SOUTH AFRICA.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 7, 9 January 1903, Page 3

SOUTH AFRICA.

NATIONAL SOOUT3 FORM A NEW CHUROH. BOYCOTTING A PASTOR. BOER CGNEFRENCE. PER PKE'S ASSOCIATION. London, January 7. Tbe Standard spates that the National Scuts and others will meet on January 14th to organise new Dutch Churchy. The piper adds that there are now two cstes of Boers. Tbe Pretoria correspondent of the Times B&\g th t tha ac ion < fhe Boers in s at ding al of when Mr Chamberlain arrived in Pretoria wai rfue to tbeir doubt eg to the attitude of tbeir leaders, bat 'here is a disposition now to acquieve in the status quo and to show a passive loyalty. Cape Town, January 7. The R*v. du Press's, past r ' f the Dutch Church at Lindley in the Ormge Colony, hai been.[boycotted owiog to his British sympathies and bas resigned, Hs h<--s br-en appointed Inspector of Schools in the Trtrsvaal. A split in the Dutch Church is threatened owing to the incidents connected with the Rev. YIoV, and ths | Rev. du Piessis and other similar affairs. Three bundrei Boers conferred at Pretoria, General Sckalk Rnrser presiding. General* B tha and Dal rey and mwy commandants were present. Soma of the speeches were very bitter, although the general tone was moderate. Geaeral Delarey resented the sneering at the National Bc;u's and said that the d legates must rapresent the whole nation. Gener il Bo ha stated that a general amnesty was promised at Ycereniging except to two or three rebels. He endorsed Lird Milner's scheme for the di-tiibu'ion of the three millions granted by the Imperial Government. General Schalk Burger said that most assistance would be obtained by supporting tha Gov. rnrreat. The repatriation of the Bo3rs would have been successful *aqd the burghers suppoted the Goveanment. Received 8,11.36 pm. Capetown, January 8. The proposal to transf r natives from C n'ral Africa to Johannesburg is strongly reiist d at Bhntyr?, on the ground tha 1 : they ar<> fewer than is lelocally.