HOW THE NEWS OF MAFEKING'S RELIEF WAS RECEIVED. UNBOUNDED ENTHUSIASM. THE DEMONSTRATION IN LONDON. SCENES OF UNPARALLELED ENTHUSIASM. "THE GEEATEST DAY EVER KNOWN." PEOPLE DELIRIOUS WITH JOY. "BOURKE DRUNK." BADEN-POWELL INVITED TO VISIT THE COLONIES. Electric Telegraph -Copyright-United Press Association. Lo don, May 10. The popular demonstrations are described as unparalleled since the siego of Lucknow. The procession in London was so great throughout the night that traffic was diverted. Thero was a dominant note of thanksgiving and joy in celebration of a moral and not ■ a military triumph. The Lord Mayor cabled to Colonel Baden - Powell : " The citizens of London are relieved and rejoiced at the good news of tho gallant defence, which will long live in the annals of the British." Mr Balfour informed the House of Commons at midnight that although there was no distinct information there was good reason to believe that the news was true. May 20. — There are the greatest rejoicings and excitement throughout the British Empire over the relief of Mafeking. Lord Salisbury was at Windsor Castle when the news of the relief of Mafeking reached the Queen. Thousands of people serenaded Colonel Baden-Powell's mother and sister at their residence in Hyde Park. Processions of cheering crowds blocked London streets. To-day enormous enthusiasm was everywhere shown in the provinces, churches, public and private build ings, and all vehicles being decorated with flags, everyone wearing the national colors. In Canada, many American cities, the colonies, and in India people are participating in the Empire's rejoic ings. There was intense excitement at Capetown. London within a few days sub scribed £10,000 towards a Mafeking fund. The illuminations in the streets of London wero most brilliant. Endless processions crowded the streets for hours after midnight. The Queen expressed the greatest gratification and thankfulness at the relief of Mafeking. London, Mny 20. The Lord Mayor, attended by the sheriffs, was present at the singing of " Te Deum" at St. Paul's yester day. The clergy knelt at the altar, the congregation also kneeling, dur ing the singing of the service. The members of the Stock Ex change sang " God Save the Queen," and invited the Paris Bourse to listen by means of tho telephone system be tween the two institutions. Capetown, May 20. 