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Show HERE ARE THE TERMS Text of the Document Signed in South Africa. BOERS LAY DOWN ARMS Rank and File of the Ilurf-hcts to 11a Dltfranchlsttl for LifeAlt l'rls. oners to Ilo Returned to South Africa Af-rica Without Loss of Liberty or Property Dutch LaiiRunrjo to Do Taught in Schools Military Occu-potion Occu-potion to Be Wlthdinwn-Self-aov-ernment Substituted. London, June 3 -Not In ours hns the Units,- of Commons lien so tliionRed with such n brilliant nnd e'lithusiasth niidlonce nn when the I Irat Lord of the Trensurv and government lender In lhe Hiius, A J llalfour, unnoiimeil this ufleriinon the ptaee term" eoncluled with the Iloers An hour before the House met n inige rimid nn Whitehall MMlfcrousIs eheered the notable inlltl elans, pnrtlculntly the Colonial Serte tary Joseph Chamberlain who walked uiiioncernedl from the Colonhl ofilee with n brond smile on his face 01 EM (HIEAT OVATION Mr Chninherlnlii nn I Mr llalfour both rrielvid great ovations ns the) walked tn their state The lobbies and walling looiim were crow Ivd with ells appointed seekers for seats, among whom wen- man) Aineihans TElt.MS AHE ANNOUNCED The pirlol of uniting llmll) came to nn end Amid breathless silence brok en a few seconds Intel h npplause such as tho Enure of Commons seldom bents Mr llnlfoui stood un and announced the-tehus on which Iho war In Houth Africa had I een ended The reference lo th Poers in know ledglng King Edward Ed-ward ns their sovereign made the hit of Iho tli) As tho llbernlltv ot tho terms grew plainer, the cheers nn Iho (loverinnent side of the House diminished, dimin-ished, while the Opposition s satisfaction was proportion itel Inci instil The tirms as announced follow. WHAT TEEMS AHE Ills Excellencs. Lord Mllner. his Excellency, Mr Stejn, Con Hremner, don C It Dewet nnd Ju Igo llerliog, noting In bedinlf of the OrniiBO Pico Stale, nnd Oen Scnlk-HurKher, (len, Hcltz, Oen. Ixiuls Hatha nnd Hen Dolores, Do-lores, acting for their respective laughers, lau-ghers, desiring to terminate lhe pros-ent pros-ent hostilities, ngtco to tho following terms WILL Hl'HHENDEH AHMS 'The burghei foiccs In the field will forthwith lay down their arms nnl bund over all theli guns, rlllcs nnd nm-munition nm-munition In their possession or under their conned, desist fnini further le-slstanee le-slstanee nnd acknowledge King Ed-ward Ed-ward VII. ns their lawful sovereign. Tho manner and details nf (lie nurren-der nurren-der will bo ni ranged between Lord Kite honor and I'ommandiint-Oenernl Hothn, assisted by Olii, Dcluiry und Chief Commandant Dcwet. TO HETL'HN PH1SONEKH. ' Second All burghers outside (ho limits of (ho Trnnsvnal und Orange lllver Colony, nnd nil prisoners of war a( presen( outsldo houth Africa, who aro ImrBlierH will on duly declaring their acceptance of the position ot subjects sub-jects of his Mnjest), be brought buck to their homea as soon as mcuiis of transport can ho provided und means of subslstenco assured. Third Tho burghers so returning will not bo deprived of their personal liberty or propert). PIIOTECTINO nunaiiEiis. "fourth No proceeding, civil or criminal, will he taken against any burghers surrendered or returning for any acts In connection with the prat ecullon of tho war. The benefits of this cliusc do not extend tn eertnln nets contrary to tho iihiii,ch of wnr, which hnd been extended hy tho com-mander-ln-rhlef to tho liner Oenerals, who shall bo tried by court-martial after tho close of hostilities. DUTCH LANOUAQE ALLOWED. ' Plfth Tho Dutch language will be taught In tho public schools nf tho Transvaal and Orange lllver Colony, whero tho pnrents desire it, nnd will bo allowil In the courta of law, for tho better nnd mote effectual administration admin-istration of Justice. "Sixth Possession of rifles will he allowed In the Transvaal and Orange lllver Colony to persons requiring thorn for their protection, on taking out u license, according to luus MILITARY TO Hl.TIHE. Seventh Tho military administration administra-tion nf tho Transvaal and Onngo Elver Elv-er Colony will at tho earliest possible date, bo succeeded hy u elvll government govern-ment nnd, so soon ns clrcumstnneos permit, rcpiosentatlvo Institutions leading up to self-government, will bo Introduced ' Eighth Tho question of granting tho frnnchlHo to natives will not bo decided until after tho Introduction of elf-Bovernmcnt. "Ninth No special tax will be Imposed Im-posed on land properly In the Transvaal or Oraiifci Elver Colon) to defray tho oxpcnseH of the war. ENOLAND 8 INDEMNITY 'Tenth As soon as the conditions permit II n rommltteo on which