BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10668, 12 June 1902, Page 2

BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA.

Boers Delighted at Peaoe.

A Boer Commander's Loyal Expressions. 1 A German Howl. Preu Association-Telegraph-Copyright . Beoeived June 12, 0.32 a.m. LONDON, June 11. Opperman's commando surrendered at Pretoria, and was delighted at peace. | Mullen's commando at Balmoral threw down their rifle* and insisted on shaking hands with tho British officers., They had a big "ring song" in the evening. « Fonche represented the Boer Government when Bexindenhout'* and Odendaal's. commandos surrendered at Aliwal. Fouche, responding to Colonel Tervan's complimentary welcome, expressed i&b hope that next time they 'would kgh't on the side of the British, v. ' > -Seven'Hhousand Boers had *urrdn-' dered up to Monday morning. ..Mr Seddon, in the course of an intertjew atfMadieot^said he, would have preferred firmer -peace conditions.' ' The Berlin newspaper "Neu Preu*s % Kferix} Zeftunj^'*u^rges.'""Germ«ny and AmeriVa to co-operate tcseoure' -the maintenance of an "open door" in A conference of Magistrates jpf the Orange Colony discussed the gs(*tion of the earliest date for the repatriation, of the Boer*. , The skirmishes which have occurred are due tq the great area to be covered by the- peace emissaries and the .difficulty in communicating early theliews of peace/to isolated outposts. '. , . - Three hundred and seventy-seven, Boers surrendered at Hopetoun, including 831 rebel*.