The joy in London.
Kruger and Steyn. Troops enter Mafeking unopposed. LONDON, May 19. The popular demonstrations are described as unparalleled since the siege of Lucknow. The procession in London was so great throughout the night that traffic had to be diverted. The dominant note was one of thanksgiving and joy in celebration of a moral—not military, triumph. The Lord Mayor cabled to Colonel BadenPowell that the citizens of London were relieved and rejoiced at the good news of the ga'lant defence, which would long live in the annals of the British Empire. After a prolonged consultation with Kruger at Pretoria, Steyn has returned to the Free State. May 20. The Reuter’s telegram from Pretoria, announcing the relief of Mafeking, is confirmed unofficially from other sources. Major Baden-Powell, a brother of the hero of Mafeking, accompanied the relief column, numbering 1500. The enemy withdrew, and the column entered unoppdhed on Wednesday. It is understood that the prisoner Botha is a brother of the Commander-in-Chief of the Boer army. It is officially announced that Lord Dundonald’s cavalry has reached Laing’s Nek.
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Waipawa Mail, Volume XXII, Issue 4055, 22 May 1900, Page 4
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