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Show : BRITISH CAPTURE TWO CITIES : : Ixmdon. May 31. 2 a. m. The Daily Mail .publishes the following dis- 4- patch from the Karl of Rosslyn, who was a prisoner at Pretoria, but who, as a c ivilian, appears to have been released: . .4. "Pretoria, Wednesday, May 30, 11:40 a. m. Pretoria will be: occupied 4. in about two hours, without resistance. . -f "The president has gone to Watervalboven. 4 4- "JUirguniastcr de Souza is authorized to receive the British., He, -f 4 with an influential committee of citizens, including Chief Justice Gregor- 4-4 4-4 owski, "has been appointed to preserve life and property during the in- 4 terregrium. 4 "Everything is nuiet, but crowds are waiting expectantly in Church 4 square for the arrival of the British. 4 "Fearing a. possible disturbance and bloodshed among the. prisoners . 4 of war at YVateival, United States Consul Hay and Leigh Wood insisted 4- 4 upon iwenty officers being liberated on rarole to go to the men. Their 4 4- action cannot be too highly praised. 4-. 4-. 4 "I was permitted to accompany the officers. Everything was quiet." 4 ' ' 4 S4 Pretoria, May 30, Wednesday. British officers are now at Johannes- 4- burg, dictating terms of surrender. The British advance guard is half 4- way between Johannesburg and Pretoria. , 4 t is reported that there is a force also at Hatherly. 4 All the forces have been dismissed from the forts around Pretoria. 4 President Kruger is now at Watervalboven. . 4 4 London, May 31. The Times this morning says: "The war is prac- 4 4 tic-ally over. 4- 4 "Bv this time the British flag is flying in Pretoria. 4-4 4-4 "Mr. Kruger has fled, and is, ere this, half way to Delagoa Bay. 4 "Mr. Hay, son of the United States secretary of state, who holds the 4 office nl" American' consul at Pretoria, and who, in that canacity, took 4- c harge .of our interests, thoughtfully insisted on a special step for safe- 4- guarding the large number of British prisoners." Z tttttttttt444444444444444444444444I |