South Africa.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXI, Issue 5896, 23 February 1903, Page 2

South Africa.

Capetown, February 20 Replying to an address from Birmingham and Midland men settled m. South Africa, Mt: Chamberlain' eulogispd' Birmingham's Imperial spirit \n its animated appreciation of the wider patriotism involved ill member* ship of the Empire.' He had had' considerable difference with the late Mr John Bright's colonial policy, and Birmingham had left Mr Gladstone because it feared hia policy would ruin the Empire Capetown, Feb. 21 Any money contribution from the Cape is considered improbable. All ideas of a coalition Ministry have been, abandoned. : Aceokdingto the "'Leader''a Johannesburg journal, gir J. G-. Spi-igg aY Mafeking undertook to propose that Parliament should make/a cgintiubu.tiqn of |ten millions towards the war expanses.' A Commission has been appointed at j Pretoria to inquire into the creation of a Mining University. Capetown, Feb. 22. Eeplying to a Bond deputation, includj ing Messrs ftlerriman, De Waal, and Hofmeyer, who promised to use their influence ! to moderate racial antagonism between th© British and the Butch, Mr Chamberlain, v<fc fused to grant an enquiry into theadmin^sl tration of martial law merely for the sake of raking up animosities. He concluded. with an appeal for unity. His promise not [ to interfere m local affairs was cordially received, Mr Merriinan thanking him fair |;he sentiments and tone of his reply.