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South Africa.

BOER RELIEF FUNDS

The Capetown correspondent of “ The .Times ” stales that the heal Boer funds amount to , £67,288- A large proportion is being devoted to prisoners of war. The sum of £27, was invested for the women and orphans. The committee reported during the war that it was not necessary to spend the money, inasmuch as the women and orphans were cared for, and the Committee now says the money‘will remain invested until the Boer ministers, who have been prominently connected with the committee, rejoin their Congregations. MINING IN THE TRANSVAAL.

Licenses for claims to the number of r 3's7* were granted for Pietersburg and 8895 for the Barberton district enough to enable the poorest to reach their destinations by the 34th Claims were pegged out at daybreak on the 25th. There was no disorder. The happiest results are anticipated. LORD MILNER OiS TOUR. ’ Lord Milner is on tour in the Western Transvaal. He invited suggestions and discussed plans for settlement with leading Boers, including General Cronje’s son. Mr J. L. Vandermerve, formerly Mining Commission at Johannesbury They showed themselves eager to promote the prosperity of the. country, and expressed general satisfaction at the arrangements for educating Boer children.

AN IRRECONCILABLE PARSON. The Rev. Vlou, Dutch pastor for the Picquetberg division in one of the western provinces, owing to his refusal to take the oath, of loyalty to Great Britain, offended his flock. The church wardens subsequently waited upon him and offered him £tooo to resign. SPEECH BY SIR MICHAEL HICKS BEACH.

Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, late Chancellor of the Exchequer, speaking at Clifton, said he hoped the Boers would not listen to evil counsellors on the Continent, who were much more swayed by a desire to promote the welfare of South Africa-

The day was not far distant, he declared, when under complete self government, South Africa would be an equally loyal and powerful bulwark as Canadh or Australia-

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Manawatu Herald, 2 October 1902, Page 2

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South Africa. Manawatu Herald, 2 October 1902, Page 2

South Africa. Manawatu Herald, 2 October 1902, Page 2

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