South Africa.

Manawatu Herald, 30 September 1902, Page 2

South Africa.

The “ Financial Newa ” repeats the assertion that the Imperial Government has resolved to take over the South African Chartered Company. The Natal newspapers protest against the retention of permit restrictions under martial law in the colony. Lord Milner declines by letter to receive a deputation from the Political Association to discuss the rumoured war charge taxation pro* posala of the Imperial Government. He states that he will carefully consider written representations dealing with great permanent factors affecting the economic position of the Transvaal and its probable resources. Britain assumes responsibility for minbr’s trust moneys in the Transvaal. Of £280,000 entrusted with the Orphan Master only £BO,OOO was invested in accordance with the law. The fugitive republican Government officials seized the balance.

The natives in the Petersburg district are cheerfully surrendering arms.

THE MARTIAL LAW COMMIS SION.

The Commission which is inquiring into the administration of martial law, of which Lord Alverstone is

has MaritzburgT IT will start homewards on the Bth October, and the report will be drafted in England.

compensation for losses

In the Cape Parliament the War Losses Additional Compensation Bill was read a second time.

# Mr Sauer urged that the Imperial 4 Government ought to pay the losses where Imperial troops were engaged, and the colony where colonial 'troops did the damage. Compensation should also ho given to convicted rebels, similar to everybody else, for stock which was requisitioned, THE TREASON LAWS. I

Dr T. W. Smavtt, leader of the Progressives, has int-rudacud a Bill in the Capo Assembly to increase Uio stringency of the treason and sedition laws.

Mr T. L. Graham, AttorneyGeneral, said the laws were sufficiently stringent. Seven thousand parsons had been convicted of treason under the ordinary law. ■’iHE GRAVES. General Baden-Powell, luapectorGeneral of the Transvaal Police, in an official memorandum, asks the South African Constabulary to do its utmost to identify and preserve the graves of both British soldiers and Boers. MR J. H. HOFMEYEB INTERVIEWED.

Mr, J. H. Hofmeyer, formerly leader of the Afrikander Bond, interviewed in London, took an optimistic view of the future of South Africa. He said that if palliative measures were passed the Dutch and English would get on well together.

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