ADVICE TO DISCONTENTED BOERF.

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ADVICE TO DISCONTENTED BOERF.

NEGOTIATIONS NOT TO BE REOPENED.

(Received January 10th, 12.40 a.m.) CAPETOWN, January 9Mr Chamberlain, replying to a Boer oo_-> ferenoe address, said he would have been better pleased to hear, besides reqaeata, some recognition of _» Government's achievements on their behalf. "Let tlw Boers forgive their own people who Barrendered and assisted Great Britain," _• said, "before talking of _ general a___j_ty, about which the Vereemging agreement was silent." Much had been _o_e for tbe xn__« outside what waa done under pirasuiim. It would be useless for the exUea to i_t_r_ unless they accepted the Vere_uigh_g agreement. The burghers in Europe aboaUl prove their loyalty by _coo__t_*g for the money they took to Europe. Mr Chamberlain concluded by saying be firmly ■rWI-i-'i to re-opm negotiations, or to go befiuad <sbe Vereeaiging terms. Following is the verbatim report of Mr Chamberlain's remarks on rebel*, referreto in the above cable message: — "We have undertaken to repay the Government of Natal the ,cotnps«*ation given to thai* loyal subjao-i i»j_i*_ by the _iv_

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sion, and it is our desire and intention that it shall be given on a liberal scale. We have also agreed that a contribution shall be given to those loyal subjects in Cape Colony who had suffered by the first invasion. In the oatso of the second invasion the responsibility lies with the colony itself. With regard to Cape Colony, we have expressed in the clearest terms our determination that not one penny* of Imperial money shall be given to compensate those who have rebelled against the Imperial authority. That is independent of tlie vote tonight, which is for those loyal British and Dutch subjects—of -whom there are many—who stood by ua in the conflict, and who suffered loss in "the two colonies. Lord Milner is of opinion that the sum will enable him to compensate those persons in a larger measure, with a greater percentage of their loss, than in the case of those who fought against us. That is fair a<hd right. What are we giving to our enemies? It is ri;:ht that the principle should be clearly stated, for here we are creating, for the first time in tlie history of the world, a new precedent. We have often been referred to the treat Civil War in America as an instant-? of the magnanimity whien vicoxluv-s trc.jp' and a victorious Govermr.fnt could show to those, who had opposed them. Up_<i the war in South Africa no greater instance of magnanimity had ever transpired, but we are going much beyond th.t."

11 >, ap-.eeh concluded :— "Up to the present time the results of our efforts at reeeUlen:ent haw exceeded my most sanguine estimate, and I hope I may have even greater cause for congratulation when 1 go to South Africa, as*l shall do with the Brt earntst desire to get at all 'hat is controversial, all that is unhappy in regard to the recollections cf the past, and with one t.ole desire to bring together the people, kindred people, into one great African nation under the British flag."