The Transvaal.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 19, 11 July 1899, Page 4

The Transvaal.

A caucus of 20 members of tjK Volksraad showed that there a marked inclination to grant|H liberal franchise to the Tlitlanddßi The burghers are widely evincijjß: a disposition to give the GoveriM ment a freer hand. They aS willing to waive the question *M | naturalisation. ? M The Rand Post, a Dutch orgajfl Says that the root of the evil wijß be 'exterminated only by teari« up the Convention with 0h« j Britain or war with that natiojH It is 'said that the Volksralß held a secret session and aftel much resistance adopted a tram chise on a ba&is of seven yea™ residence. Settlers wtio wenß there before l8 I JO will be enfranß chised on taking the oath of uH iegianee ; settlers prior to 18ijfl will have to wait'tiiree years, aim those of 18i)7 live years ; natuM alisation to be optional, and retrol spective in the case of a settJel before 1898. 1 The Times confirms the Britl ish defensive preparation* n South Africa, ana says that transl port arrangements are being coiiil plete'd. Light , "special ' servicl officers are leaving England tfl organise the residents, tne polita and the local frontier torcdl Lord WoJseley has prepared ■'« larger force which may be n^edefl in the event of a" failure of thl negotiations. 'j Lord George Hamilton, speali;? ing at Cheswick, declared that i\\ Government would stand if ; ij failed to enforce ,the moderate proposals of Sir A. Miliier/ ' '"} The Yolksra'ad 'reco^nnienffl that in futuie new comers "be en f ranchised five years after being naturalised two years, or in sevei years if not naturalised ; and th? four" new members represent the goldfields be added to' eaci Raad. , '• ! '' Several companies of the' arrby] reserve corps have started for'thl Transvaal. / The first Raad in open session 1 by 26 to 2 adopted the concession! agreed upon a); the secret confer^ ence of the Volksraad. J ' It is reported, in London tha| unless President Kntger giiaran| tees immediate satisfactory re| forms, 30,000 troops will be des<! patched to South Africa 'withir| s\x weeks. -j Mr Sbhreinet onbeihg; inter| viewed at Capetown, said that hej considered the Transvaal's pro^ posals adequate and satisfactory. \ News by the Cape maib show| that Mr Viligbenan a letter'to tb^ press, said that in the event ofe war, between 30,000 and 40,00| Afrikanders, armed with the bes^ European weapons, would ireki^ defence of the independence, of| t)ie Afrikanders. The Journal] published some verses with th| refrain " Grasp your *' Mausers^ Afrikanders," and urged all Afrikanders in the length and breadthj of South Africa to stand shoulder; to shoulder against the British lio^w The Transvaal must not b^ allowed to 'fight England unaided?;

"A young lady in Philadelphia had jj«j ■ handijiermanently injured by^th'e '-sqtieez* r B( gentleman gave it wh'eii shaking handj ; with her. She sued him- for damage^ 1 i and waa £3000., '. S i> * J