The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-07
BRITAIN IS
READY To
CELEBRATE
Peace Is Expected
To Be Made
Soon
LONDON WILL
AGAIN MAFFIK
Every Seat in the House Taken
in Anticipation Of BaIfour's
Great Speech.

LONDON. May 1i.-If a definite an
nsuncc-nen: OF peace in South Africa IL
made on Monday. an expected. that
nisst ~tu bid fair TO rival the eeis-
t-ation which occurred when the relief
of nafekins ~as officially announced In
May. 1900. Throughout Londoa ar
assignments have already bern made
for numerous peace dinners The aris-
toeraey win .,marik'- on no small
seal. and Doubtless the dsnizens OF
wsitechApei and the East End quarters
win Invade the Strand and other thor
oushfarca With their Wild emulation
Fer Monday afternoon every seat "a
-. House OF Commons II already prr-
~-ptrd. IL the statement OF The Gov
ersment leader. a y. Baifour. comes
20 N expectations. little win De doae
10 me United Kingdom that day ex-
e-pt s1uit over the end Of the war thst
hs- tried the spirit % the nation TO
ft- stterrnost- Already the wiscacTes
are saying that Lord Kitchener will BE-
,r s- m Earl aud receive the thanks OF
Parliament. accompanied By sGostan-
tisf grant 90 money.
os~ OF the most curious features OF
ts- war - the remarkable way tnI
-sish Lord Kitchener has deepencd the
-.,oue respect. akin 60 fear. with
..isa the British nation regards him
srs his iacouic reports. and his utterly
independent prosecution OF shc cam
pairn in South Africa has heightened
hi- military reputation 20 such an ex-
t-.t that he has actually become = god
Co sse average man In the street Yet
he - universally admitted TO have next
TO .oshIn< In common with his eoun-
trymen or their government.
a. Lord Eitchener's star has ascend |
"a. so has Lord Roberts declined. The
E-s.rai optimism 81 the old fighter who /
- cow commander In chief crates 50
upon a people severely over
Jared for the war which Lord Roberts
80 long ago declared finished. that the
popularity which made
rouIa never be repeated at The corona
tios. Indeed. ia - more likely to De
transformed into n hostile dem snStrt-
.iOs. In which General BuIler'B name
may be greeted With cheers
However. peace ~ undoubtedly the
question: OF the hour. and Lord Kitch-
euer IL once more the man OF the mo-
menI Lord Miner may or may not
have played an important part In ne
lace negotiations. but popular and po-
itieai opinions assign to the ex-Sirdar
- the Egyptian forces the bringing
bout OF the present negotiations. This
ceiling IL By no means confined q out
'id.rs.
Great financial maEnates whose ir- I
or walton regarding the conditions IN |
south Africa has often been better 4
nas the governments. and whose In
sre-rs there are almost a. Ereat as the
'nptrc's. declare that Lord Kitchener
: the savior OF his country.
BRUSSELS. May s0.-It Is said here
bat the Boer delegates In Europe now (
'eirit that peace in south Africa has ]
cen secured and that the settlement
,et ween the Beers and Great I.rftaiu !
VII % signed In the names OF ms. for
nor citizens OF the two South African
-publics who are now in Europe In
tudfnE Kruger. thus preventing the
from continuing a eucr-
tlla WARFARE ON the pFtteNN tnAt they
- cbeyiuE the orders OF the Boer del ,
E.tcs IN Europe.
LONDON. May 10=The government .
80 not yet received the decision from
~ Bocr conference at vcrceniEfnR
ranSvaal. which vas expected today
nd which VAS to enable BalfOur. the
leader. TO make his state
rrrt concerning peace next Monday.
a dispatch received from Pretoria r
sy- that the British columns In South !
.frtca. especially tAe cavalry. have :
80 greatly benefited by their long .
ut. Preparations have been made. q
nd Lord Kitchener viii again take the Y
ED n there - any delay In the ac- c
sptance Of Great Britain's terms by
- Beers. In the meantime prcpara-
or- are being made for the rcpatria-
90 % the Beers on the termination OF
r-tiiifies. 4.
LONDON MAY S-The Daily ChrUn-
p shis morning declares that the me- .
.ttons OF the present week VIII wit :
- ths termination % the war IN South =
irtea. The paper says 10 understands q
81 the Government has declined 20 grant q
. rebels unqualified amnesty or 10 fx <