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ENTERED THE CITY
Roberts Army Occupies 10.
hannesburg.
KRUGER FLIES FROM PRETORIA
Door Forces Said to Be Headed for the
Lydenburg MOuntains-No News
Out of Pretoria.

London, June 2.-The following dis
patch from Lord Roberts has been re-
ceived at the war Office:
Johannesburg, May 3l.-Her
majesty's forces are now in possession
of johannesburg and the british flag
floats over the government buildings"
Belated messages rom Pretoria con-
finn the reports of the departure of
President Krguer " ith his cabinet and
staff officials Tuesday night, and the
selection, at meeting of citi zens, of q
government to administer the city pro-
visionally. Since these kilograms left
Wednesday nothing apparently has
reached Lourenco Marques by telegraph
from Pretoria. Possibly the wires have
been cut, or the Boer censor at some
intermediate point may intercept tele-
grams.
The Beers lately confronting Lord
Roberts appear to have gone toward the
Lydenburg region. The defenders of
Laing's Mex, when their position be-
comes too perilous, will probably trek
straight northward toward Lydenburg.
When this concentration takes place
here will be possibly 10000 men, who
may hold out for time, with scattered
bands of guerrillas everywhere. The
press dispatches from the headquarters
Of Lord Roberts give no estimate as to
the number of Beers who were fighting
General French and General Ian Ham
ilton, Monday and Tuesday, but they
all agree that the Beers retired and
that the British casualties we're slight.
The Daily Mail says it has received
cable dispatches this afternoon from
Pretoria, completely confirming Lord
Roberts dispatch Of yesterday announc.
| ing the imminent fall of the capital of
the Transvaal.
Bennett Burleigh, writing to the
Daily Telegraph from Elandsfontein,
Tuesday, says:
"Much rolling stock and seven
engines have been captured by Lord
Roberts column. The principal losses
| in the fighting have been sustained by
the mounted infantry; but the casual.
ties are trifiing. General French and
General Hamilton were engaged to the
west of johannesburg. Since Sunday
the western columns have been fight.
| ing. but although guns were used. the
actions were never serious. In fact,
they were only big skirmishes. The
Beers are retreating to Pretoria"
Provost Battersby, in dispatch to
the Morning Post, from G ermeston,
dated May 80, says:
"The enemy fought rear-guard &C.
ton, retiring from the south to the
north of the town with their pompoms
and artillery in the morning, and with
draw ing their rihemen through the
town in the afternoon. We captured
nine engines and over 100 wagons.
Two trains are leaving tonight for the
Vaal. We succeeded in cutting the
line in three directions and imprison-
ing all the rolling stock in Johannes
burg. 1t was a splendid piece of work.
The enemy were astounded at the
rapidity of our advance"
Another correspondent, telegraphing
from Germeston the same day, says:
81 learn that the Beers are massing
six miles south of Pretoria for new
and desperate stand, with front of IL
miles. Other rumors in the camp of
Lord Roberts are that President Kruger
is ill at Lydenburg, and that the ammu-
nj tiOn of the Beers is running short. |"