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Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 707, 31 December 1902, Page 3

The result of the elections means that tho country has unmistakably endorsed t ho policy of tho Seddou Government, and negatived by a substantial majority g the want of “ confidence ” moved against it by the Opposition, which has gone down badly— Wanganui Herald. In diplomatic circles one is wondering wlnit Russia really means. That the Macedonian troubles are acquiesced in on the Neva is clearly shown by the very courteous despatch of the Czar to Igua* I tied, in Sofia. The Dardanelles question ] is still in the lance, although Lord Cran- s borne said that negotiations were now in progress. The Russian Minister for Finance has hardly gone to China for his health. And now comes the attempt to kick up dust in Afghanistan ' What resuit docs liussia expect from all this . All these attempts are directed mainly against England.—Neue Preussiscbe Zei tung, Berlin. Tho following extraordinary cable messago appears in an American paper : Loudon, Nov. I.— Tho chasm between tho Boers and tho British is growing wider. 1 All the Dutch women and children in Cape Colony wear the Transvaal colors. A generation is being raised up which will be more difficult to handle than tho 3 present one. The blacks have taken possession of tho bulk of the Boer farms and j refuse to hand them over to tho repatriated a owners. British officials invite the Boers - to retake possession by force, but the latter v decline to do so. The disbanded Colonial j forces aro thoroughly disaffected, owing to „ tbo non-fulfilmenc of the promises made e by the authorities who enlisted them. Inc sufficiency of native labor prevents the ,s expected mining development, while the d mine owners have to face threats ana IS heavy taxation for the war. The national >. scouts dare not venture outside tho Briti-h y military posts. Four were found ooe -s moruing recently laid out dead at the foot 3. of the Kruger monument in Pretoria, their is skulls split open-

There is no mistaking the temper of the constituencies. They may not endorse every act of tho Government, hot they certainly will not tolerate the return to power of the party which allowed the affairs of the colony to drift- into almost hopeless confusion.—Lyttelton Times.

Colonial loans are a drug in the market, and all the patriotism we have shown melts not the obduracy of the holders of the world's money bags.—Oaraaru Times

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