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PEACE IN AFRICA.
Terms Signed After Two Years and Eight
Months Of War.

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empire to its uttermost and wiped the
Beers from the list OF nations.
The war has come to an end with
Lord Kitchener's announcement from
Pretoria that he, Lord Miner and the
Boer delegates had signed "terms OF
surrender" This announcement had
been anticipated for several days, but
its receipt Sunday afternoon took the
nation by surprise, as everybody had
confidently believed that the house of
commons would hear the first news to-
day. The edge OF the anticipation with
which Great Britain awaited the prom
ised statement in the house of COM
mons was still further dulled by the
following message from King Edward
to his people, which was issued after
midnight:
"The king has received the welcome
news OF the cessation of hostiities in
South Africa with infinite satisfaction,
and his majesty trusts that peace may
speedily be followed by the restoration
of prosperity in his new dominions,
and that the feelings necessarily en-
gendered by war will give place to
earnest cooperation on the part OF his
majesty's South African subjects in
promoting the welfare of their common
country"
The news which Great Britain was so
anxiously awaiting came Characteristic
ally on an entirely pacific and uninter-
esting Sunday afternoon, when London
presents deserted appearance. Very
late Saturday night a dispatch was
received from Lord Kitchener, in
which he said the Boer delegates were
coming to Pretoria, that they had ac-
cepted Great Britain's terms and they
were prepared to sign terms Of surren-
der. Mr.. Broderick, the war secretary,
personally communicated this message
to King Edward, who was at Bucking-
ham palace. But the government de-
clined to take any chances and nothing
concerning the receipt of this message
was allowed to leak out. About
O'Clock yesterday afternoon the war de.
partment received the message from
Lord Kitchener, announcing the sign
ing of the terms Of peace.
The clerk on duty at the war Office
transmitted this message to Bucking-
ham palace, where King Edward was
lunching. At about 8 o'clock word
was received permitting the publication
of this message, and the small notice
which was stuck up outside the war
Office consisted of copy of Lord Kitch-
ener's cablegram. A similar notice
was put outside the colonial office.
Beyond these two skimpy bits Of paper,
London knew nothing of the great
event. In the clubs, the hotels and
the newspaper offices, which were al
most all deserted, the momentous news
was licked out on the tape.
Then like wildfre, at about o'clock,
London awakened to the fact that the
South African war was over. By s
O'Clock the news had become generally
known. A few belated extra editions
of newspapers we're peddled about the
streets, but before their appearance the
enterprising hawkers, who for long
time past had kept union jacks, feath-
ers and horns stored up in anticipation
OF the present event, we're much in evil
dence.,
Cabling from Pretoria, the corre-
spondent OF the Daily Mail, alter an
nouncing the signing of the terms Of
surrender, says the British authorities
absolutely rejected the suggestion of
the Boer delegates that the terms of
surrender should be ratified by Mr..
Kruger, and declared that the Beers
in Europe had no hand in the settle
ment.
"The terms will show" continues
the correspondent, "that the British
government carried Its contentious on
every vital point, while the minor
concessions, particularly those in re-
gard to the generous financial treat
ment, will greatly appeal to the Beers
in general. The value Of Lord Kitch-
ener's personality as factor in the
conclusion of peace can never be over
estimated. There is no doubt that
peace will be popular among the
Beers"