THE JAMESON RAID.

Hastings Standard, Issue 384, 28 July 1897, Page 3

THE JAMESON RAID.

DISCUSSION IN THE COMMONS MR RHODES SEVERELY CRITICISED. THE COLONIAL OFFICE CONDEMNED. (Per Press Association. —Cojryri'/ht.) Loxdo.v, .July 27. In the House of Commons Mr Stanhope brought forward a motion expressing regret at the conclusive character of the report of the Jameson Raid Enquiry Committee and the failure of the Committee to compel Mr Hawksly (solicitor of the British South Africa Company) to produce the telegrams which passed between Mr Rhodes and the Company. Mr Labonchere bitterly attacked Mr Rhodes, who, he sxid, bad violated the oath he took when he was sworn in as Privy Councillor. He regretted that the committee failed to probe the relations between Mr Rhodes and the Colonial office. Sir W. V. Harconrt strongly defended the action of the Committee, and said he firmly believed that the Hon. J. Chamberlain was unaware of the intended raid. MR CHAMBERLAIN IN REPLY. A BIG MAJORITY SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT. Loxdox, July 27In the Jameson debate Mr Chamberlain said that for eighteen months he had been embarrassed by numerous charges, which charges had been answered by his action. He was perfectly content to leave his honor to take care of itself. He ridiculed the attempt to persuade the public that a great secret was contained in a telegram which was not produced. Mr Rhode's fault was as great as any statesman could commit, but his personal character as a man of honor was not affected, and he had already been sufficiently punished. He regarded the extraordinary service he had rendered to the Empire as a set-off against the one wrong. It was not intended to expunge his name from the list of Privy Councillors nor abolish the charter of the British South Africa Company, as South Africa did not favor the Imperial control of Rhodesia. The motion was negatived by 304 to 77The result was received with great cheering. Mr Chamberlain, who was accorded a very patient hearing, said the present relations between Great Britain and the Transvaal were most satisfactory than at any time since the Jameson raid.