After the War

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7316, 9 June 1902, Page 2

After the War

(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright) (Per Press x\ssoci<i!ion] Keeeived June 'J, at S..jo a.m.

LoNi/O.v, Sunday. Commandants Oscar Meyer, Hans Botha and SSO followers surrendered to General Bruce Hamilton, who welcomed them as British subjects. They were allowed to join their relations in the Heidelberg district Most of them were clothed in leather and sheep skins, and looked tired out, though the horses wc-e fit.

Viscount Kitchener reports that -1-iO surrendered at Middleburg. They brought in a pom-pom and indicated the hiding places of a howitzer and maxim.

257 surrendered at Stiir.derton, and 215 at Cra jock, 211' of whom are rebels.

De Wet informed the Daily Telegraph correspondent that he was never hit throughout the war or had his horse touched, ihough bullets cut his clothes. His adjutant was wounded twice and had six horses killed under him.

The total deaths of the British m the war until June were 1072 oiiicers and 20.570 men.

The semi ollicial jj^rlin newspapers dejirccate Anglophobia and eulogi-e the Kaiser's attitude. Received June i», at D.lo a.m. .London-, Suuday. The tlianksgiving service at St. Paul's was attended by ihe King and Queen, the Prince and I'riueess of the Duke and Duelled of Connaught, and many other royalties-. There was tremendous enthusiasm along the route, which was thronged with great crowds. The Cathedral was crowded immediately it was opened and thousands were unable to gain admission. The Bishop of London was the preacher and his text was, thc_ Blessings of Peace. In the course of his sermon he said the colonies' assistance had welded the Empire- in a uir.ou which would never break. Received June 9, at 9.1S a.m London, Sunday. In the House of Lords, Viscount Goschen, referring to the financial aspect of the war. said that in LBSS it I was estimated that three per cent. Consols, if translated into two and a half per cents, which was subsequently | done, would have been worth ,tS2. whereas ihey now stood at £'.)7, despite the exhau.-tiug nature of the war and the borrowing of .Clo'J,ooo,ooo.