SOUTH AFRICA.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 453, 24 June 1902, Page 2

SOUTH AFRICA.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, June 22. Colonel Hamilton, Lord Kitchener’s military secretary, has arrived at Windsor, and has presented the original document of the Boers’ sune.ider to the King. Lord Kitchener was given an enthusiastic farewell banquet at Johannesburg. Pie appealed to the employers to find lucrative employment for tho Rand volunteers.

It has been arranged that five squadrons each of tho First and Second Imperial Light Horse, South African Light Horse, Johannesburg Mounteds, Kitchener’s Scouts, and Scottish Horse should retain their horses, rifies, and equipment without cost, ou condition that they can be recalled by tho military if required. General Bruce Hamilton held au iudaba with the Zulus at Vryheid, and explained that the British and Boers were friends. Ho announced that Magistrates would inquire into their grievances in regard to cattle alleged to have been stolen. Tho Zulus expressed loyalty, aud promised to return to their homes.

STATEMENT BY’ LORD MILNER. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, Juno 23. Lord Milner has informed tho South Africa Chamber of Mines that the new mining tax will yield half a million, which, with other revenue from existing sources, will balance local expenditure. He believed that tho additional taxes were not intended. Ho hoped that tho arrangement in connection with tho dynamito duty weuld save the industry throo hundred thousand pounds, There was a prospect of an early reduction of Customs duties. He added that the people would be consulted in all future measures.

Mr Fildes, Lord Milner’s secretary, will remain in England as adviser to Mr Chamberlain on South African affairs.

TRAVELLING PERMITS. TOTAL SURRENDERS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrigh London, June 23.

The system of permits for persons travelling between Transvaal towns has been abolished.

The total surrenderee are 18,757, in eluding 204 rebels at Kimberley.

By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, last night. The Governor is advised that Private Win. Whetter, of Waikouaiti, died of dysontery at lilerksdorp on June 20, and Private P. Mouk, of Kaikoura, was dangerously ill of enteric at Newoastle on June 14.

A number of tho Seventh Contingenters on the troopship Manila, duo at Wellington to-morrow, are suffering from influenza.

Dunedin, last night.

Trooper W. Whetter, of Waikouaiti, succumbed at lilerksdorp on June 20th to injuries sustained to the Eighth by the Machavio railway disaster on April 12th.