WAR COMMISSION.
EE M Ali K ABLE EVI DEN CE. By Telegraph—P less Association—Copyright London, Feb. 17. Sir George White, giving evidence before the War Commission, testified that prior to going to South Africa he considered the expenditure in preparation for the war too restricted. 11c went out uninstructed and uninformed of any plan of campaign. General Symons, in an interview at Durban, urged him to hold Glencoe, but nevertheless he only retained a force there owing to the Governor emphasising the probable effect of tho withdrawal on the people. The action at l'alana Hill produced a valuable effect. Witness justified his strategy in holding Ladysmith, which upset tho Boer plan of campaign and saved Natal. Ho intended as a last resort to cut his way out.
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Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 820, 19 February 1903, Page 2
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