Transvaal Affairs.

Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 276, 28 May 1897, Page 2

Transvaal Affairs.

(Per Press Association.) liONi>oN, May 26. At tbe Transvaal raid enquiry Miss Flora Shaw, bead of tbe Times' colonial department, who recently visited Australia and South Africa as special commissioner of tbat journal, stated that she bad in letters in the Times idly suggosted tbat there would be bistoric juslico iv tbo rising of tbe residents of the Baud ou Docember 16th tbe day on which tho Boers in 1880 seized Heidelberg, and proclaimed the South African Republic. Tbo remark, Bbc added, applied to a blooclloss revolution, the idea bum» that Jameson's force should remain on tho Trausyaal border and be ready. -to support Lord llosnioad. if necessary. She also admitted cabling to Mr Cecil Bhoilos that it would bo dan"oroiis to delay. This cablo, sbo said, possibly itupliod tbat Mr Chamberlain concurred iv tbo movement, but she did not doi'ivo hou opinion from Mr Chamborlain, Tho couiaiittco congratulated Miss Shaw upon hor frankness. .Dospito tho fact that signs of more friendly fooliugs towards Britain havo rccoutlysbosvu thoinsolvcs in Tranayaal, Baruoy Barnaco considers tbe position still sorious, ■ Piustohia, May 2G. Dr Lioyds, who vacated tbo positiou of Secretary of Stato to tho Transvaal onboiugappoinlod Minister for Go'rmany and tbo Netherlands, lias been re-elected , to that position. -.-.../... j