| Show LORD j lUL lULIe J Ie British Take it for Granted Before Official Notice Names Cecil Rhodes R odes as tile the Red RagI Rag Orange River Notes I I j London May MIlY IOAs Lord Roberts noberta had bad heretofore always fulfilled his hla p pro dictions It is II taken for tor granted lIre liege that the British into at noon today Indeed re rePOrts are re current that tat telegrams 11 have si 1 ready read been beeh r received announcing the tact fact and Ind the th serious part ot of tb the cam eam rein the military point of view 1 Is rt regarded td At as over WANT WAN TO Any prolonged defense ot of Pretoria Is III considered highly ml many r military mn men anticipate that O Ow 1 french rench will capture the 1 caPI capitel tel I within a day or two with a 1 sudden prid unexpected movement Public In Interest terest centers largelY In l Kruger hIs capture or escape pt Th The of Pretoria would be largely robbed ot of Ito Ita value alue In III the siU u matlon of the British It Oom PaUl were re stilt at a large IMe and able to keep alive the dying umbers of A dispatch cay the tv ta lion floP at Johannesburg aho as report reported ed by Lord n that order is II main rained from the gold reef Net The report that the British were ere driven back refers t to the prolonged pro longed ot of Oh Oen French wt weal ward ards of Johannesburg Rut But a pu DPI the British ware wre not seriously checked a as Lord nob d does net mentiOn It In lila dispatch SI 31 Mute later latr latrA laterA A dispatch from Mafeking dated Pet cia May th reports that 0 lea hr man the Doer Boor commander h has left h his CO and arrived at his farm with Q a shrapnel bullet In his foot The Doer Rt at It is Ie Added has ha retired Ure further I Into tile tim and JI Is rapidly to re suming Its nom normal stat state hAPPY Maj Jn Gin on the queens birthday gave a l te tb n st ef the re let columns 8 th the course ot of it 1 the queens health tb the of a faking remarked that lie hi WU wee so 10 elated b by lb recent tt b ies cit that tha h he ai drink t the health of Faul Kr himself 0 wU with tt that o of Ic b Kr Krar ha bal been b tt of 1 t this preset greet ot of Imperial ItU Jt ane end Rhodes wa was the r red r rag to ti tile bun buti Which drew Of on VUI STAT STATE In Ma May salutes and au and the In of Go God Sate 81 the Queen th the governor MJ taj Ma kurg at noon JI the an of the F Free ala under the of ON Orange Sliver Nver Colony The was somewhat end the scene ne In the market square ma In I emitting An lad had and ad the town gay bunting Th and WIrI tU th tho square re with ld a among I them Lady Crid l the Misses Roberts the COUII ot of Airlie and Ind Lady henry and Lady iT 11 IS ORANE COLON COLO The troops Were ere drawn up un et command of If Own Gun Knox and ond enter tamed the spectators The governor r accompanied led b by HI n a l b by the Witch was td with a gets as asInto lut Into which amid an Impre le silence ana In a clear oke beard In every I 1 part ot of Ute the square raad d Lord Roberts ao an annexing I nexing the Orange FrI Free State a as con quoted by bPi bri to UlO tbt queens qun dominion aM that 01 Stats te shall ball h henceforth be Mown known as the Orange River Colony Colon Luty ch cheer r greeted the concluding wards rd of the pro llon and Ind these I Ift ft renewed with ever evoi Increasing I Volume a as Lord Ache n unfurled tb the OJal standard and the bends handt truck struck up Ul Save Sav the Queen Qun all 51 1 joining In the singing the national The concluded with 1 for tor the Lord Roberts Roberti and the ann army and a salute of 21 guns I DULLER DULIER WINS i A BAMLE London Nay following n iI lt has bat been r at t the war Wat on from Oen iwi 1 New w Castle lay eneMy eDeM I formed Rt at of the th at Dornberg 11 m my right On May 2 I directed 4 a tome 8 under lullIn by Schall D on rl These movements e 8 c caused the enemy at DorD erI to retire north it h at 1 t tl h t and the to town Lass iier la Is tAl Nh Nek The are much du dia an Itro vr not Dot In such strong T doubt douht It they would Iho litchI Th ral WI was WIto to N New w CIL ott Ma May II 21 PRETORIA CLAniS I ii i L G war bulletin just issued la Is is t llawsOn On On Sunday lunda a c to In The IM Mar 4 well 11 end th BrIt troops nod tired out tt At lath lark the M Metals rall SIre forced to 10 retire In t the h direction or at 1 on of tM the over tor toner t ot of The British J ed yesterday sad lAd lAdi In Contact with the hi federate at i brand but thy Ver beaten back good rt hy by th federals un under r mandant TIle The fedr ass wr were h alii III all dRY dy laI but klI hell thIr The Brit Brie Wi isik In los I is to b J considerable Jh 1 ar are near Utrecht and andere UIt ere ai I marching on II 11 tnt sent from Johannesburg t I night d 1 ribes th the to town U so Internee IT 17 I t the be day v on to re reth tot t C th tb the British were wert approach but says ay tilt the lulI hll its ht ow owing In to tha the tift itch ht hi forn be driven back Thre tue 1 rf Ji ot at Johann I but remarkable order theiSt IMI |
