Trouble in the Transvaal.

Manawatu Herald, 11 February 1896, Page 2

Trouble in the Transvaal.

The Transvaal agitators arre3ted by the Boers are to be tiled at Pretoria. There is said to be evidence that ihpy possessed a fund of £70,000, and hud prepared a manifesto of the revolt, which, however, was not issued. J hannesburg is to receive muni cipal powers, and the teaching of Ditch or English in the pubic schools is to be optional. Ibe outlook has improved. Mr Ccci: Rnodea had a two honra' inreiview wi h Mr Chamberlain, at which L»d Si.iabury was present. Mr Rhode*' statement was fully believed and accepted by Mr Chum berlain hs complete. Mr Rhodes is assisting the Government to decide the future of the Chartered Company. The Tirana ataten that the future conduct of the Chartered Company in South Af ica has been provisionally t-e tlr-d Mr Rh des returns to Baluwayo a most iuimsdiately. The Government defer making a public statement on the matter until the result is knmn of the trial of those connected with Dt Jameson's party. Air Chamberlain, Secretary of State for ihe Colonies, in writing on th • 4 h to Sir Hercules Robinson, Governor of Cape <'olony, reviews ihe event* occurring in (he Transvaal, and sates that he i* aware that the f-xclusive policy acbptei by the 80-ra irritated the Uitlandtrc, who belt v.-d they had formidable grievances. H^ had watoh^d tha movement, and bad not believed ihat a oollitiion was likely ; therefore the invasion of the Transvaal by Dr Jameson and his f>rc* came quite unexpectedly. President Kr iger, he mention*, appeared to be similarly ignorant. Mr Chamberlain points one that Anze the convention in 1884 the Transvaal was internally free, while externally subject to British control. There i*, he say*, no reason to anticipate foreign opposition, and G.vat Britain is determined to main tain her rights in the Transvaal. British interests in Africa, continues Mr Chamberlain, justifies the Imperial Government in ad vising the Transvaal to remedy the grievances of the Uitlanders— who are chiefly British subjects— in regard to finance, franchise education, State monopoly of labour, railways and police. Mr Chamberlain states thai; he cordially appreciates Herr Kruger's magn i:.im<>u* conduct iv the recent d ffieulty, and invites him to Eog- J land to dtecuss the d tails of the ' proposals. The Sjuth Afri«au Chartered I arrangirm for the Beira laiiwiy (from the E»at ''oaa') to be extended from Umtati to Fort Sa is* hary. The tariff -n the already c n"truct.ed por ion of the railway fron V\f. coist his h en very largely roauced. 'Xhe exieovion of the maio ,

line from the Capo Colony, from Mafeking to Gaberones, will be opened in July.