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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 129, 4 June 1902, Page 3

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yURTHKB CONDITIONS OF JHE PEAC>' agbbbmen r. Received 4.0 25 a.m. London, June 3. Rifles for protection will b? issued to licensed psrsore, Tha Govemmei't accepts notes aod receipt ' issued uiiier ths Tri>nsvial)aw if issued for a variable consideration, and if they repr< sent the war lotstsof the original recipients. The Goveriim c nt wi'l also gr :nt. ions free of in'er»s l for two years, ai d aftsr wards bearing interfe*. wt tbr e percent, to those resettling; but not to rebels or foreigners. The franchising of natives wM not b*decided until after the es'abl Vhmeut of Felf-government. A supplementary statement banded to the delegates gives B-i ain's tre.itrften'! of rebels as already (abed. The Cape rebtla sign an : ckno\v! c oienfc that for high treas n 'be puuisli tuent efaall be disfranchisement, unkss they are found guilty of murriev or actcontrary to the usagis of wi'i'; -md rei o! justice*, cornets, and other officials will be tried by oi'dintry courts. BOKRB DECLARING LOYALTY WILL BE BHPA'IKIATKD. JS'O PROSECUTIONS EXCEF T FOR BREACHES CSAQKS UK WAR. Received 4,0.37 a.m. Losno», Jnn ; : 3. The terms cf surrender provide tha> fcurgbtre fhali fonhwi'li mircii'" , er aii arms and mumtu.its*, and eea.*« fsi tance to the sni'hoii'y rf Kir<? Edivr»ni, -whom tney must i'ec->gnue ;h their lawful govt reign. T'ue details > f U:e turrir.der are Jeff lo'lord Kitchener. Comniiinriant Central l-Vlia, *' «ist.ant-Conimmdatit Go; er.il D* liwy Command.nt De We'', borgi e ; ?ii the field and cu side cf the Tiflnxvaal and Oransie Colonies and pris'iie : who are burgh(rs bu l ; tt pre?tnt ou'' side of Africa, wilt, on de.larirg't'rcin selves King's .'ibj=ct?, be r- pat.u aed as fO">t> as ice* mi <>f t.. KiD-poi - " ci Ve provided and mK>r,s of Fubsist' ni-i assured. They will not be deprived v tbeir liberty, cor wil! U ey 1 e pros-e cut> d except f * act- c n iaty t ) t! i wages of w. ' bose cmc-it ed it> thi Jatter offeuc s *i)l b« cc urt martia 1 d ITK«S FROM AI'STR I LIA. fcYDKEY, Jure 3. A retuiti fhows that Ans'raiia sen 16 326 of all ranks tojS-iut'a Africa Th« South W»le»-'deatb roll wa _ i> i j"f I'm nV' A. I * ~ •

11l officers a-ui 197 non-commissioned cffice'.'s ani men. TiV; Preiui-.r called »»!'•!. ratulatiofis to Mr Ohatnii-rlain <-vi r h;'> conclusion of pes c . June Loid I'( 10 oJn c Me <o L d Im 4 - chei i r tiwrt ul n r !lr on th r ppy le ui i n Viii fi a work tici'oiup'ii-lied bv himself and his men. Ji e Sa e G i\f r> oi i f f nw tlar ft uie , c' >«ii oi lis i gamsor f jt CO, r iOO Uooo , ude b\ c n i'uln\ will sumce ortbej mht i injuirciitn sor S ut Afm ! a i ishlv i m uel ncd iv it tlpj ! i»n ll«sii Ik 'me ii ok irate pi ii j wis ndii i'o 'Old Hureiielt'i ' nlii io i oi w i fus j. Oi tui mtou ol ih L t Gov no s . » e bv l Dei n, i ies 1 itio vs 1 Mined ro ["'uliti j, the l shj Guvc uit o i its In n<s n in in [ taiuing the dignity of the Empire. A I riisol in r \\r a' o earned iji ii tv i o c he sow c<.