SOUTH AFRICA.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 166, 17 July 1903, Page 3

SOUTH AFRICA.

BOTHA'S RPLEBH, I FEB FXSBB ASSOCIATION. London, July 15. ( The Daily Mail's Johannesburg cor- i respondent states that Botba's attack, cabled on July 14tb, was due to the mot that Lord Milner was too strong to be deluded into granting class concessions. The Boers were at variance with the terms of the Yereeniging treaty. Botha, in a letter to a friend in England, which was sent to the Times through Mr Leonard Courtney, repliants Britain's pecuniary assistance on the strength of Lord Milner's reports of the progress of repatriation and resettlement as a gigantic fraud whereby the Boers were despoiled and the British taxpayers deceived. He accuses Britain of transferring the children's education to Bomanists and Sacredotilista. He contends incidentally that Mr Chamberlain's visit was a dismal failure and tbat he left the Transvaal worse tbon he found it The Timet, commenting on the use of Jargon in our party tabernacles, suggests that the hand is that of Botha, but that the voice is that of Little Bethels. The term "honest criticism" is not applicable to the letter, Botha unconsciously testifies to the success of British rule, describing in a wholehearted way how the Boers are rebuilding their homes and repairing their losses. There was as much ploughing as ever. A REPLY TO BOTHA. Receive! 17,0 34 a.m. London, July 16. The Daily Chronicle dissects Botha's letter, and shows that the accusations are unfair and disingenuous. This is notably the case in the matter of the free grant of three millions, which Botha says is not free because it must be signed for, but the Chronicle asks if the grant is no longer a grant if a receipt is asked for. A DENIAL. Beoelved 17, 0.50 a.m. Botha denies the statements that are coming from Europe.