PRETORIA.
CONFUSION AT THB CI¥Y. London, June 2. P&nie and confusion, prevail at Pretoria. Crowds of refugees arc leaving for the opsn cauittry. Mr Adalbert Hay, the Umited States Cohsul at Pretoria, has sent two crtble messages to Mr Choate, tke Amerioaa Ambassador to Great Britain, dealing with rseent developments. The first message announced tke liberation of Lord Cecil Manners, and the Earl of Rosslyn. No mention is made by Mr Hay of a Law and Order Cammittee (of whick Chief Justice Gregorowski was said to be a member) having been established. , June 3. The latest advices from Pretoria, dated Thursday night, state that a Boer commando is attempting t* harass Lord Roberts' rear, while another force kas gathered at a point six miles soutk ef the city with the intention of resistiag the British advance.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 6713, 4 June 1900, Page 2
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