The Waikato Argus GEORGE EDGECUMBE, Proprietor. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1900.
The cablegrams we have published within the past two or three days indicate that the trouble in South Africa, so far as active hostilities on the part of the Boers is concerned, is nearly at an end. Lord Roberts has granted the Boers a five days' armistice. Such a concession as this is generally a preliminary to surrender, or to the consideration of the terms of peace. In this case it must be taken to indicate the former, as the only terms upon which peace can be restored is the absolute surrender of the forces in the field! Lord Roberts has commenced to return the troops to their homes. A body of Canadians has already left, and the City of London Volunteers are expected to reach the capital on .November 3rd, but he does not anticipate doing so himself at quite so early a date. There can be no formal treaty of peace as there is nobody with authority to treat. The proclamations of annexation of the territory converts every man within the borders into a British subject, and no Government can treat for peace with a subject.
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Waikato Argus, Volume IX, Issue 767, 29 September 1900, Page 2
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