South Africa.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 224, 3 July 1902, Page 4

South Africa.

London, June 29. Golding’s commando at Beaufort West, in surrendering,, cheered the King. Burghers and released rebels wM be permitted to return to their farms after formal admission of their guilt. Man} - Transvaal and Orange Colony burghers are petitioning the British Legation at Brussels to accept their oath of allegiance and sanction their return. An agent of the Argentine is endeavouring to persuade the Boer refugees in Portugal to found a colony in Patagonia. June 80. The newspapers confirm th« statement that the King exercised his personal influence to secure peace. They predict that the King will be remembered in history as “ Edward the Peacemaker.” Lord Tullibardine is forming a corps’ of Scottish volunteers at Johannesburg. The War Office is providing the horses and equip, ment.

The Canadian. Government are allowing members of contingents to take their discharge in South Africa if they desire to settle there.

Tbe Times’ Bloemfontein correspondent suggests that General Louis Botha should be attached to the staff at Aldershot. July 1. Cronja at St. Helena has taken the oath of allegiance. Capetown, June 30. Fifteen thousand residents of Capetown have signed a petition in favour of the suspension of the constitution.