LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 828, 17 February 1903, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

By Telegraph—-Press Association —Copyright (Received 10.40 p.tn., Feb. 16.)

Capetown, Feb. 10. Progressive lenders have declared that if Mr Chamberlain is prepared to accept Dutch assurances of loyally the Progressives would meet them more than half

Afrikander addresses at Graaferint thanked Mr Chamberlain for upholding free institutions, so highly valued, and assured him of titcir fervent resolve to remain true to the Empire. Mr Chamberlain replied that he came not to see a display of British loyalty, because he could get that tit home, but to see South African disaffection, and ask whereon it is bused and tiud a remedy. He traced it to wilfulncss and foolishness, jeopardising the Constitution, in tlie past, and discontent and violdtice. He impressively appealed for proofs of loyalty by aiding the union. Liberty aud peace alone were tho requisites of unprecedented prosperity.

Loudon, Feb. 16. Mr Gladstone, speaking at Leeds, eulogised Mr Chamberlain for facing the facts of the problems in South Africa iu a manner worthy of au Englishman. He had displayed great sagacity and power, looking at things sympathetically and unexclusivcly with his own eyes. Mr Carnegie and the Education Trustees have drafted a regulation dealing with Scottish first graduate, stuly and research. A number of scholarships havo been established with a value of hundred pounds ; fellowships of a value ofhuudred and fifty pounds iu science and medicine, and similar ones for history, economies, modern languages, and literature. The grants in aid of research are surrounded with stringent conditions to secure the pursuit of studies in special departments. BOER GENERALS, Received 1 a.m. Feb. 17. Capetown, Feb. 16. Botha, Do la Roy, and Smuts wrote that the formation even of a nominated Legislative Council was premature, in view of the colony’s state of irritability, which was likely to provoke disorder aud a dangerous agitation in favor of a representative Council. Sir A. Milner replied that the co-operation of all sections in open council would lead to mutual respect. Explanation of tho Government policy would remove misconceptions. He vainly renewed the appeal to the generals who, in replying, felt that they would bo unable to bo of real service to tho Government or country if they accepted tho positions. Despito their refusal tho Council will shortly be formed. It will comprise thirty members, including sixteen Government officials. Melbourne, Fob. 16. The Federal Treasurer does not chink Wilson’s attack calls for official notice. Idler has been scratched for tho Nowmarket Handicap. The general consensus of tho press in Australia is that Wilson’s prediction of a financial crisis is unwarranted. Tho conditions which produced tiic panic in 1893 aro altogether absent. There was no crisis ahead beyond a sudden, inevitable contraction in Government expenditure.