THE TRANSVAAL TROUBLE.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9304, 3 January 1896, Page 5

THE TRANSVAAL TROUBLE.

EMEBGESCY MEETING OF THE CABINET. DR JAMESON ORDERED TO RETIKE. PACIFIC COUNSELS. ACTION OF MR CHAMBERLAIN. RISING IN JOHANNESBURG. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright London*, January 1. No additional telegrams have been received from the Transvaal, which strengthens the belief that the telegraph wires have been exit. President Kruger has informed Sir H. Robinson, Governor of Cape Colony, that he looks upon Dr. Jameson's expedition as an invasion of the country, and in the interests of peace Sir H. Robinson has ordered Dr. Jameson to immediately withdraw.

The Uitlanders constitute twentyfive troops of 200 men each. They are urmed with rifles, but have few Maxim guns. Joubert has control of over 1000 Boers, who are armed with rifles, and have plenty of Maxim guns, and he has also a reserve of 5000 men.

The Press generally condemns Dr. Jameson's action, and says that his march was unwarranted unless he was aware that a conflict had actually commenced, or that a rising had taken place among natives at the mines. An emergency meeting of the British Cabinet has been summoned to discuss the situation. Joubert is believed to be advancing on Johannesburg. A Birmingham firm, within the last three months, fulfilled an order of the Transvaal Government for 20,000 Enfield rifles and 2000 MartiniHenry and Snider rifles. January 2. Germany has asked Great Britain to define what step 3 have been taken to check the advance of Dr. Jameson. Mr Chamberlain officially states that he and Sir Hercules Robinson are taking every means to avert anything happening, as the result of Dr. Jameson's extraordinary action. Sir Hercules Eobinson, through the Pretoria and Johannesburg press, enjoins the British residents not to aid or countenance Dr. Jamieson, but to remain quiet and obey the law. Mr Chamberlain is conducting friendly negotiations with President Kruger.

Sir Jacobus De Wet, the British agent at Pretoria, has left for Johannesburg, to intercept Dr. Jameson, and order him to retire. Mr Chamberlain accuses Dr. Jameson of cutting the telegraph wires. Dr. Jameson wrote to Commandant Marico that he had no hostile intentions, but was advancing for the purpose of assisting and obtaining justice and the rights of the citizens. Telegrams from Pretoria state that an additional force, 300 strong, has crossed the frontier. A rising has occurred in Johannesburg, but no details have been received. There is some excitement in Berlin, and the Press angrily urge the Government to intervene. The English Press applaud the action of Mr Chamberlain. Berlin, January 1. The German press demands that immediate steps be taken to protect German interests in the Transvaal. Capetown, January 1. Mr Cecil Ehodes states that Dr. Jameson was not authorised to make his march into the Transvaal, but on the contrary he tried to prevent the expedition starting.