London, Jan. 6.
The House of Lords was reopened this afternoon.
Lord Kitchener, Secretary for War, made a speech in which he paid a glowing tribute to General Botha, Premier of the Union of South' Africa. Lord Kitchener said that the situation in South Africa had undergone most welcome change and that General Botha had handled the situation in a masterly manner. He had stamped out the rebellion and the result gave them great confidence of future success in any operations that General Botha might undertake.
Reviewing the last six weeks of fighting, Lord Kitchener said: "The "Allies have progressed at various points, but the tide of bat-
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