MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S TOUR.
UNIQUE RECEPTION AT BLOEMFONTEIN. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. Received 6, 9.55 p.m. Cape Tows, Febrmry 6. Mr Chamherlain was presented with an address of welcome at Bloemfontein j from the municipalities of tHe Orange j Colony, wherein all the Dutch dele- | gates concurred in expressing a hope | that Bloemfontein would soon be a [federal capital. | Mr Chimberlain, in re'urnini? thanks,, declared bo was overwhelmed »ith 'he kiudness he had received,and ?ha', he interpreted the rejoicings q. the occasion of the uniqu j leceptioti iccordeJ t j bim on Tuesday to mea> tbat they recognised the mo'ives of hie; visit. PRO9REB9IVS GOVERNM&NT PREMISED. EFFECT OF PROLONGING THE) WAN. LINGERING DOUBTS DISPELLED. Received 7, 0.17 a.m. Oape Town, February 6. i Mr Chamberlain, when speaking at Bloemfontein, promised the colonics a j progressive Government on tbe lines of ihe la*e President Bnnd's p licy. He add'd that on reviewing his tour he found the destruction of propery durin? the war greater than ha anticipated, and that all the destruction had be=in in the Uter stages of the war. Hid peace bees declared at the date of the fall of Pretoria, and the di* appea r anc3 of the Boer Governments, nine tenths of the suffering would have been avoided.
L mdin^Boars,interviewed at B!oam fon'eio, agrea that Mr Chamberlain's replies to them dispelled any lingering doubts, and they now expressed them selvei convinced of his conciliatorine<s and fincority. Th y al o considered that Goold Adams, Lieutenant Governor of Orange Colony, in the right m\n in the right place. THS DUTJH PASTORS. A NON-POLITICAL RAILWAY BOARD. Received 7,1.7 a.m. London, February 6. The Standard says Mr Chamberlain in speaking plainly to the Dutch clergy denounced their pa-stors for inviting the [ National Sciiu's to confess their misdeeds as a preliminary to their forgiveness. 1 The clergy his replied thifc confession often removed bitterness, and paved the way for friendship. Th y promised to inquire into special cases of refusal of the offices of the church. Mr Chamberlain intends te establish one non-poli icil Board of control of railways in the Transvaal and Of»ngia, to consist cf offia : al aid civilian elements in order to control the furui e polioy and equalise the financial resulw. The bulk of tha piofhs hitherto have gone to Orangiu,
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 33, 7 February 1903, Page 3
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382MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S TOUR. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 33, 7 February 1903, Page 3
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