CABLE NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 69, 21 March 1903, Page 3

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BY KLEOTBIO TELEGRAPH—COPYRISHT. SOUTH AFRICA. RAILWAY CONFERENCE. NATAL'S PROTEST. , Per Press Association. Received 20,914 am. London, March 19. In the House of Commons, Mr ' Chamberlain declared that in some ;cas?s, natives in Crown Colonies in South Africa insufficiently foxed, ' Na*al protested agaiust the' Johannesburg Railway Conference prefering ■ Delagca Bay as tho Transvaal's port, lin preferred to Dm bin. The matter ! was compromised by thq Transvaal agreeing to contribute to Durban i harbour works, sho havirjg a represen- : tative on the Board, THS LEAGUE AND THE BOND. A STRUGGLE AHEAD.

Cape Tows, March 19,

Dr. L G. President of the South Afrion Leigun, speaking at Cap* Town, said tee Afrikander Bond's ideal was that th» British 3hould be allowed a show of supremacy with guardianship of the coiste. The Bond was striving for internal control of Sou'h Africa, and the Progres-iives were determined to defeat this. After the rebels have been refranchised, the Progressives will be in minority, unless there is a euperni'ural conversion of voters. THE INTER-COLONIAL CONFERENCE.: LABOUR QUESTIONS. ' IMPORTATION OF ASIATIC!!". J BOEB LEADERS REPEL INSINUATIONS. Received 20, 10.4? p.m. Cape Town, March 20. The Intercolonial conference at Blcemfontein adopted a resolution declaring that the natives south of Zambesi are insufficient to meet the labour demands, and recommending the op ning of all British South, Central, and Jfast Africa for recrui ing; also, if' necessary, the immigration of Asiatics under Government cont-o', strie'ly in- : dented, and with a provision that they be repatriated a$ the end of their term i of employment. Trie conference practically decided in favour of preferential customs by means ; of a reduction of 25 psr cent on goods i from Britain and from the colonies entitled to reciprocity. I The leaders indignantly repel j recent insinuations. Dalarey declare s that aFsurarces were honestly given, l and will be honestly kept. I MR CHAMBERLAIN'S VIEWS. j BKLF GOVERNMENT QUESTION. j

TAXING NATIVES. NATIVE LABOUR. Received 21,1 a.m. London, March 20. Mr Cham v erhin acknowledged tho co-operation of the Boers. He siid that if the majority of the Br>trs and British asked for self government it would be unwise to refuse it though he considered, in the interests of tbe colonies and for the protection of the minority, the Grown Colony Government ought to be retained for a few years. Moreover, a self governing colony would be able to decide the Kaffir questions, and the Motherland would not be able to interfere.

j No proposal had been made to him ' wi f h reference to assisted immigration, i and no reques* was ever made for forced labour or Chinese labour. ( i I Thi accusations that the Boeis illtr«ated the- Natives had been exig'getated, but Natives who were formerly taxed at £i 6s 6d were now taxed at ' £2, and those who had more than one ] wife £2 for each wife beyond ore. Mr Chamberlain spoke hopefully of I the supply of native labmr, and suggested recreation would brigh en the : r lives, and attract them to the Rand as it bad done to Kimberlev.