SOUTH AFRICA.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1853, 6 September 1906, Page 2

SOUTH AFRICA.

PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT HoDg Kong, September 4, . A final batch of 1500 coolies for the Rand left Hong Kong yeeterday. Capetown, September 4.

The Capetown Argus comments on the Motherland’s generous decision not to cripple the Transvaal with a heavy loan, which \yould have been tantamount to making the mining industry pay the war indemnity, ordinarily falling to the losers, London, September 4.

The Times’ J ohannesburg coorespondent says the projected four million loan contains the possible basis of areally satisfactory arrangement. Amendments are required, especially mors extended settlement and imm'gration under the oontrol of the Imperial Givernmsnt, with the view of keeping the question out of petty political arena of the individual States.

THE THIRTY MILLION GIFT.

PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT Received 9.21 p.m., Sept. 5. London, September 5.

The Times in a money article criticises the Government for relinquishing a claim whioh it was reasonably supposed would be met some day. Toryism in the city suspects a discreditable bargain, Government biddiog with the magnates not to make a fuss over the loss of Chinese labor, adding, “ We will let you off those thirty millions.”

Ottawa, September 5. The Department of Trade and Commerce at Ottawa in a bulletin based on it report from the Government agent at Capetown on the unfavorable condition in Siuth Africa, recommends exporters to observe extreme caution in all creditor transaoiious.