THE WAR.

Te Aroha News, Volume XVI, Issue 222050, 13 February 1900, Page 2

THE WAR.

A BOER REPORT:

DULLER HEAVIEST SHELLED

I RE CROSSES THETUGELA

Londo v,. February 10. The Boers report • hat General. Buller, after being heavi'y shelled; again withdrew across the Tugela River.

WAR OFFICE CONFIRMS I RETIREMENT. •

London, February 10. The War Office subsequently received confirmation of General Buller’s retirement.

GOOD WORK BY MacDONALD

DISPERSES THE BOERS

London, February 10: Lord Robes is < xpl ins with reference to- General MacDonald’s retirement from. Koodoosberg that he fulfilled his mission- of dispersing- the Boers/who had expected to traverse the Reit River drafts and cut Lord Methuen’s line of communication.. General Mar Don sld also, covered’ Colonel Broadwood’s co’utnn and all arms operating in the vicinity of Sunnyside

The reinforcements under Bodington sent to assist McDonald arrived during W ednesday afternoon on the right Jbank of tfl o R e it River and threatening North, Koodoosberg.The Boers the reu p on w ith hew. Lien tenant-General Clery is returning to England invalided; v The su PP^ e mentary war estimates übauttei to- the Itouaeof GoSumona fctal 1d,000,000, and provido Am 120, OOtbaddit ion al 7 men. ,

London, February 11. The Boers have taken Inkandhla magistracy in Zhluland.

Mr Knight,, the magistrate,-.previous to the occupation, exploded the magazine,. He arrived at Essoive with the police force.

A balloon revealed to GbneraTßuller al dozen cunningly masked guns at Doornkloof,. commanding the Ladysmi'h road, whore it was. evidently intended to trap the British*.