| Show i or OF LORD ROBERTS Reception In Pretoria More ts J E thusia tic Than Antic Anticipated I pate d XI l Gui to the fI r So iO i tI Jun h 1015 1011 a nob 1 tl LI tile the U to toI 01 t C I 1 ii 53 JG p In The oc 00 IIi town lown oft orr most r tOll Inti the British flag ac is Ie St I i II i 11 tOl ot of the n fl met with II ith Ih lie tt reception than I an aa aai third battalion of the i IJ lined time square when fl 11 j 4 I t Iok ok place t I having been on duty H around the town very ery L Infantry were wert able abl to toI tot toL I I t L I I 1 UI or who had been 4 the l k 6 dispatch to the theL theIL IL L I I 1 from frum Capetown tl to ye yesterday after u a aI I vera rather titan than seri i rd Hillier gives tI a ic de deI I n ol of this thle engagement I Iy Ir to 10 dignify th the entry 0 of oft h t 11 Into the capital The 11 i I lIow ring and it I Is not tL 11 Isan offered by time the I liS Time The Hoer when hen at 1 infantry and Ih the iI upon 0 posItion In 1 1 I they had hod concealed I caval guns gun anti and time the bat batI I i Y d up UI WI wih h the In InI inH H I them and the therb rb rho I then hen made Q a ai i li 10 Urn time the left Idt flank nank of h m but tUt were el thwarted If column 0 of nt filled time the gap The I Roberta over night en 1 day the The casualties i h k lit 11 ca i y tImI the engagement tn on cacti stile Ide I Oil fighting U ut ii stronghold I II 0 M pm embarrassed ed by the 1 last lut week In St If t panic c t and the facility with I I entered by the lint It itS Willi or of the hi his WilY way Into the Born Dorr DorrI p I H of the om L Ih the town Will was IW WI 1111 not prepared to II fj III I ris nut not to toI I 11 I six Ix dRy days he gave their i I from ho of tie Ji IIII I The c ot of r I and Tuesdays F ling ton for each AIde In th ih delay The Borne 1 cv making a final O I tand 1 J lIt and alid of cocking to IU toI I I f and then to out outI I Ird Roberts instead days a after tea the Ihl 1 ii C out has th the istir f r 11 th the capital In gal r a 11 tu I engage I 1 tr d di not appear r to have tr fI ii too to brigades of a 3 rg g Dally cody of cavalry and andI I v guns were kept w well wells 1 I I s as ittle I work for tor them 1 I 1 two tWI brigades or of cay av avIt It and amid General Olin to the It and had hi his forces tonell i L pre yere not bouts of maneuvering iti ft The the Ihl or of the I t during I time the i lIb iti famous Long bong Turns Tom nt dr t I II It tu to time the mountain i L 1 hit hi h l Krug I t t I tilted would bp be ic de deL icI I L Li aft month was sur surI I j I single feeble engage engart which Johannesburg I I been taken leads mn to that thai thaia a t understanding nt C Kruger and the Unit v whirl the war will ri II nd without sn an un tin t Hf and des tiel desI I t y This theory while h I proved since neith dr nor Lord Roberts I h rp hu has been an hat th the closing scenes been brn prearranged In ten rr generalisation 1 is lve fought gallantlY I I or of Ii a em II finally overwhelmed energy antI and t tM has worked out In an anIH III IH In 0 the of n how l much uh force Ill I advance lIne and andI I anti and how to protect ef t ott on the eastern 1 may omay now be said Mid to tor toI I r the he line drawn from O General Hunt to he have entered d will proba r and ancl lens Oena Itt will no 00 noI I the oe oc riLl flu will dl di fa forsi and th the I filth end and dl overrun b bICA by byC byThe C ICA The remaining I 0 I IT f wilt will bf be restricted I L to which the 1 Laings Nek must mut mutI mustI I rTin t signs that the I II II fortnight r r r I III sUrrender 0 of Pre tIll by this siew I From Irom 0 i lit t it that the fl 11 bide back fairl into Inlo Pre l end and that th the town lown was demand ord an 80 armistice I rn of surrender and tiled that there could I nn Rh foLks I l to Ih the thet II arranged fr for forI I t I troll tb the at af p I fl don done mit at Johannes t a 0 Kr and andI rained la in the own and 4 I 1 11 to bO lbs Ibl I 1 0 AU All the 1 I relM released and In h L bu dl die I t t tw ho serious I Ul I rt HE n JU Juti hit LOndon wall vas p i I t ta r PaIne R a from 5 disaster to tb the battalion ot of the im pH follows ThC The message la is A as Station June 5 12 5 p m mI mI I regret ret that the lal ial had to surrender to a avery very superior fo force o of the eem enemy Ott Oh My May 31 1 ner near On I of time batalon being at attacked I 1 ordered to proceed Hc with lh all to toIl Il its assIstance was u then on th the ma match 11 on th side of and bait In an hour after tb the an hf receipt or of my Iny telegram on June Jun 1 hI he started ot off BT 87 10 a m of Ir the day he lad had m marched hed miles In 11 hours but bUI h lie was a too toolate toolate late to 10 rescue Colonel yen 0 Methuen attacked tack the Dor Boors bo were wre between 20 2000 and 3 strong ant amid after a light ot of live v hours hOUI completely r routed th the enemy I It III II a vel very but bt I trust Ml I it wUI not bp be cry r 10 long before tb the Irish yeomanry ar are train from captivity 1 |
