south Africa.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 294, 11 December 1902, Page 4

south Africa.

Capktown, December 7. The Premier announces that the Italian authorities are considering a scheme recently laid before them for the importation of Italian labour to the Cape for horticultural purposes. Sir J. P. Fitzpatrick declares that the Johannesburg Chamber of Mines denies that the leaders of the Rand have any intention of checking industry owing to coming taxation. December 8. . Drought in the Orange Colony is causing great concern to the farmers who are unable to plough the hard land. It is almost certain that the Government will be compelled to feed the people and to maintain the relief works for another year. London, December 8.

Mr Chamberlain remains at Durban from the 21st to 2ltb, thence goes to Maritzburg until the 28th, visits Ooienso, Ladysmith and Spionkop, quitting Natal on the 31st.

Lord Milner found the burghers in Eastern Orange Colony satisfied with the arrangements made to teach Dutch. A few objections were raised as to English being made the medium of instruction, but many parents are anxious that their children should learn English December 9. The Government of Orange Colony are constructing twelve miles of an irrigation canal at Parys, which will afford employment to 600 landless Boers for two years.