(- I tii jlih is cfhr! Lmr.ne ' IiOPAI.I T ° The tow/ was tl c« cll e>l Ihu i astie demonstrations when the news n peace arrived. Pkrth, June 3. The peice proclamation wan received wi'h deliyht, cheers i'eiig given for the King aud Lord Kitchener. Adelaide, June 3. The news evoked unbounded enthusiasm. The Governor r.-ad tlie cables fooin the s'cps of Pariiiimeu;, (louse, and cheers were given fer tho King. Received 3, 10.19 p.m. Melbourne, May 3. In the Senate, on the motion of Him. R. E. O'Connor, a resolution was carried congratulating B'.itiin on ti '■' restoration of peace, with f>rveut hopes for tho prosperity of South Africa. NEW ZEALAND'S CONGRATULATION?. Wellington, June 2. The Acting Premier sent the following cablegram to Lord Roberts:— " Hearty congratulations of Government and people of New Zealand on completion if your good work in Ssuth Afrira." To the Governor Sir Joseph telegraphed : —"The Acting-Premier pros' nts hid compliments to his Excellency and begs to inform him that the Gov.-rnmert,, on behalf of the people of New Z-aland, desires to express warmest congratulations to the Secretary of State for the. colonies npon the sucoes ful ending of the war, and respectfully suggests that his Excellency will se:;d a cablegram accirdn?lv." A mis-asie from the Acting-Premier o Lord Mi'ner, through the Governor, runs:— "Warmest congratulations from ihe Government and the people of New Zedsnd on successful outcome of negotiations which hnve br.'msjht about termination of war." The Acting-Premier sent the following ca s ile toL;.. Kitchener through ! the Governor: people of New Zeal nd rxpre-s warmest cnngratul iti-jns to L.ird Kitchener and Irs <:> my up.in the successful ending <.f the war." To the Arting-Pretniertmd Ministers <? i.ho Sir Joseph enbbd :—New Zetland ini--<> with t!-e Commonwealth and AusM.iiian Stateiti their rejoicings over the welcome new* of the conclusion of the w»r." A similar cable will he sent to the Premier of each State of the Commonwealth. June 3. Sir Joieph Ward has >eceived a cable m'-fsage from Lord Roberts expressing the Field-'MnrshaVw best hanks for New Zealand's congratulaions on pt ace being assured.

Wellington, June 3. In view of thn enthusiastic demonstration throughout the colony yesterday Sir Joseph Waul do u s not consider i- npcessttry to s~,t aside a special dp.y if.->r tVe ceh-bra'ion of peace He hi!-, however, sus'g'fifed to rrayors Bnd chairmen of public bodies 'hat corora*:ion day affords an opportunity f r a suitable celebration cf the cessation of 'lostiliti's. M"j-:r Pilcher cables a« f Hows from ■'ape Town: Serjeant Walter MilWr improving ; McLellin has been iransferrei. fTowick is convalescent, wd Skiilirg the. Australi'n hospi'al «t Kli?ik»doi'p, wh*re he has be°n op«ated upon for pe'itoirtis and will probably b?> invalided home. Me'.d has beeu discharged from I r'twmaritzbuTgh Ho.-pital tor dutc. Thumasand Bridson have been discharged f<om ijbarlestown Hospital. Both are doing wfll. Law is convalesce!.t. Sp*ed (Eit-h'-h Contingent) is with his regiruent and is well. Flyg j »r is noS >it Durban. ha« the fol lowi).',' cable me j| . ir« from tlr- faps : Dinger nslv ill fr.m >ne c fe-e'-at pieforia, F. C. Ev •! s (-'tv n'li Con'icgott); at Ne vc.is"'e, Oamp bell (Seven h C'ontinsent), of enteric, and !