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Manawatu Standard, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 6712, 2 June 1900, Page 2

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■ -fat EoL ~ Vj&«qge River, i|p miles «'-;wcst of Ift&mirley, defe«y^ie Griqua-.-'land rebels-. '« v tKF BRITISH KILLED AnJTvVOUNDED. ./ ■; -Five British were killed and twenty ji wounded. f*"A_TEM_TS TO WRECK JOHANNES-BURG-PRETORIA RAILWAY, vv. The Irish-Americans made unsuccess- \ ful attempts to destroy the Johannes- \ burg-Pretoria Railway. iFTHE CAPITAL OF THE TRANSVAAL.. Middleburg has.been proclaimed the Transvaal capital. k-r^JGE-r-ILL OF PRETORIA. P«tfo CONFIRMATION RECEIVED. Though there is.no indirect confirmation of Pretoria's ready surrender, some surprise has been expressed at the official silence in the matter. THE QUEEN'S CONGRATULA_Pi_- tions. Queen telegraphed to Mr Cham- ™ berWn, at Birmingham, her congratulations at the occupation of Johannesburg. y LONDON NOT EXCITED. There wero no delirious rejoicings in i England over the fall of Johannesburg > and Pretoria like the rejoicings over the relief of Ladysmith and Mafeking. TROUBLE NEAR KIMBERLEY. — -Received June 2, at 9.45 a.m. f London, June 1. The rebels at Douglas, a town south- . east of Kimberley, surprised a small j force, killing Colonel Spence and fifteen r men.

Thames goldfield admirers of Majors?■ General Baden-Powell intend to send f -him a paper-weight, the design of which ': will be a lion made out of Thames re- , fined gold, mounted on a slab of polished greenstone, with a mottled kauri base. Up to Tuesday last .£B6 19s had been subscribed at the New Zealand Herald ; office for the purpose of sending an ;. Auckland testimonial.