SOUTH AFRICA.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 165, 16 July 1903, Page 3

SOUTH AFRICA.

I « . LOtJIS BOTH* INTERVIEWED. OBJECTS TO MILNER'3 DESPOTISM Per Press Association. Cape Town, July U. Botha, in an iuteiview, said tbat tbe English criticisms On his Heidelberg speeches were unjus*. The B era' idual was to see South Africa one great wfci f e nation all puling together. He admitted Lord MOner's disinterested pub-lic-spiritedness, but said his despotism, even if it was wise, was siill a despotism, sinca he exercised a controlling influence in affairs. I Lord M luer apparently mistrusted everyone, and it was useless for repre-! .sectitive Boers to join the Legislative i Council to relievo Lord Milner of part of bis responsibility. B.cMved 15,11.45 p.m. Cape Town, July 15. Dr Jameson has made his first appearand as leader of the progressives. He opened his compaign at Olaremont by urgiDg uni'y, with a view to securing greater power at the general elections, so as to bemfi: the colonies' position in the coming federation, He hoped tbe colony would co-operate with the others, and tbat the union would long continue ur-der Lord Milnei's wise and skilful guidance, BOTHA VIBIT3 KRUGER. KRUGEB AND LEYDS PLOTTING. Received 16, 1.20 a.m. London, July 15. The Baity Telegraph's Hagus correspondent stotes that Botha will shortly aitive and confer with Krugar and Leyds on the situation in South Africa. He does not vi-it London. . The Telegraph's Brussells correspondent siys that Ktuger and L.'yds are still directing tha Boers in an anti British movement,