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an enthusiastic welcome. They drove from the Point through 
gaily-decorated streets to the Park, where they were wel- 
comed by the Corporation. Next day, in Maritzburg, the- 
Duke and Duchess opened the new Town Hall, and unveiled 
a Tablet to the memory of the Volunteers who fell in the 
war. They received the principal Native Chiefs of Natal 
and Zululand in the Park in the afternoon. The rejoicings 
were concluded by a Reception at Government House in 
the evening. 
Several colonists received honours from the hands of His 
Royal Highness for services rendered during the war. The 
Royal Red Cross was bestowed on two Maritzburg ladies, 
Mrs. P. Davis and Mrs. W. J. Scott. General Hildyard, 
General Dartnell, Mr. B. W. Greenacre, Mr. David Hunter, 
and Mr. Henry Bale, were knighted. The Hon. Thomas K. 
Murray received the honour of knighthood about a month 
later. 
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cornwall and York 
was created Prince of Wales on the 9th November. 1901. 
Nearing the End. 
The Great Boer War, as a war, is over. The Boers have 
been hopelessly defeated ; about 33,000 of them are prisoners, 
many of whom are exiled to St. Helena, Ceylon, India, and 
Bermuda; their country both north and south of the Vaal 
is annexed to the Empire; Mr. Kruger’s dream of a Dutch 
Dominion has come to nought; he himself has deserted his 
people and fled to Europe; and Mr. Steyn is a hunted fugitive 
in the country which he once ruled. Notwithstanding all 
this, some thousands of Boers are still continuing a hopeless 
struggle. The numerous forts, or blockhouses, which 
Lord Kitchener has caused to be built all over the conquered 
territories, mostly along the line of railway and at bridges,