DEATH OF FAMOUS GENERAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2208, 4 June 1908, Page 3

DEATH OF FAMOUS GENERAL.

CABLE NEWS

SIR. RED VERS 11ULLER. United Press Association—Copyright. LONDON. Juno 2. Obituary: Sir Redvors Ruller. (Received June 3. 11.20 p.m.) PRETORIA. Juno 3. Mr. Bo tin ,i condoled with the into Sir Retlver Bullcr's family. . Mr. J. H. Smuts, interviewed, said he regarded Sir lieu vers .Duller ns one of the hardest fighters, and the criticisms on Jim campaigns against the Boers were not justified.

[General lit. Hon. Sir Red vert, Boiler was horn in 1339. He was educated at Eton, and entered the 60th Rifles when nineteen years of. age. He served with distinction in many campaigns, and won the ietoriu Cross in the Zulu War of 1878-79. In ’99 lie was appointed to the chief command of the British forces in South Africa, and took personal charge of the force directed to relieve Ladysmith, but when Ids attack on the Boer position at Colonso was repulsed (Dec. ’99), Lord. Roberts was sent out as Commander-In-Chief. General Ruller finally succeeded in relioveing Ladysmith, drove the Boers out of Natal, aild took part in the fighting , in the Eastern Transvaal. He returned Home in Oct. 1900. Oil January 10th, 1901, lie resumed command at Aldershot, and on October Ist was given tho command of the First Army Corps at Aldershot; but on October 22nd was retired on halfpay, in consequence of a speech which lie made in London on the 10th. in reply to charges made against him in respect of a heliogram sent bv him to Sir George 'White after Colenso, and in respect of his general fitness to command an Army Corps. During 1902 much controversy was aroused on this subject, tho Government refusing to comply with the General’s request that the telegrams relating to the fighting for the relief of Ladysmith should lie published.]