THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.
■•• ■ - ■ * • • ♦ • THE POSITION AT FICKS- , BURG. THE BOERS HEMMED M. KITCHENER'S NARROW ESCAPE. ■NO NEWS FROM ROBERTS. SUPPOSED TELEGRAPHIC INTERRUPTION. , United Preag Association— By Electrio Telegraph — Copyright. : (Received June 21, 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, June 20. The Boers hemmed in by General Ruddle are shelling Ficksburg. The enemy are endeavouring to break the cordon to -the southward, fearing 'that General BuUer is advancing from •&© north. General Rundle is Strongly emtrenched. at Picfesburg and Senekal. liord Kitchenter narawwly escaped captarre .while sleeping in a train on Thursday. Lord Roberts has been silent skice June 16. It is supposed that tfie wk« have been cut.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 6827, 21 June 1900, Page 3
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