South Africa.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 221, 26 June 1902, Page 4

South Africa.

London, Jane 22

Colonel Hamilton, Lord Kitchener’s military secretary, has Arrived at Windsor and has presented the original document containing the Boers 1 terms of surrender to the King. Lord Kitchener was given an enthusiastic farewell banquet at Johannesburg. He appealed to the employers to find lucrative employment for their Rand volunteers. He has arranged that five [squadrons in each of the First and [Second Imperial Light Horse, 1 Johannesburg Mounted Infantry, 'Kitchener’s Scouts, and the Sootjtish Horse shall retain their horses, rifles and equipment without cost, on condition that they can be recalled to the military if required.

General Bruce Hamilton held a conference with the Zulus at Vryheid. He explained that the British and Boors were friends, and announced that the Magistrates would enquire into the grievances in regard to v cattle alleged to have been stolen. The Zulus expressed their loyalty and promised to return to their homes. June 23.

Lord Milner on May 19th personally and unofficially wrote, expressing sympathy with the petition to suspend the Cape Colony Constitution, as there was a new racial bitterness and other and wider interests to consider outside Cape Colony. The Pretoria correspondent of the Times says that General Louis Botha declares that one of the main factors arguing for prosperity is the absence of party The Constitution of Cape Colony ought to be suspended, otherwise the Afrikander Bond will champion the cause of the disaffected and try to maintain racial antipathy.

The Standard’s Pretoria corres* pondent says that the general trend of opinion favours the suspension of the Cape Constitution, and possibly also that of Natal, as a preliminary towards confederation and Lord Milner’s control of the entire sub-continent. This would enable responsible government to be assumed in all the States concurrently and on equal conditions. Lord Milner, in the presence of a large and representative assembly at Pretoria, read the letters patent of the Transvaal Constitution; also the Royal Commission appointing him to the several offices, including the office of Governor! Lord Milner took the oath and administered it to the members of the Executive Council, including Mr J. Davidson, Colonial Secretary; Mr P. Duncan, Treasurer; Sir Godfrey Lagden, Minister of Native Affairs ; and Mr J. W. Honey, Minister of*' Customs, The proceedings concluded with three cheers for the King and Lord Milner.

Majors-General Walter Kitchener and Bir Hugh McCalmont have sailed for England, and LieutenantGeneral French sails to-day. June 24. There are 276 further surrenderors at Kimberly. With the exception of seven all are rebels. In Western Gape Colony 650 have surrendered, including 481 rebels.

In view of the conclusion of peace, and in the absence of documents, those implicated in the recent Pretoria plot have been released.

Lord Kitchener, at the luncheon prior to his departure from Capetown, in accepting a sword of honour, said that he did so as a compliment to the Army. He was relieved to find that the Cape Colonials did not denounce martial Jaw for the declaration of which he was primarily responsible. Without it the Cape farmers would have been actually or politically , dead. They were fed with lies, not always in Dutch, until they thought the British a nation of monsters* Martial law intervened and prevented people from taking a fatal step. Now that peace was .restored all should banish racial feelings, banish leagues and bonds, and unitedly throw in their lot in promoting the common welfare. _ Capetown, June 23.

Lord Kitchener has sailed foe England. He received a great ovation. The Mayor presented him with an address, the signatures to which included the names of many Irishmen. Lord Kitchener said he accepted it as a complL ment to his native land. He eulogised the work of the Irish regiments who had been engaged in the war.