tho local Inhabitant J wl.l ho lepiescnlid will ho npjolnteJ In ah dlstrkt of tho Tinnsvul and Oi ingo lllver Colony, under tho supirvlslon of a iniglstrntn oi otherwise fui tho purpone of assisting leoplo lo Iheli homes and for thorni who mo not able to prnvlda foi themselves, etc, Indlspensnblo tu tho reiuinptlon of their normal oitupntlons His Majest) h (lovernmnt will i Inco nt the disposal of these commissions tho rum of 1 1 000 IKS) and will allow thu notes Issued under un-der Iho law of 1800 of tho south Afilemi republic mil nil reeelpla given up tn ollleirs In the field of iho hue lepuhllcs or under their ordeis to he presented In a Judicial commission which will bo nppolntel b) 'he Guvemment and If surh notes ami receipts aie fotiul hy this cinnmlvsloii to Invi ben duly l euid In irtiiin for v iluable ronslilern-Units ronslilern-Units they will l4 irrelvr b) the first named eommlssljii as evldencfs of war loseis suffered h) Iho peron tn which they vino originally given WILL ADVANCE I.OV.NB 1 In addition tn tho nbnvo named fres grant nf fSOmiOOO, his Majesty s Uov . ernment will be prepared to miko advance ad-vance on inn for lhe some purposes free of Interest for two jeirs. and afterward af-terward repi)able over n pcrlol of )onrH with J per rant Interest No foreigner or lebel win b(, Pn. titled lo benefit under this clause ' POINTS NOT DEALT WITH After he hnd concluded reading the peace agreement, Mr llalfour pio. ceeded There aro certain points not dealt with In tho document I havo Just read, nnd which was signed on Sntur-dn) Sntur-dn) Therefore It may ho convenient If 1 read a dispatch from Lord Kitchener to the Secretary of state for War, dated May 10th. as follows KirciiHNHits MLRKA.ni: " 'After handing the Hoer delegutes a cop) of tho draft of tho agreement I lead Ihem u statement and (.live them a ropy of it, ns follows, i " His MaJet)'B Government must Lilncc- on record that the trcutment of th Car an I Natal i mists who havo t u In rebi nion an I who now surren der will If the) return lo their eolonles ' i determine d by Iho i ilnnlal i nurts nnd In n eordonee with th laws ot tho eed onles and any llrltlsh subjee ts who have Joined the em m will be liable to 1 1 till b) the liw of that part of tho llrltlsh empire tn whlih the) bdong Ills Majest) s ilournmcnt are Informed In-formed b) the tnpi ilovernmeut thnt their views tegarillng the terms to be granted In llrltlsh subjects In Cne Colons now In the 11,11 or who havo surrendered or been mpttnel since At rli 12 11)01 are ns follows with re gnrd to the rnnke und file Ihey should nil aftel surrender snd giving up theli arms sign a doeiimeni before the resl dent mitkletrnlc nf tin district In which the) surrender acknowledge themselves guilty ot high tmsnn nnd the punish llient to be nccorded them provided lhe) nre not guilt) of murler or nils eontrai) to the tissues of Ivllltedwnr-fure Ivllltedwnr-fure shall he Unit tin v are not entitle 1 for life to b reglsti red fh voters or vote In ail) prellnun it v or ptnvltuhtl lotinill nr municipal lei tlon 'With rtfeiencci to justices nf tho peine field cofn-ts nnl ntl others who hold otllclnl position under the Government Govern-ment of Ciipe Colon) or who h ive lieen holding n position of ntithorlt) or who have (ml commands In the nbel or Hoer tones the) shall be trlul foi high ttea-son ttea-son before the ordlnnr) courts of lhe eiuulr) or sttth spiHlnl coin ts ns ma. hereafter be constituted their punish inent lo be left lo the discretion of siuh eeurl with the pinvlso that In no ease shall the penult) of death be Inlllclel lho NmUI Government nie of lb" opinion that the lebel should be dealt with aeeordlng to the law ot that colon) T hee ntringements eoncluled Mr lUiirntu, 'lie (Inv eminent has ap proved ' Sli Ilenr) Campbell Itiinnirmnn the LIU rn' lender, In behalf of the oppol llin. Mild unboiin led satlsfne tlon would lie fell throughout tin empire nt tint com It slntt of peaiM They weio unnnl nous In nilinlrallnii of Ihelr lain eneinlei. now their friends and fellow cltlc s whoio mllllniv nunlllles ttnnc ll) of purl nse and nolf siihIIIcIiik devotion devo-tion i llbeity and country has won them the respect of the whole world and, foremost of nil the lespcot of theli oipenents Ever) member offered congratulation!, con-gratulation!, to the King nnd the e nun-try nun-try on Iho thrice lilt rami restoration of I enio Mr Hnlfntir hiving ann unccd tho Gove rnmetit would Inlet on early oppnr-turllv oppnr-turllv or moving n vote of Ihniiks tn Lord Kitchener nn 1 the forces In South Allien the memheis of the House of C nm nns returned lo their ordinary ovulations |