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Queens Speech at the ReessembIing
of the British Parliament

Queens Speech at the RenssembIing
of the British Parliament.
LONDON, Jan. 30.-The queens speech
at the reassembling Of parliament today
was as follows:
my Lords and Gentlemen: The peace
which had recently been broken in South
Africa, when last / addressed you, has,
unhappily, not been restored but other
wise my relations with other states are
friendly. In resisting the invasion of my
South African colonies by the South At
rican republic and Orange Free State, my
people have responded with ,1evoti n and
enthusiasm to the appeal which 1 have
made to them. and the heroism of my sol
diers in the field. and my sailors and ma
rines who were landed to cooperate with
them, has not fallen short of the noblest
traditions of our military history.
II am deeply grieved that SO many val
liable lives should have fallen sacrifice,
but have witnessed with pride and with
heartiest qualification the patriotic eager
ness and spontaneous loyalty with which
my subjects in all parts of my dominions
have come forward to share in the COM
mon defense of their imperial interests.
I am confident l shall not look to them
in vain when I exhort them to sustain
and renew their eXertions until they have
brought this struggle for the maintenance
of the empire and the assertion of its SUI
premacy in South Africa to a victorious
conclusion.
"a treaty has been concluded with the
German emperor for the adjustment Of
the rights claimed by the two countries In
Samoa, Tonga and other islands In the
Pacific. To a portion of these stipula-
tons the government OF the United States
has also been party.
"a bill will be introduced at an early
/ date to give effect to the scheme Of fed
GRAFTON which has been adopted, after
most careful consideration, by five of my
Australian colonies
st have watched with cordial satisfac-
ton the gradual development of my
greater colonies into se1f-governing COM
munities. 1 feel confident that the estab-
Iishment of the great federation Of Aus
tralia will prove advantageous not only
to the colonies Immediately concerned,
but also to the empire at large.
sThe brilliant courage and Soldier-like
qualities of the colonial forces engaged In
South Africa have already earned high
admiration, and patriotic offers of assist
ance which 1T was not possible to accept
have come from many other colonies,
with populations of various races.
ct have received from the ruling chiefs
of native states of India numerous offers
of their states at my disposal for serv-
ice in South Africa. These proofs of
their loyalty to myself and their devo-
tion to the cause of my empire have af-
ferded me much qualification.
81 regret that, owing to insufficient
rainfall in the autumn over a great part
of Western and Central India, the har-
vest and pasturage have failed to such
an extent as to create a famine. Timely
f,lr Inv prrlU-
eminent and by the rulers of the native
states to relieve the suffering and pre-
vent starvation.
81 regret to add that the epidemic of
plague continues. and that although its
severity has not increased since last year,
there is at present no prospect Of it's
diminution
Gentlemen of the House of Commons:
The estimates for the public service for