The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-14
KING PRAISES THE BOERS
ADDRESSES IN REPLY TO OF-
 FICI4L CONGRATULATIONS.

Thanks for the Loyalty of English Sub.
 jects, and the Fortitude of HIS Troops
 Coupled With Recognition of Boe,
 Bravery.
 London, June 13.-King Edward held :, a special court at Buckingham Palace I to-day for the reception of addresses
 from the lord mayor Sir Joseph c.
 Dimsdale, and the corporation, and
 from the London county council, con-
 graduating him on the restoration of { peace The king took the occasion to
 express his sentiments on the subject
 more fully than heretofore, and the
 tactful recognition which he made of i the sterling qualities of the Boers will 1 doubtless materially aid In the work of appeasement in South Africa.
 The king, surrounded by the house.
 hold, received the city dignitaries in the
 throne room, and, replying to the lord mayors address, said:
 T thank you In my ownname and in the queens for your loyal and dutiful address, and the congratulation you tender us at the close of the war in south Africa I heartily join in your expression of thankfulness to the AL mighty God for the termination of the struggle which, while it entailed on my people at home and beyond the sea so many sacrifices, borne with admirable fortltude, has secured a result which will give increased unity and strength to my empire. The cordial and spon- taneous exertions in all parts of my dominions, as well as in your ancient and loyal ctiy, have done much to bring about his happy result.
 You give fitting expression to the admiration universally felt for the valor and endurance of the officers and men who have been engaged in fighting their country's battles. They have been op- posed by brave and determined peo- pie and had to encounter unexampled difficulties. These difficulties were cheerfully overcome by steady and per- sitent effort, and those who were our opponents will now, rejoice to think, become our friends. It isAmy earnest | hope that by mutual cooperation and | good will the bitter feelings of the past l may speedily be replaced by .ties of l loyalty and friendship, and that an era of peace and prosperity may be in store | for South Africa"
 Subsequently, in response to the ad- | dress of the London county council, the | king spoke as follows:
 I thank you for your expressions of | loyalty an daffection toward myself and l the queen. I rejoice with you at the thought that the victory which has crowned the perseverance and bravery | of my forces will pave the way for the extension to the regions newly added to my empire of that system of govern nent which, with Gods blessing, will bring South Africa the peace and pros perity that have in every quarter of the globe followed it's establishment. The readiness with which my subjects the empire have borne their part in the arduous campaign, now happily at an end, cannot fail to draw them still more closely together in bonds of loyalty and affection, and I believe that the good feel ing which Is being displayed by those who were so recently our opponents | augurs we'll for the future of that vast which has been added to the dominions of the crown"
 The civic dignitaries proceeded to and from the palace in gilded coaches and attired in their full state robes, the lord mayor in an ermine robe and wearing the city regalia, and the councillors in scarlet mazarine robes