The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-12
IN THE
BRITISH EMPIRE
CLOSES THE GATES
OF THE TEMPLE OF
JANUS.
MAKES PEACE WITH BOERs AT
PRETORIA.
British Conditions Agreed To In All
Vital Points-King Edwards An
nouncement Of the News.

LONDON, June Peace has been
declared after nearly two years and
eight months of a war which tried the
| British empire to it's utmost, and
wiped the Beers from the list of ma
tions. The war has come to an end
with Lord Kitchener's announcement
from Pretoria that he, Eord Miner and
the BOer delegates had signed terms
OF surrender"
This announcement has been antici-
pated for several days, and il was def
nitely forecasted in these dispatches,
but it's receipt Sunday afternoon took
the nation by surprise, as everybody
had confidently believed that the House
Cf Commons would hear the first news
today. The edge of the anticipation
with which Great Britain awaited the
promised statement in the House OF
Commons from Mr. BdifOut, the Gov
| ernment leader, was still, further dulled
by the following message from King
Edward to his people, winch WAS issued
after midnight
The King has received the welcome
news of the cessation Of hO5LiliJtc; 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 engender-
ed by war will give place 10 earnest CO.
operation on the part of his majestys
subjects in promoting the welfare OF
/ their common country"
How greatly King Edwards insist
ence that peace in South Africa be
secured prior to his Inauguration inilu-
Cnced the present agreement will prob
ably not be known until the private
memoirs of the present regime are
given to the public.
According to a dispatch to the Daily
Mail from Utrecht, Holland, Mr.. Eru-
ser was informed shortly after o'clock
last night that peace had been deClar-
ed. He had been asleep. My GOD!
he said. 1T is impossible"
Kruger and his encourage, the dis
patch continues, nope TO be permitted
to return to the Transvaal This, how
er is quite unlikely.
The news which Great Britain was so
anxiously awaiting came characteris-
tIcally on an entirely pacific and un-
interesting Sunday afternoon, when
London presents a deserted appear
ance. Very late Saturday night dis
patch was received from Lord KiIch-
ener in which he said the Boer dele
gates were coming to Pretoria; that
they had accepted Great Britain s
terms and they were prepared to sign
/ TERMS Ol SURRENDER NIL IOIOuGllNNt Nllt
War Secretary, personally communlcat-
ed this message to King Edward, who
was at Buckingham Palace. But the
Government declined to take any chan
ceS, and nothing concerning the receipt
of this message was allowed to leak
cut.
When at about l o'clock yesterday
afternoon the War Office received def
mite news of the surrender from Lord
Kitchener the clerk on duty at the War
Office transmitted this message to
buckingham Palace, where King Ed
ward was lunchirg. AT about o'clock
word was received permitting the pub
licatiOn of this message and the small
nOtica which was struck up outside the
War Office consisted OF a copy Of Lord
Kitcheners cablegram A similar no.
tice was put outside the Colonial Office
Beyond these two skinny bits of pa
per London knew nothing of the great
event. In the clubs, the hotels, and the
newspaper offices, which were almost
all deserted, the momentous news was
ticked out on the tape Then, like Wild
fire, at about 6 o'clock, London aWak-
ened to the fact that the South African
war was over. The Inhabitants of the
East End hocked to the Mansion House,
the Mecca of the boisterously patriotic,
just in time to see the Lord Mayor Of
London, Sir Joseph c. Dimsdale, come
to a balcony and announce that the
terms of surrender had been signed in
South Africa. Amid many cheers the
Lord Mayor made a short speech in
which he expressed his hope that Lon
don would shoy it's appreciation of the
good news by behaving itself decently
and in an orderly manner. Let u.s."
said he in conclusion, now pray for
/ a long and a happy peace"
At this statement the assemblage
! yelled Justify and at the instance of the
Lord Mayor gave hearty cheers for
King edward, followed by others for
the men who had died in South Africa
since the war commenced
By s o'clock last night the news had
become generally known A few be-
lated extra editions of newspapers
We're peddled about the streets, but be-
fore their appearance the enterprlsng
hawkers, who for a long time past had
kept Union Jacks, feathers and horns
stored up in anticipation Of the present
event, were much in evidence. The
efforts of the hawkers received lucra-
tive rewards, with the result that until
long after midnight the national flags
were waved indscriminately by we'll
meaning rOysterers. There were scarce,
4 ly an omnibus or a cab which was not
adorned with the national emblem, I'M
I promptu professions marched up and
dOwn the Strand and Piccadilly. Spor-
adic cheering and much horn blowing
atoned for the slimness of the crowds
which, had their volume been greater
would doubtless have rivaled "Mafe-
king night" AS it was, the demonstra-
tions of the night resulted i'm a genial
| and harmless sort of Jubilation which
] continued long after midnight
Outside Of Buckingham Palace, where
King Edward kept himself in seclusion