THE HIGHLANDERS' CONVOY.
A recent cable gives us ft belated information that 180 Big!: Icnderb had been captured as tte wore conducting a convoy i Jleilbron, and n later messif stated lr>at General Colville hs heen oruored Florae. "The followi despatch ia all we know ol the two afiHirj, and it does not mentis liafc any Highlanders were tJ| lUu'ecl : — "Cqielown, June Ift (£•'.. -1 \u)~ Qeneral Kellv-Ea" vapoi'h from Blopiiifontein » jno^ziing thai Meth 'en, wikh '.greater povt of hi<3 division^ ;'"_>hl'iig enny in the moimng F.-ijij 8 ttn miles south of llojlljk .-. '"-ro Colville was reported to • 'i the Hi^bloud Brig* Metbuen left Linclley on siliJ« Tvitli ample soppbos foi hl'nselfJ |OolviUe, tefixincr Pcg^i to fe ■L-ndley \?uh ft safficieni forca* supplies. Kelly- Kenny ba^o?^ iCnox to press in the enemy's « post," believing the enemy's streDj to be exaggerated. All 33 <$ a.^d tbeire 13 no anxiety as regt the district to the goutb. w tai'aications north of Kroofis hs.va been cut since June Cfch."
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WDA19000717.2.23
Bibliographic details
Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 20, 17 July 1900, Page 4
Word Count
164THE HIGHLANDERS' CONVOY. Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 20, 17 July 1900, Page 4
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in