\fetceftun,o(lialoly after ihv capture of Eland*- juiii t H'li by l.onl P.<iberts'.'< van- p .•\t..iw to Mif< iviptuiv ,if Johaitfn-s ------I'ilt. i; n.is tln-ri iiiiilcrstoinl that the riglit ""i, ' <t l.ftnl Hol.x-rls'M iuiny had captured 1|- <l ■!■(•;„•, ,-i.:i.l stvirt'd th« Uoer positions abi>\:! Ni-k, from Pretoria, via the i railu-.'iy. Pi-(»kJ.»ly tlu> British abandoned the I'usition hUiT. Tlm■ surrender of 220 rebclii with their arms '<> <'.ir»r;\l Wanvii at Urikfontoin, in the iviinurtui dfstn< t of Bechuanaland, is of ii , ;!' importniiLT, a.<» Hie principal leader, uiiii <k (. l«ast thii'i'-fourths of his folkwers, L (■ ,:p. i| to the eastward. ])c Villiers wili i • i.ih'y /inJ way into the Transvaal, ■': i J.; v funis with Botha before the firm! :.«! I.i ilu? war.
THE NEW ZEALAND CONTINGENTS.
(rfltrfS A.^OC'IATION , TKLEriKAM.) WKLLINGTDN, June 26. '!!.;• llnvtMiinv.-nt. has deiidtd tf) reriupst On-- ij .vrniiKU'i i>l (.'iti.'R Colmiy to see tli.it i':i- r,\ ■,:i;<i'(l Jin iiilkts of t!ip Sew Zealand < • ;:'.!, • 'ills an- wc![ dollied, and to advance ;'••■ i .'■ ifoi'.th's p-'.y, for which the New /'.ii ■■;'! lifiwriiruciit will bti responsibif. If;-- !.:.''fll«'in:y will sil.<(» b?> iisktnl to draw !!>.• ,ii:< ri!-i<t:i "of the Imperial authorities to •!, is• iif"i|ii.-!cy i>f the hospital iictominodii ; i"!i |ivovid""i fir 1 lit* New Zealanders, nnd in i!i v,!. Mr 1T.'. , . - f-i! , the kindliest. , ) shown to <nr !(., ii ului v.-i-n; 1 ;ik'-n prisoners. Tii : I'ar.iiict ha* rtqufsU'd the Governor in i■■■«■■ -muti'iul Major itobiii for promotion t.i (-.■.!-ir;"l. , v •• .'•.. Milner rrp>rfx the death, at Beira, ..•, '.:. ■ !"".!i i-it.. of Troo])er .1. F. A. Saxon, i., i;..• KittJi t'o:iting(-nt. Ho came from Ci'i.i ■■• i<.n North.
