SOUTH AFRICA.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1685, 28 February 1906, Page 2

SOUTH AFRICA.

BOERS AND CHINAMEN.

liy lclegnip.li, Press Ass n, Copyrigh London, Feb. 26.

The Times’ Johannesburg correspondent states that owing to Government vacillation, the Borrs are intriguing and endeavouring to striko a prefisabie bargain offering Britishers for a sufficient quid pro quo the support of Chinese labor. The Daily Telegraph’s Johannesburg correspondent states that tho Boers are aga ! n intriguing for racial supremacy. Their feeliDg is simi’ar to that in 1831.

LORD MILNER’S SPEECH.

By telegraph, Press Aes’n, Copyright

Received 11 30 p.m , Feb. 27. London, Feb. 27,

Lord Milner’s refermce pointed .to A. D. Fischer as the figure behind Steyn. Lord Milner showed lhat many Britith setfors in Orangia weie tenants with guaranie s from Government. All were dependent for their welfare on our re’usal to throw away the results of the war. Tbe Government's basto recalled the hysterics of the eirly eighties about Egypt, The only differenc3 being that landlords had taken tbe landholders’ place His moral was the same, to push forward the material development and proceed with tho constitution cautiously. Lord E'gin paid a iributs to L-'rd Miln r's great services, showing in a time of special anxiety, cou age and devotion to his country which they should not forget. He reiterated the need of time and enquiry in fratn ng a Trausva-.l constitution. Ho deeply regretied that tho inaccurate term ‘‘slavery ’ should have btoa apple! to Chinese labor.