The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-09
SURR[NDERS
WITHOUT A fight
Continued from Page H.

according to a Berlin correspondent of
The La.iy eiegrapn, has sen, d ,eiesram
lie queen, CoAigra,uiat.ng her upon
the success Oh LOro t.obeIts.
Ihe w ar Cince has Received the follow
ing dispatch from Loru Roberts, under
ate 1eIm.sIOn, May ~.
I'm answer TO mag OF truce / sent to
Johannesburg this morning, the COM
InanuanI Calne to see me. he begged me
to defer entering the town for twenty
four hours, lhere were many armed
uurghers InSioe still.
Il agreed to this, as 1 am most anxious
to avert the possibility or anything Ike
a disturbance lns-oe the town, and as
booies of The enemy are still holding the
hiiis il the neighporhooo. from winch
they will have to be cleared OFF before
hand.
LONDON, May 31.-A special dispatch
from Germston, suburb of Johannes
burg, occupied by Roberts, says several
hunQred beers have sought refuge in
m ne, where the British GrenadierS have
cornered them and barred all escape.
LONDON, May 31.-The War Office has
received from Roberts dispatch dated
GermiSton, May 80, saying:
1.-The brunt of the fighting yesterday
fell upon Ian Hamiitons column. 1 have
sent him, as already mentioned, to work
support of .French's cavalry, which was
directed to go north near the road lead
ing to Pretoria.
Il have not heard from French yet, but
reached me, states that at about
O'Clock in the afternoon he found his
way blocked by the enemy, strongly post
ed on some kopjes and ridges three miles
south of the Rand. They had two heavy
guns and several field guns and pom
poms.
right was led by the Gordons, who, after
capturing one extremity of the ridge,
wheeled around and worked along it I'M
til after dark, clearing 1t of the enemy,
,l,A nhSfi
1.-The One Hundred and Fourth led on
the other flank and would not be denied,
but the chief share in the action, as in
the casualties, fell to the Gordons, whose
gallant advance excited the admiration
Of all.
Hamilton is now at Florida, due west
of Johannesburg, and French is few
miles further northeast. The Gordons,
the cavalry, the mounted infantry and
the Seventh Division are holding the
height of the town. The Eleventh Diyi-
heavy artillery are south of Johannes
purg.
hamilton speaks in the highest terms
of praise of the manner in which Bruce
Hamilton and Colonel Spense, of the
Shropshire Light Infantry, handled their
men under Smith Dorrein's direction.
have occupied Heidelberg. on the rail-
road connecting johannesburg with the
Transvaal frontier town of Volksrust, on
the Natal frontier, near Laing's Mex
Kruger May Be Taken.
| LONDON May 31.-The Westminster
Gazette says it is rumored from guar
| ter likely to be well informed that Pres
| ident Kruger has been captured by the
British six miles beyond Pretoria.
| LONDON, May 31.-The War Office here
knows nothing about the reported cap
| ture of President Kruger
2he U-leu,, ton in Canada
| OTTAWA, June AL Canadian cities
report enthusiastic celebrations.
VICTORIA, June III nose who believ
ed that the demonstrations in honor o
the capture of Cronje. the relief OF Kim
| berley, Ladysmith and MaIeking, ana TN
| sustained celebration of the Queen;
| plrthoay had exhausted the patriotic re
sources of Victoria's citizens, must have
| been undeceived last night When th'
/ news was flashed over the wires tina
Pretoria had fallen, that Kruger ha<
+, fled. and that the war was practicali5
| over. The news reached the city abou
eleven but !. re was nan T an hGp r'
| gongs. to which the public has Learned
to look for the official notification of thu
receipt Of good news from the front
again pealed forth their welcome intelli
gence, and the streets were quickly filiet
| by citizens reused from their first sleeI
to celebrate another national triumph.
The demonstration which followed l!
| best described by saying that the scene!
| of mad enthusiasm which were display
| ed on Ladysmith day and when Cronj'
| was captured were faithfully repeated
packing cases and debris from the Chi
nese shacks destroyed yesterday after
noon were soon blazing merrly in bon
| fires on, the streets, while fire-cracker
| and bombs the playing of bands, and tn,
| singing and cheering of the multitude
which thronged the streets made up
| scene which will be memorable in tn
history. of the city of Victoria.
! The bands of the city rivalied one an
other in their efforts to swell the popula
acclaim. An impromptu program wa
first provided by scratch aggregation
| whose efforts to voice the general enthu
siasm were highly appreciated. Follow
ing close on these, however, came tn
! Victoria city band, which turned out i
full uniform and almost full strengt
tidings. Then the Fifth Regiment bano
| which has become an indispensable fea
ture of these national celebrations, fol
| lowed, and after serenading the news
paper offices, played in front of the Unit
ed States Consulate, whittier Hon. A
Smith had bid them come when Pretori
fell.
Behind each of these organization
marched a motley throng of citizens
some in uniform, the majority in mutt
but all animated by common desire t
mark their delight in the achievements c
British arms.
| Discarded arches, banners and ever
kind of instrument, no matter how rude
which would contribute to the clamol
was pressed into service, and the resu
was an uproar which, If not altogethe
harmonious, was sincerely patriotic an
enthusiastic.
AS usual the boys from the navy pro,
ed among the most mirth-provoking fes
lures in the demonstration. Even Jack
capacity proved unequal, in number {
instances, to the great strain upon hin
and he either succumbed in a heap o
the pavement, or rolled about the street
as though on his accustomed decks wit
a mountain high sea running. Some
them climbed to the very extremity
the lofty telephone poles, the operat ito
evidently giving them no concern, thong
very trying to the nerves of the onlool
ers. Others improvised bar on tn
curb, and here drank to the health
1.-THE Widow" "Bobs' and all the otht
leaders at the front
Occasionally a bit of horse play varie
the proceedings. While lodging ii
cops" about one of the bonfires, one
their number shouted three cheers f
the Queen" A sportive comrade retorte
Three cheers for Kruger" Eel
What's that, BILL responded the othe
and his right landed on his companion
jaw with a sledgelike impact that Gle
the cheek of the other. The little inc
dent did not interrupt the fraternal fee
ing of the men, however, as they role
away arm in arm
number of young ladies, not to
outdone in enthusiasm by their brother