ADVANCE TO LADYSMITH.
BOMBARDMENT OP THE TOWN BECOMING BRISKER.
(ReceWad 17, 9.40 a.m.
Durban, February 16. Tho Boors on Sunday were approachiag Jotgietere, and hava constructed trenches und other dtfances cu that sido of tho Tugela. Tho bombardment of Lactysiui'h is f becoming brisker. Captain Scott, of JH.M.S, Terrible, j has mounted a 6-iach wire guu foi 3 General Buller. ( London, February 16. A Renter's message reports thut the B 3otrs claim htiviug killed thirteen j British Luncers at Springfield, beside:3 wounding five and capturing nine. Received 17, 11.30 am. 1 Durban, February 16. The flying column which was desI patched to Zululand was for the proi tection of Eahowe. ! HOW A WAR CORRESPONDENT , ESCAPED. ' (Received 18, 6.28 p.m.) Durban, February 16, Mr. Hutton, Reuter's correspondent at Ladysmith, escaped by night, walking and crawling 22 miles to Chieveley, and evading the Boer pickets. BOER GUNS DISABLED. (Received 18, 6.28 p.m.) Durban, February 16. General Buller's fire at Dumkloof 5 disabled two big guns. Another was so damaged at its mouth that its shells were aimless. A fourth gun was destroyed.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 40, 19 February 1900, Page 2
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