Trouble in the Transvaal.
♦_ — President Kruger has drafted stringent pns3 laws for the Trausvaal. Herr Krngpr proposes the establishment of a Municipal Council in Johannesburg, and consents to nilow children of the Uitlandera to be taught the English language, but insists that instruction in Dutch b- j compulsory. In connection with the reforms as to the treatment of the Uitlanders proposed to the Government of the Transvaal and mentioned in Mr Chamberiain's letter to Sir Hercules Robinson, President Kruger and Dili yds, ihe leader of th^ Executive Council, will proceed o England to discuss the details provided tho Volksraad sanctions such a course. The Times declares that MiRhodes' aim is to create a Briish I Johannesburg in Rh<xb-ia, which ' in five year« will contain a pnpnla 1 tion »qnal to th^ Uiilander.s in tli^ I Transvaal. The intention is to i dtvelup a settlement of squatters in
the uplands on similar lines to settlements in Australia. The paper add? f hat the Dutch will be welcome in the country. It further states that Mr Rhodes intends to devote the bulk of his fortune tc the scheme. The Pretoria Press, the Govern* raent organ, sayj the Boers do not want any European protection. Britain n.ay control the foreign policy of the country, providing that she guarantees the independence of the Transvaal against the world, and gives special access to Delagoa Bay. The Bcchuana chiefs Montsioa j and Ikanning have withdrawn their territories from the administration of the Chartered Company and transferred their support to the Cape Colony. Mr Chamberlain has resolved to place the Chartered Company's police under the command of a Crown officer. Mr Rhodes has decided that no natives in Rhodesia will be supplied with alcohol. It is reported that Mr Rhodes will attend the trial of Dr Jameson. Mr •Rhodes has left London for the Continent, on business connected with the Beira Railway. Both the Times and the Standard welcome the prospect of a visit by President Kruger and Dr Leyds to England.
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Manawatu Herald, 13 February 1896, Page 2
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335Trouble in the Transvaal. Manawatu Herald, 13 February 1896, Page 2
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