Show KINO KING EDWARD OPENS parliament no such splendor for I 1 tear ears as tho the occasion I 1 the be first parliament 0 of f the rein reign of king rdward MI Mas an opened fours day afternoon by the king lu in person ills his majesty was by bayqueen queen alexandra the he duke of connaught and many others other of the royal family faintly the lust last state ceier nony odthe of the kind occurred in 1801 1861 queen victoria opened parliament accompanied by tile the prince consort and since the death of the latter nothing equalling the pomp has been witnessed witness cd in london in connection with tile the opening of tile the legislature until now nov in his speech in referring to south bouth amilca the king said ilia hie war in I south africa la Is not yet entirely terminated but the capitals of the trony and ills his principal lines linea of communication are in my possession and measures have been taken which will I 1 trust enable my troops to deal effectually with the hie forces by which they are arc still opposed I 1 I 1 greatly regret the loss of life and expenditure of treasure due to the fiu guerrilla warfare maintained by hoer partisans in tile the former fonner territories of the two republics their early is much to be basl desired red in their own Inter tats us as until it takes a k es place it will be impossible for me to establish in lhote colonies the institutions eions which v will secure the equal rights of all the white inhabitants and protection and justice for the native population |