CITY EDITION. PUBLISHED AT 4 P.M. PEACE IN SOUTH AFRICA.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7424, 10 June 1902, Page 3

CITY EDITION. PUBLISHED AT 4 P.M. PEACE IN SOUTH AFRICA.

THE BOER. SURRENDEREES. SURPRISED AND GRATIFIED.

THANKSGIVING SERVICES. United Pres« Association— By Eleotrio Telegraph— Copyright. (Received June 10, 8.60 a.m.) LONDON, June 9. When the surrendered Boers reached Bloemfontein they refused to shake hands with, those who had surrendered 1 previous to peace. The Boers who came in ait Vredeford expected! fifteen thousand troops to -witness their surrender, and were surpriaed: and gratified to find only General Elliott and hia staff. i I Thanksgiving services yrefe iheld in many of the Anglican Churches in.Oape Colony. Similar services were !held inlohurdhw and chapels throughout Britain, and ait the British Embassies abroad. Many, Americans attended the services on the Continent". All the Boer leaders are delighted at \pea«e, and express a wish to -work onti«ir farms. ..

At the meeting of the- Linwood Borough Council, lasfc .evening, the. Mayor, in announcing the receipt of 'the Acting-Pre-mier's telegram, on June 2, said' the members would all be pleased! to find that peace had been declared on such a satisfactory basis. It was satisfactory to know that New Zealand had done its full share in connection with the war j and if again called on by Great Britain, he was sure it would do oven more.