The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-04
KING SENDS HIS THANKS
KITCHENER 4 ND MILNER WARM-
 LY CONGRATULATED.

Edward VIII. Says He is overjoyed a,
 the News of the Extends
 His Thanks to the Troops-To Send .
 Message to House of Lords To-day-
 Expected to Ask Reward for Kitch-
 ener.
 | London, June 3--King Edward has
 cabled his congratulations on the con-
 clusion of peace to Lord Kitchener and
 Lord Miner. He said: l "I am overjoyed at the news of the
 surrender of the Boers and I warmly
 congratulate you on the able manner in which you have conducted the negotia- | tions."
 | To this message Lord Milner replied: | "I offer my deepest thanks for your majestys gracious message. l am pro- foundly thankful that your majesty's coronation will be celebrated with peace throughout your South African domin- ions."
 The following is the text of King Ed wards dispatch to Lord Kitchener: 1T send you my most hearty congratula- tions on the termination of hostilities. I also heartily congratulate my brave troops under your command for having brought this long and difficult campaign
 to so glorious and successful a conclu- sion''
 To this message Lord Kitchener re- piled: ''The army in South Africa high ly appreciates your majesty's most gra- cious message which I am now commit nicating to it. I humbly beg to thank your majesty"
 Contrary to custom, the House of Lords will hold a sitting to-day to re- ceive a message from King Edward with reference to peace in South Af- rica. It is expected that this message will lannounce the conferring of a title upon Lord Kitchener and the granting him reward for his services. This re- ward will probably be e100,000
 It now appears that Lord Kitchener will not return to London for the kings coronation, and Joseph Chamberlain, the colonial secretary, has said that the government does not propose to have the new South African colonies repre- scented at the crowning of King Ed ward. Transvaal and Orange River representatives could hardly reach London in time for the function.
 Joseph Chamberlain, the colonial sec retary, was received by King Edward at Buckingham Palace tonight.
 MT Chamberlain's residence at Bir- mingham is nightly the scene of patri- otic demonstrations and ovations.
 Pretoria June 3.-Lord Kitchener, ac- companied by his brother, General Kitchener, visited the camp at Vereen- iging last Monday and greeted the delegates to the Boer conference there. He also expressed the hope that in the future Boer and Britons would live in amity,
 London, June IA despatch to the | Times from Pretoria dated Sunday, | June 1, says thta although the speeches | of the Boer delegates at the Vereenig- | ing conference were mostly hostile, the | motion to accept the peace conditions | was carried almost unanimously.
 Utrecht, Holland, June 3.-The Boer | in Europe arrived here this afternoon. They held prolonged con- ference in the house of MT. Kruger, and afterwards another meeting was held in the Hotel Des Pays Bas, here. None of the delegates was willing to talk with regard to the conclusion of peace or of what had been done at to- lays meetings. pr. Leyds and MT. Fischer will remain here. MT. Vessels md MT. Wolmarans have proceeded for The Hague The Handelsblad de- ,lares that neither MT. Kruger or any If the delegates here has received any communication from the Boers in South Africa concerning peace. "The infer ,nce is," says the paper, that the Brit sh government is stopping such des-' 1atches.'