TRANSVAAL AUTONOMY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8167, 28 July 1906, Page 3

TRANSVAAL AUTONOMY.

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BRITISH SUPREMACY JEOPARDISED. LONDON, July 26. Sir J. P. Fitzpatriek and his colleagues, who are now in London as a deputation representing the views of Englishmen in the Transvaal, have published a statement insisting that any modification of Mr Lyttelton's basis of representation would jeopardise British supremacy in the Transvaal and South Africa. LORD ELGIN rNSYMPATHKTIC BBITISH GOVERNMENT'S POLICY EXPECTED TO-DAY. AN APPEAL TO THE COLONIES. THE TBANSVAAL'S BEXIAINING HOPE. OTHERWISE DI3 lEMBEBMENT Bcccived 27, 9.39 p.m. Losdos, July 27. Sir J. P. Fitzpatriek and his colleagues discussed the South African Constitution with Lord Elgin aid Liberal Unionist Commoners, fging tlia 1 the question be treated in no partisan spirit. It was understood that L El; a. wis unsympathetic. Sir H. t!ampbe''-Bannerman refuses to promise to pub' »U Sir F. Bidgway's report. He announces the Government policy to-day. Sir J. Fitxpairick, on beha!f of the Transvaal Progressives, appealed for the sympathy of the other British Colonies, reminding them of the'.' great loss of money and the rife distr banec Of commerce cntriled by the war. Now Britain was face to face with a more critical period in South African history than ever, since her territory interests extends from Table Bay to the Zambesi. Any petil to the permanence of British institutions in South Africa means di-memberment 0: tht Empre. If through the ui'ataken magnanimity of the Biitish Government, the Transvail be given over to Dutch adaro-,. uioa, and Orangia be given pra- :.1 independence (for there will n .. j> five British representatives lu ..2 Orang'u legislature) then fjr t < • i'ature the British flag, and all tli . Jritish civi / lisat ion menu will become ihe meres. gamble.

FORCING THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT. TO SECURE BRITISH PARAMOUNTCV. Beeeived 27, 9.49 p.m. Losdos. July 27. Sir J. Fitipatrick cortiuues, thai etery Colony in the Empire must Ik awaiting with intense the details of the Dew Transvaal ConstitulioD . There was reason to fear tiiat the .safeguard* would not be sufficient to •jprevent that the first reprcseniativ vresponsibl* administration in the counitry lately won by the sword, from Ibeing controlled by Krager's old reactionary Ministers, who denied equal rights of all white men. It was impossible to believe that the oulsidi colonies would not try to influence lie British Government, in order to make the Transvaal and Orangia absolutely secure to the CroTa tbromh British administration. The various eolonuts can assist in forcing th-? Liberal Government, while establishing equal rights, to demand British ad aiuistration.