*addler Joha Howard, of pneumonia LOCAL PEACB CELEBRATIONS. ,\ vhky isigp niimVif-r of p.ople in tie rv crc-itiori Grounds en Tnesday nsonin,' to take pnt in the publi.' ti Htiksjivii'g seiri c Tor pea 1 :. The sou-h 'err c '-as paeksrt »'ir|. peop'o, whil" 'here w.isa spnukli-'g on each side. Large numbers bi-i' g unaole •<> find 6eats st'iod tliroual. ut tlse service. Punct'iaily a' 11 o'clock his ; Worship the M-vor (Mr E. Doekiill), Mr E. M. femitl", M.H.ri,, tho Kevs S. S 0.-born". Evars, Serp >H, N.xou, D;ew and Wool ley (tlv-; Ver-ern'l Archdeacon Govett als > airived hte^), Mik, D eim!l, Mis Smith, ai^s-ven.l members of the B .fough Coir cil, :n d some 40 to 50 memoes of the vn-inn. churr-h choirs t--ok up a posi'ion jus. below th-; south rnai.';'. Th;» ]iv. H. H "si) >re, ah i'Hi;in o; , t!n> Minihters ior., s-.;*i the\ 1 ivoie met, iv»t so noi'l. to lij-nrcfo. victory a", to return toiiii-.i fu t*. " hls-ir.gof ppoc". lie >"oii : ii >'.k i.h«]i to j-'in in 'in'-' on Eitli i;o J)wcl'-.' I In ?' e ulseuc or' v \;' <:,■ ■ • :],<• K-i.» ih ■>v .-o th? sinj/Mi;: W',.-; |.-d iri ; ve v i tlicien' manner : y Mr L<- e- ' ::or liiuctor o'' toi Pr>mitivi> Methods c' oir, ''i h n coMir-t. Tho R'V. Sorpell t' en re-d Mie 46t! s Psalm. "O God of B tool,'. y wh"s hat)'" ".is th-o snog. Th" Re>'. J. Nixon then od'-ied up: "ivery iarveft, appr p !<n ' e'oq'i. n II in Mir com.so ef which he pr\ye ''. ■'.,} the divioe spirit woul-l qu-ckl; ' heal th' ; wounded spiri 4 , so that th' s -o u'ccrjly rog.g d in w would dwel e i.-. n a, in peMc atvl untf.v. e p rf>?c pete," was t er ii' g. Vh" (lev. h o re d p rt o •h- fii't'i diaper of fSt;. JL'th w' G p 1. T»i'- Rev. F. G.Evans then gave a admirable addres-, in the course c |j' which he said they were met to offe

I up their heartMt thanksgivings for .;hc : restoration of peace. Im doing thst 3 ; they ware not aiono. Is every village, ; hamlet, and town of this wide Empire I prayers asd thanksgivings were going |up to the Heavenly Father for his Tuodowra to their nation. They had j much indeed to be thankful for. They thin! ful tlat tht vild <-cheme« .of those who h'u ht th j vita „nng po d lve rut L it si the f-ea h d | e«n n ru Wo nought Ihej were I* n' i 1 toi oi '[f <m nxi t\ ]p" l h uNo'ji j' "■ P i j 'be\ roc he reh f tnm { n.\io i y on the pit o *-hose whonr | den ju. -it i)i <n\ m quit so iiiuih rirtufe ih \w i" tnankti lon 'lxl a' of the hi\ prop'o wo wee ,< imj liJ'nfi I d c ni|u i, iid ' Jutuuh ly t e vom i > child iif ic the cor ettntiori c mps ai\a> If oi l tin l bf rris. [ J a Hs JTnt\ j ould liniiduli hit \ e e«s jofp aw (ould hu fl n e d t>t,i« i the llfl I u , \ ,11 , P1 ,k I I > ' 'I i h e u o i in ' 1- 'I 't 11 til T ■» *<- 1 \ > ,e u. i d l l l 'the 011 I pptcs m! l b\ t-hoce I ' p ()0 e! llnnktu above all ib.it •■h... hiaiors of unr woie at an end and ilin'j we cou'u say " Praise God from whom all blessings flow, Praise him all creatures here below, Praise TTim "S'lve anee'i.: host, Praue Fiv-.her Sou and Holy Ghos." All then j ined in singing the L)oxulogy and " God save th* Kit^g." ibe Veneriible Archdeacon Goveht then pronounced the Benediction, and a memorable and interesting service sn.uyl, The whole service was < f an exceedingly simple yer. impiessive charae'er. At the same time there wss a hna«-linf ss and depth of f-oling t.at will long he remembered by all tios>! taking p.irt.