| Show LORD ROBERTS ROBERT HEARD FROM lie He Routed Under Unde Dewet Two Tto frum tue Cho Italic J u is II Quiet t London June Jun O Roberta Robett this thu reported Hunter had occupied 1 west oh of Johannesburg without op opposItion and thAt Gin Can Methuen June 19 routed n a Doer force which wa was OV opposing b his en entry entry try Into and the Orange Orang River colony the silence ot of Lord Roberts sInce Juno June 16 had disposed quarters to believe that his line or of communication had again been all as Ini Ing to lO from th Orange River colony the Boors Boers were known to be still hovering about the railroad north ot oC According to a Capetown dispatch or of this date General Genral had hada a narrow harrow escape from In the lh engagement at Leeuw pruit Juno H 14 lie He was sleeping In the repair train when It was attacked and mall many of at the were captured sleeping oar car vae a at station when the Boere Con Oen suddenly opened lire fire at a 3 an n a m Kitchener managed tl to rench his horse hor e and galloped to two mU miles distant The fibers nun BOO mn men with three guns They The destroyed time the culvert which had Just been rebuilt and derailed the train The Doers who are alleged to bo be hemmed In by General Bundle Hundle began shelling yesterday June 19 It is II said they that a force is III marching on them and hence they will endeavor to break through south BOuth southward ward The war Of office has lias re the tel tol lowing dispatch from Lord Pretoria June advance column occupied without opposition June IS 18 Methuen who wax walt escortIng It a large convoy to Heilbron yesterday routed n a lorce foro under Christian Dewet Dewe who on to prevent him from entering the little town ton Methuen had only three casualties left this city today on his return to The Th coun country country try I is quieting down In that direction Till This state ot of affairs will be ba materially a assisted by the capture be here and June 19 ot or two guns gun by mounted In Infantry fantry from a bod body ot of the enemy un under under der Commandant Duplessi Railway and telegraphic cation with Capetown is III now corn com restored All Alii is luiet here and andt at t Johannesburg The hop chops are open and the market is III dailY becoming more crowded and businesslike |
