Evening journal., 1902-06-03
Wild With Joy Over An
nOunCenlent Of Peace
ENTIRE CITY DECORATED
Not Since The Relief Of Maieking
Have Such Scenes Been Wit
messed in The Streets

London, June 3.-The announcement
of peace in South Africa was celebrated
IN London last night with a mild repe-
tition of the Mafeking celebration.
Hundreds Of thousands Of people surg
ed through the streets OF London from
Whitechapel to Buckingham Palace.
but never at any time did the crowds
equal those which created the verb
ITO Mafiik" Last night there was
tremendous noise in the streets, a pam
demonium OF horns and cheers. and the
coarse jects of costers, but the aban-
don which marked the announcement
of the Feliefs of Mafeking and Lady
smith was lacking. Women, many of
them carrying babies; boys. drunken
loafers and others. glad of any excuse
TO defy law and order. were the prin-
cipal elements in the ragged process
sions passing and repassing through
the principal streets. The crowds con-
centrated in Regent street and the
Strand and let themselves loose. Wo-
men of the lower class jabbed men in
the faces with feathers flung an apol-
ogy for confetti. and in turn were hug.
ged and kissed by any man who found
time for such a diversion. One Of the
favorite decorations with the crowd
was a cluster of red, white and blue
stripes, wound around a tall hat.
A very serious undercurrent of dis
content probably is responsible for the
fact that London has not shown the
same evidences for rejoicing as were
to be seen on Mafeking night. In some
! quarters the comment on the peace
with honor ending of the war was
that Great Britain mas the peace and
the Beers have all the honor"
Tho decorations and illuminations OF
London took on a more Organized form
as the peace news grew older The
American and the Irish flags figured
largely among the decorations. while
the new ensign of the Australian fed
Grafton made its first appearance in a
national celebration. The words. God
! Save the King" were very generally
inscribed across the union Jacks OK
! hibited. a curious feature of the
nights street scenes was that banners
were carried in several professions
bearing the inscription, Bravo, Bull
ler."
There was a general jubilation in St
James Park. The large crowds which
had assembled there waited until a
late hour for a chance to cheer mem
bers of the royal family, bound for
I Buckingham Palace.
King Edward narrowly escaped what
might have been a serious accident
yesterday morning. His majesty was
driving to st. James Palace when a
cab collided with his carriage. The
king alighted and stood upon the pave
ment until matters were righted.
The king and Queen Alexandra, with
Princess Victoria and Prince and Prin-
cess Charles of Denmark, attended the
production of Wagner's "Valkyrie" al
| Covent Garden last night. Their ma
jesties received an ovation from the
audience, and when they entered the
opera house the orchestra played God
Save the King"
Special patriotic peace programmes
were provided at all the leading music
halls. and at these places the enthu-
siastic spectators demanded that the
orchestra play God Save the King
after almost every turn. on the stage
All the cities and towns of the United
Kingdom are giving vent to their JOY
by demonstrations, bonfres and illumi-
nations, and. considering the crowds
remarkably few accidents have been
| reported.