WAR MEDALS PRESENTED BY THE KING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11679, 14 June 1901, Page 5

WAR MEDALS PRESENTED BY THE KING.

A BRILLIANT PAGEANT. (Received Jnno 13. 10.25 p.m.) London, June 13. Beautiful weather favoured the brilliant pageant of the Horse Guards' parade. The King, accompanied by the Queen and Princess Victoria, presented 3000 war medals. The Duke of Cornwall's children sat adjacent to the window. Lord Roberts was the first recipient, then came Lord Milner. Sir Godfrey Lagden, of the Headquarters Staff, the Foreign Attaches, the Natal Staff, the generals of divisions, the Household Cavalry, the Guardsmen, many wounded and discharged soldiers in plain clothes, and finally the City Volunteers. The ex-Lord Mayor, the Lord Mayor, the sheriffs, and the Moorish envoys were provided with special seats to view the ceremony. (Received Juno 14, 12.5-f a.m.) London, June 13. The presentation of the medals was a lengthy ceremony, the Sovereign standing two hours. The King wore a field-marshal's uniform with the blue ribbon of the Garter. He handed ail the medals to the recipients at the rate of 2S per minute. THE CAPE RAIDERS. London, June 12. Lieutenant-Colonel Haig is driving Kruitzinger towards Orange j River. He captured 50 of the enemy. I KITCHEN FIGHTING SCOUTS. London. June 12. It is officially reported that in the fighting at Pienairs Liver on the Ist and 2nd of June seven of Kitchener's fighting scouts were killed and eighteen wounded. BOER PRISONERS WANT PLACE. (Received June 14, 12.13 a.m.) London, June 13. A. thousand Boer prisoners at Bellovue camp have petitioned Stcyn, Schalkburger, Botha and Do Wet to cease the struggle on the ground that they are plunging the petitioners' families and the country into deeper distress. DEATH OF NEW ZEALANDERS. (Received Juno 14, 12.18 a.m.) London, June 13. L. Matthews (Lower Hutt), of the New Zealand Rough Eiders, has died of enteric at Capetown, and James Young (Karori). of pneumonia., at Worcester. , A HUNDRED BOERS CAPTURED. London, Juno 12. Colonel Colembrander, at Nylstrooni, killed five and captured 100 Beers. AWARDED THE VICTORIA CROSS. London, June 12. Sergeant Firth, of the West Riding Regiment, has been awarded the Victoria Cross for conspicuous gallantry at Arundel. AN ERROR EXPLAINED. London, June 12. Router's Agency explains that the story of the alleged shooting of a lieutenant and sergeant-major at Vlakfontoin was based on the statements of the wounded. A NEW ZEALANDER WOUNDED. London, June 12. Private J. Morrison, of the Sixth New Zealand Contingent, was slightly wounded at Anierspoort. DEATH FROM FEVER. London, June 12. Sergeant Murnie, a Sunlit Australian, has died from enteric. THE TRANSVAAL, COMMISSION. London'. June 12. The. Commission inquiring into concessions granted by the Transvaal Government recommends cancelling the Netherlands Railway Company's concession. Ihe Commissioners assert that debenture holders alone are entitled to favourable consideration. The ComI mission holds the dynamite mono- \ poly is had in law and must be al--1 lowed to lapse.