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Show NOT HOPEFUL OF PEACE. London Times Relates Course ot tho Negotiations in South Africa. London, May 12 The Times this morning relates the course of the pevce negotiations us follows 'On receipt of the Dutch corresrnn lenco Intlmit-Ing Intlmit-Ing that Great Britain was ready to listen to propsala from tho Boers In the del I, Acting President ot the Transvaal Hrhilkburger nine to the British linen ind nsked pel mission to consult with Mr Htevn, former President Presi-dent of the Oinnge Pico Slate This led tn tho Boer delegates going to Pic-lortu Pic-lortu Their llrst propos it to lird Kllrhener and Iord Mllner, the British high com mlsslnner In South Afrlei was that the republics should merely concede nil the demands ninde by Great Britain Brit-ain regarding franchise etc , before tho wai. The British Government In re-plj re-plj teferred them to the Mlddleburg conference as the maximum of pos slhlc concessions unci refused permission permis-sion to tin. Boeis to consult their friends In Europe, Evrntunll), while refusing nn nrml-stlce nrml-stlce Lord Kitchener undertook not tn mol.st tho burghers while they wero nctinlls holding meetings with tho lomm indoen to authorize the leaders to negotlito on the basis nf the surrender surren-der of Independence, but they were told it was useless to return to Pr. torla without being armed with full pawera lo negotiate. Mr. Bchalkbur-ger Bchalkbur-ger nssented to this, but Mr. Stcyn s acquiescence seemed doubtful. ' Mall advices received frnm Pretoria" Pre-toria" continues the 1 lines, "deel ires that !.ords Kitchener and Mllner promised prom-ised gcneioiiH compensation for burned farms, promised no illtllrulty Willi regard re-gard tn the question of amnesty for rebels which did not present Iiisuicra-hie Iiisuicra-hie difficulties" Tho Times, In nn edltnrlnl on the subject, Is not hopeful that peace will bo Ihe outcome nf such negotiations and fears lhat the result nf tho election of n member of Parliament fnr Buray, Uancnshlre, will Influence tho Uoers to furthci resistance. |