Show GENERAL GERAL HOLIDAY IN o HONOR OF PEACE AL ALL ALLOVER OVER U UNITED KING KINGDOM OM L LONDON ND N Jun June 2 With the the exception tion tod of bf Irl Ireland nd practically the whole Vole of of the he United Kingdom Kindom is ma m making king toda today I iii in honor honor ot ot th the conclusion of peace in South in-South South Africa a The Thes streets everywhere are thronged with iti p people ople who every every now ard and th then n relieve ve their n nerves by an art n outburst of hoarse cheering or- or or-by or by braying penny trumpets The tone of King Edwards Edward's message mesge to the people and and the he ab nce therein of f any notes of exultation seems however to have hive set a good example and ad while giving free fe vent to their thedr theT own satisfaction the British are showing small smal desire to crow over their late enemies Flags and bunting are everywhere displayed church bells bels are ri ringing salutes sa salutes sa- sa sa lutes are ore being red fired a and d there tere is general general general gen gen- eral jubilation on all al sides Crowds of suburbanites poured into London at an early hour and converged con con verged toward the usual centres the Mansion Manson house Royal Ryal exchanges exchange Tra- Tra Tr falger Square etc and quickly be bedecked bedecked bedecked be- be decked themselves with wih tiny flags buttons buttons buttons but but- tons and badges bages At intervals some soe enthusiast st starts rt singing God Go Save the King Kin which Is taken up by the happy throngs and andis andis andis is heard herd for miles milea mie through the th neighboring neighboring neigh neigh- boring streets from one on end of the the bring metropolis to the other The earliest demonstration on the stock ock exchange where the members arrived arrIve an hour earlier than usual commenced at the bidding up of South African securities and Dater Iter In the day daya a a levee leve at et ot Buckingham Buckingham Buckingham Bucking Bucking- ham palace and a Cabinet meeting In Downing street attracted immense I crow crowds s Thousands of people awaited the arrival arival of the Cabinet et Ministers 1 and the scenes scene's scenes which greeted the favorites fa fa- have not been equalled in many years Many May of the Ministers wore wor court court dr dress on account of having to t be pr present nt at leve CI-leve it t he levee which added to to the attractiveness of the te occasion Joseph Chamberlain the Colonial Secretary came in for special attel tion ton from the masses ma The police were unable to hold them in bounds bous and crowds surged around Mr Chamberlains Chamberlain's Chamberlains Chamberlain's Chamber Chamber- l lains lain's ln's carriage sh shouting congratulations congratulations until the Colonial S Secretary es escaped escaped escaped es- es wi within hin the building On the he adjournment of the Cabinet Cabinet meeting the crowd repaired to BuckIngham Buckingham Buckingham Buck Buck- ingham palace and St. St St Jamess James's palace and nd further r relieved their feelings by cheering the King and other notabilities notabilities i ties ies who attended the levee leve at which 1 the Ithe United States tates Ambassador Joseph I H. H Choate and all al the members rs of the I em embassy assy and a number of special coronation coronation coronation cor cor- envoys were wee present Telegrams Tele Tele- grams grains gas received from all al parts of the part provinces testify to the extreme joy felt by all al classes at the conclusion of I Ithe the war At many places plages the magistrates magistrates magis magis- magis' magis discharged discharge all al the tha prisoners charged with light offences s. s I A singular fact fat is that the first news new o of the conclusion of peace pece was w received at t Windsor Winsor by by telephone from Berlin and Paris Pr |