The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-06-06


ized-Kruger Wants Assurance That
lie VIII not be Exiled to st. Helena.
LONDON, May 30.-Lord Salisbury
announced at the dinner of the London
Conservative Association last night
that Lord Roberts had taken Johannes
burg. At the conclusion of a speech
on the British policy toward South At
RIGA he arose again, holding a paper
I'm his hand and said:
Il find that Lord Roberts has occu-
pied johannesburg"
This announcement was followed by a
wild display of enthusiasm, the COM
pany cheering for "Bobs" and singing
God Save the Queen" Lord Salisbury,
later in the evening, when proposing
THE City of London Conservative As
ISOLATION" referred to the glorious
news received and said: "One thing
we have learned from this war Is that
everything depends upon the general"
LONDON, May 30, $3.50 a. m.-Lord
Roberts is bivouacking in the suburbs
of johannesburg, and intends to make
a victorious entry at noon today. Judg-
ing from his dispatches he must have
private information regarding the dis
position of the garrison in the fort. as
he does not expect opposition. Lord
tNODeTLS cavalry nave llOWeu On DeN uilNl
Johannesburg. A portion is understood
to be at zurrfontein, seven miles north
of Johannesburg and within twenty
miles of Pretoria. Lord Roberts, al
though with a broken bridge at Vereen-
lying and a wrecked railway behind
him. has somehow managed to get for
ward sufficient supplies for his large
force. AS he has been able to do so
much it is considered possible that he
will be outside Pretoria Friday. The
rapidity of his advance is thought an
extraordinary achievement even by
grudging Continental critics.
The Beers, who were expected to fight
along the line of hills known as Kip
Riversberg, abandoned the eastern end
of the range, near Roberts advance
line, but they moved their line on the
extreme right, near Vanwicks Roost,
where they met General French's turn
ing movement. The fighting continued
all day, and the result is yet mere con-
lecture. Probably the Boer rear guard
succeeded in keeping General French
off and is now in the hills northwest
of Johannesburg.
The Standard has the following adj
vices from Pretoria under Monday S
date: THE Transvaal Government has
| opened, or is about to open, peace nego-
tiations. 1t has cabled final inquiry
to it's agents abroad, asking whether
any hope exists of aid" Without
doubt the presence of Lord Roberts
with 10000 men at Johannesburg, will
hasten the Transvaal's decision.
{ Dispatches from Lourenzo Marquee
yesterday described President Kruger
as "wavering, but demanding a guaran-
tee that he shall not be exiled to st.
Helena"
The fighting burghers still continue 70
desert, and the total collapse of the
/ IL to- Co.
off. Bennett Burleigh, wiring from
Lord Roberts headquarters at Vereen-
lying on Sunday, says: II doubt if
President Kruger can muster 15,00U
men, as many of the burghers have
gone to their homes"
The stauncher Beers are sending theil
families with wagons and stores to the
, Zoutpansberg district. Whether Pre-
toria will be defended is uncertain, al
though Pretoria message, dated Sun
! day, pictures the work of defending the
capital as going on with feverish ac-
tivity."
Pretoria is situated in a wilderness OF
kopjes and ranges, and is provided
with defenses that require at least
10000 men to man them properly. There
may still be one hard nut for the Brit
! ish to crack.
The last message out of Pretoria is
| the following, dated May 2S, and cen.
sored by the Boer government "KrauZ
acting as special commandant at 10
hannesburg, has issued a circular to tn,
officials concerned, warning them Of
the necessity of controlling the foreign
elements in the town, and directing
them to resist all attempt to destroy
property or life, meeting them force by
force"
The Netherlands Railway Company
yesterday notified the authorities a.
Lourenzo Marquee that they must de
cline to accept goods for delivery a.
johannesburg johannesburg telegram
are still accepted, subject to stoppag'
at Pretoria.
The news that Lord Roberts wal
practically master of johannesburg wa
received in London with noisy enthusi
asm A procession of students march
ed through the West End cheering ant
singing. The announcement at various
places of amusement was followed b,
singing of the national anthem ant
cheers for "Bobs."
Sir Redvers Butler and the Beers haC
an artillery duel all day yesterday with
out marked result. The equilibrium il
Natal seems still maintained. On Sun
day the British killed two Beers an,
captured ten near Muller's Pass.
LONDON, May 29.-The following
dispatch has been received from Lor,
Roberts:
"GERMISTON, May 20, $3.50 p. M
We arrived here this afternoon withou
being seriously opposed. No casualtie
so far as l am aware in the main col
umn, and not many 1 trust in the caval
ry and mounted infantry. The enem.
did not expect us till tomorrow an'
had not, therefore, carried off all thei
rolling stock. We have possession o
the junction connecting Johannesburg
with Natal, Pretoria and Klerkdorp b.
railroad
Johannesburg is reported quiet an
J no mines. 1 understand, have been In
jured. / shall summon the commandan
in the morning, and if, as 1 expect, Their
is no opposition, 1 propose to enter tn
town with all the troops at noon
Germiston is a suburb to the south
east of Johannesburg railway junction
and Lord Roberts mentions 1t in hi
message to the War Office probably be
cause Elandsfontein station is furthe
eastward. Additional evidence that tn
mines are intact comes in a message re