BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 6709, 30 May 1900, Page 2

BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.

Despite its name, British North Borneo —the scene of a revolt followed by swift retribution, reported in to-day's , cables—is not a British dependency, but !is the property of the British North I Borneo Company, to whom a Royal] ! charter was granted in 1881. Its area is 3,000 "square miles, and its population! 200,000. The administration is in the! hands of a Governor, who is assisted b J a Council, and by residents appointec^B preside oyer provinces and distric^^^f machinery being .similar to j^^^H Crown colonies. The com*^^^^^^H leases its lands to plantc^^^^^^^^H its revenue from the^^^^^^^^^H and taxes. About IJ^^^^^^^^^^^l been alienated, and^^^^^^^^^^^^^f fifteen estates plan^^^^^^^^^^^^H

KRUGER'S KYPOCRISY. The worst feature of the Boer war to our niind is conveyed in our cables to-day, where President Kruger, after carefully stowing his millions of loot in a safe place in Europe, beseeches the Boers to abandon their loot and spend two days in prayer and humiliation to avert God's wrath. It is a sign, however, that the wily Paul has recognised the inevitable, and that there remain no false hopes of defeating our forces. What his deluded followers will think about the matter is a matter of conjecture, although the significant news about panic and confusion prevailing in the Transvaal points to an early termination of the present struggle.