De Wet and the Coro= nation.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 224, 3 July 1902, Page 3

De Wet and the Coro= nation.

The London Daily Mai! received from a reliable correspondent in South Arrica an amusing story of some sidelights on the peace negotiations. The letter is dated April ‘24th. “ When De Wet left Pretoria the field force canteen gave him two saddles, two suits, and three dozen of whiskey. The officer in charge of Urn peace delegates taught them bridge, in which they all took great interest. De Wet when leaving the officer told him how much he would miss his rubber, and hoped to renew it on his return. What odd people we British fire in war-time! It is highly possible that De Wet may ge Homs to the Coronation to represent the new Transvaal colony. Da Wat is now riding about with a flag of truce, and crosses the lino once a day to let us know where ha is. Stnyu has locomotor ataxia, and has lost his eyesight. There is, in fact, now an armistice without a declaration of the fact, as the delegates are all wandering from one commando to another under flags of truce, trying to get their mm to give in, or else to winter camp ugn—which ? Those Wfh know the delegates hero — even the pro-Bo.ers, are' very confident of the enemy giving up, as they are so short of horses and food, end De Wet, having been promised his life and freeing understood to bo against further hostilities. The public knows not a word of what is happening, and as there is no war, and only a few troop--, going aimlessly about the keep the enemy moving, the depression and bore on everyone’s face is much in irked. It is ridiculms to call this war.”