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HAMILTON.
i emu news of the capture of Johannes- j
burg and the abandonment of Pretoria
was received here with general rejoicing,
accentuating, as it did, the hopes of all
for an early peace.
On Friday evening, some of the residents,
Rev. J. L. Clougher, Messrs. J. T. J
Madden, J.P., James 'folland, E. Burton,
W. H. Manning, and W. G. Brown (others
being unavoidably absent), met to discuss
in what way a total demonstration might
be arranged for, and carried out, on the
day that it is understood will be sol- apart
when peace is proclaimed, for celebration
of that happy event.
It was decided that those present should
form themselves into a committee, with
tion or to add to their number. The Rev.
I J. L. Clougher was voted to the chair, and
a treasurer and secretary having been appointed
it was decided that the Warden
should he asked to act as president, and
the Councillors, Road Trustees, and Justices
of the Peace for the district, and the
Rev. Father Murphy, as vice-presidents.
All were agreed that in the general re-
joicing the children on should be the last
thought and chief consideration. Ultimately,
the following programme was
drawn up and adopted -
That, in the forenoon, both children
and adults should meet, at a time to he
agreed upon, in the vicinity of Welling- i
ton-square, and that the children should
Iii ore be marshalled in column, and, a
flag being supplied each child, they
should then precede the rest of the people
in a procession through the streets of the '
township, and that during the procession
the children should sing past solo songs,
and, when assembled in front of the Corner- I
Lil-hall, all present should join in singing
the National Anthem, decided, also, that
afterwards the children should proceed to
a spot to be decided upon, where a general
picnic should be held. After lunch,
which would he provided for the children,
but which adults would he expected to
provide for themselves, children's sports
would be hold, to he followed by on early
ton. A town bonfire (to which all would
have been asked to here conti shaded fuel)
would then be lit. The children's part
of the rejoicings having been thus provided
for, it was decided that, in the evening
a social meeting, interspersed with
songs, should be held at the Council-hull
(with the nominal charge of 6d. cash for
admission to be followed by a dance, for
which no extra charge for admission
should be made.
It was also resolved to ask the local
landholders to provide bonfires on their
neighbouring estates, to be lighted at the
same time as the town bodies, and that
the ladies of the township be asked to
make the flags required, and to provide
the lunch and ton for the children.
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