South Africa.

Manawatu Herald, 20 November 1902, Page 2

South Africa.

LORD MILNER

The “ Standard ” states that Lord Milner starts on the 25th inst. on a three weeks’ tour of Orange River Colony. He meets Mr Chamberlain at Volksrust. LABOUR ON THE RAND. Rand business houses are inquiring as to the possibility of introducing Chinese labour. MR CHAMBERLAIN’S VISIT. Speaking in the Assembly at the close of the session, the Premier (Sir Gordon Sprigg) announced that though the cruiser Good Hope, with Mr Chamberlain on board, would first touch at Durban, a call would be made afterwards at Capetown. THE BOND. At Mr Hofmeyr’s instance the Afrikander Bond leaders met to revise the constitution of the Bond on a nonracial basis for promoting the development of South Africa A general meeting has bean summoned to approve the decisions. RHODESIA. Mr Chamberlain declared that the report with reference to the Imperial Government taking over the Rhodesia Chartered Company was unauthorised and untrue. THE KRUGER MEMOIRS. In a further instalment of Mr Kruger’s memoirs, published by “ The Times,” it is asserted that Mr Cecil Rhodes kept Mr Chamberlain fully informed as to the preparations for the Jameson raid.

THE SOUTH AFRICAN LEAGUE.

The South African League is being reorganised on a less militant basis.

Mr Justice Bingham declares that Lord Alverstone’s Commission, which recently inquired into the administration of martial law during the late war, encountered in the Transvaal and the Orange River Colony nothing like the bitterness prevalent at the Capo. Correspondents at Capetown declare that the loyalists strongly complain that the compensation committees in many localities are Boer and pro-Boer. Moreover,

the Treason Courts merely disfranchise rebels, and do not corapell them to restore the property of loyalists. Many of the loyalist farmers ai’C among the most destitute. An ordinance which has been issued by the Transvaal Government to prevent the reduction of breeding stock forbids the slaughter of cows, heifers and calves for sale for meat for two years, THE CONCENTRATION CAMPS. Mr Brokrick, Secretary for War, speaking- at Dewsbury, Yorkshire, said that three millions had been spent on the concentration camps in South Africa during two years. The Continental contributions of clothing, comforts and money had only been sufficient to keep the carapa going for six hours. Nine hundred thousand sheep, cattle and horses have been provided to replenish the burgher farms.

TROUBLES OF IMMIGRANTS. Seven hundred immigrants ar» stranded in Capetown, owing to the local authorities refusing to countersign permits for the Transvaal. The Governor (Sir Walter HelyHutchinson) has telegraphed to Lord Milner for permits.