MR CHAMBERLAIN'S TOUR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 9, 12 January 1903, Page 3

MR CHAMBERLAIN'S TOUR.

PES PBBBB ASSOCIATION R ceived 11 447 pm. C'apb Tows, January 10. Mr Chamberlain ws en' husiastically farewelli d at Pr.-'orii\ He was welcomed by 10,000 people at Johannesburg.

London, January 10. Reu'ers' agency says that Mr Chamberlaiu's utterarcea have caused a most favourable impre«s : oi>. A prominent Dutchman remarked that the v'sit was beginning to induce an abselute belief in Brifc'sh justice, straightforwardness, and deure to heal sores. I

Tbe sentiments expressed at the Pretoria banquet speech were re echoed at Buluways, especially ihe referecc < to loyalists and compensation.

WHAT THE GONFERENOE FAVOURS. i UK CHAMBERLAIN'S REPLY. Cape Town, Januory 9. The Boer Conference favoured a general amnesty ; retention of the old laws against tbe nativrg; teaching Dutch in the schools; larger loans to the burghers; abolition of PoweliV costly constabulary; greater facilities for acquiring stock ; rep esent<tion and constitution before the imp. sition of the war debt, and abrogation of the Na h al annexions.

They advised th t Mr Chambeilain should wriie "conciliation" largely across Scuth Africa, and then the Bjers will be loyal to the dea'b. Mr Chamberlain stid he hoged tbe Boers would recogoise that he was not so black as he was painted. He contr,is'ed Europe's £IOO,OOO contribution with Britain's t n to fifteen millions already spent in repatriation and compensat'on. The Natal annexatior s were irrevocab>e, and part of the terms of peace. R the language question, he maintained that the Natives must be compelled to observe th< ir obligation*. The Boers in Europe ought to supply evidence that they had not ssized millions of the Transvaal treasure.

THE MISSI- G JRA.NSVAA.L FUN 08. RESTITUTION TO BE SOUGHT. BOKRB COWED BY CHAMBERL IN. Beoeived 11,10.44 p.m. Capetown, January 11. Mr Chamberlain told the Boers that the Government knew large sums of the Transvaal money had been sent to Europe, and Britain was entitled to se'a the accounts and receive the large unexpended balance for the relief of th<widows and orphans, The Generals were greatly disconcerted at first, and denied all the knowledge of the matter, but afterwards blamed the previous Government. Sch»lkburger and Botha ultimately offered to co-opera'.e in endeavouring to obtain restitution. ' Mr Chamberlain's firmness and bluntncss cowed the Boe s.

After the interview S;hilkburger and Wolmerans advised t-übmission an 1 'faithful co-operation, since Mr Chamberlain was too strong for thena.