The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-13
TOMORROW'S RACING NEW FISCAL YEAR SOUTH
BOERS AND BRITONS JOIN IN
REJOICING.
Chamberlain and Irreconcilable Beers
Alone Not Pleased-"An Empire Ex-
changed for a Circus"

PRETORIA, June 4.-General Schalk-
Burger, who was acting President of
the Transvaal, Joined General Botha
in addressing an open letter to the
burghers. After referring to the cour-
age which they had displayed and to
their brave deeds in the field he called
on them to work together for the So
cial and spiritual advancement of the
country. General Botha remarked re-
latve to the termination of the war:
1t is the happiest day of my life since
l left school,"
The Beers do not anticipate the least
difficulty in bringing in the various
cOmmandOs. The work of returning
the men to their wives, children and
farms will, however, be heavy and
difficult. 1t is impossible to send them
straight to the veldt. 1t is absolutely
necessary. at this time of year, to have
warm shelter, and wooden huts have
already been ordered from Cape Town
to be delivered in sections for each
family. Those who are unable to re-
turn to their former avocations will
be temporarily supported by the Gov
ernment.
The question of restocking the farms
is also under consideration. The main
difficulty is to find wheat and cattle
likely to thrive. No great difficulty is
experienced in regard to the horses,
as the Government is able to dispose
of great numbers of remounts.
The ballot of the Beers resulted in 554
votes in favor of surrender and six
against it. Preparations are being
made here for the surrender of the
Boer commanders, which will take
place on the raCecourse All the Beers
ara allowed pprfpct freedom
There will be a thanksgiving service
Sunday, June Sth. on the church square
in which it is hoped the Beers will par
tiCipate
The women in the concentration
camps are anxious TO return to their
homes Immediately, but this will be
impossible until a system of supply de-
pots for the outlying districts is estab-
lished.
General Baden-Powell is arranging
for the distribution of mounted con-
stabularly i'm various districts. The
police. railroads and telegraphs will be
handed over to the civil authorities as
soon as possible and the restrictions of
martial law will be gradually relaxed.
The Boer delegates, who, during the
peace negotiations, were stiH, formal
ana unfriendly are now extremely cor
dial All the cOmmandants are return-
/ ing to their commanders in order to eN-
| plain the situation. General Louis
| Botha has written an open letter to the
burghers thanking them for their ODE
dience in, the past and eXhorting them
to be equally loyal in their obedience
| to the new Government.
/ Lord Kitcheners address to the Boer
delegates at Vereeniging, in which the
| Commander in Chief said that If he
had been one of them he would have
been proud to have done so well in the
/ field as they had done made the best
| possible impression, and drew hearty
! response from General Beyers, the
chairman of the Boer conference, who
expressed the pleasure the Beers eXpe-
I rienced at meeting Lord Kitchener as
a friend, adding that they had fought
so long against him that they had ac-
| quired full appreciation of his worth.
The departure of the Boer command
ers from Vereeniging for their various
districts was marked by remarkable
scenes of determination. The trains
| conveying the Beers started late, and
the night being extremely cold, the
sentries along the railroad track light
ed huge bontires, round which groups
of Beers and Britons gathered, forming
a highly picturesque scene. The late
opponents Joined in such songs as
Hard Times Come Again No More
and "OId Folks at Home the Briust
soldiers and burghers outvieing one an
other in demonstration of joy. In brief
the scenes at the departure OF the
trains resembled nothing so much as
the starting of huge picnic parties.
The same signs of rejoicing were wit
messed throughout the Rand. Flag'
were displayed everywhere, anc
Thanksgiving services were held in al
the towns.
A SIMPLE CEREMONY.
PRETORIA, Monday, June 2.-Th'
signing of the peace agreement on sat
urday night last was carried out witt
the least possible ceremony. Lore
Kitchener and Lord Miner and Genera
De Wet and others representing tho
4 Orange Free State, and General Schall
Burger and others of the Transvaa
Government, quietly met in the dining
room of the residence occupied by tn
burghers delegates, adjoining Lore
Kitchener's house, The document Ia!
on a table ready. Amid profound 81
lence the Boer leaders took a pen, il
order of precedence, and affixed thei
signatures, thus surrendering the inde
pendence for which they had so gal
lantly struggled The document wa
then intrusted to Colonel Hamilton
Lord Kitchener's military secretary
and Captain Marker, an aid de camI
who left Pretoria tonight to deliver /
to King Edward.
AN EMPIRE FOR A CIRCUS.
NEW YORK, June "a cable to III
sun from London says: Colonial Secre
tary Chamberlain had an audienc
with the King at Buckingham Palac
last evening. There is reason to believ
that he is displeased with the terms
which he considers the King forced o
him He has received the popular oya
tions for his statesmanship with scarce
ly a smile. He has said to friends /
criticism of the easiness of the term
and in the relation of the coronation t
the settlement, that the Government
has been forced to sell the empire for
circus His irreconciliable imperalis
allies say large sums of money passe
through indirect channels to certai
Beers before peace was signed.
THE CAPE REBELS.
LONDON, June 3.-The moderat