THE INDIAN FAMINE FUND.
Mr F. Ferriman, of Ashburton, has received from Mr G. A. M. Buckley a donation of £25 towa(rd_ „ie _n_:an Famine Fund, also a donation of £10 8s from the employees on the Lagm-hor Estate.
Tha Ashburton Ariel Bicycle Club held a very successful ball in the Oddfellows' Hall on Wednesday evening. The hall was taste fully decorated, and the floor was in splen did order.
The Mayor desires to acknowledge the re ceipt of tbe following additional subscrip tions to the Indian Famine Fund:—Papanui school liat £3 _s 3d, East Or.ford school list 6s, K. T. Button, Peel Forest, £3, Sympa thiser £1, F. Courage £_ 2s.
An additional subscription towards the In dian Famine Fund, Gertrude _L Russell, 10s, ha_ been received at "The Press" Office.
A SAFE DYNAMITED BY BURGLARS.
{PRESS ASSOCIATION' TKLXCXj-U.) WELLINGTON, June 7. >• Burglars entered the premises of Hunter ville and Dodds, colour and oil warehouse men, Victoria street, last night, and dyna mited tbe safe, which contained a quantity of .'jewellery and cash. The exp'.-"o_ caustd an alarm,, and the perpetra.o-'.- de camped. Nothing was taken front rthe safe, but the building was slightly damaged.
CABLE NEWS.
THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.
THE OCCUPATION OF PRE TORIA. LORD ROBERTS'S OFFICIAL TELE GRAM. PARTICULARS OF THE OPERATIONS. AN UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER. ■NEWS OF THE BRITISH PRISONERS. ENTRY OF LORD ROBERTS. A SATISFACTORY RECEPTION. RETREAT OF THE ENEMY TO MIDDLEBURG. BRITISH ADVANCE ON POCHEF STROOM. £c _ %

YEOMANRY BATTALION CAPTURED BY THE BOERS.
United Press Association—By Electrio Tel egraph—Copyright. (Received June 7th, 10.5 a.m.) LONDON, June 6. A force of 25,000 British troops faemmed in Pretoria.
