THE TRANSVAAL TROUBLE.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9306, 6 January 1896, Page 5

THE TRANSVAAL TROUBLE.

DE. JAMESON TO BE COUBTMAETIALLED. MESSAGE FBOM THE EAISEB. THE KILLED AND WOUNDED. INTERNATIONAL COMPLICATIONS. RESIDENT AUSTRALIANS REMAIN NEUTRAL. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyri.Ut. London, January 3.

The Times suggests tbat the fighting between Dr. Jameson and the Boers was an accidental'skirmish, and the surrender voluntary, Dr. Jameson being willing to yield wiien he found the Hand did no. require the protection o£ his police.

The British South Africa Chartered Company has cabled dissenting from Dr. Jameson's invasion.

A private telegram from Capetown states that Dr. Jameson will be Courfcmartialled, and that the other officers will be released.

Before the fight took place President Kruger issued a manifesto in which he promised to submit the grievances of the Uitlanders to Parliament if properly requested to do so.

A thousand volunteers of all nationalities are being organised in Johannesburg to act as special police.

The German and French residents in tho Transvaal have cabled to Berlin and Paris asking for protection.

A heavy fall in South African stock and shares has taken place on the London marke..

An agent of the Transvaal Government is on his way to Berlin to request the enlistment of German officers. He will also place orders for machine guns with German firms. The Times correspondent telegraphs that at a meeting of two thousand Australians in Johannesburg, on Saturday night, the proceedings were of an orderly character. It was decided not to take part in the revolution.

The Pall Mall Gazette believes that a huge scheme of President Kruger's is intended to crush the Uitlanders while they are unprepared, and is also designed to cripple British interests and limit their activity. It also considers that the Orange Free State's sympathy with Capetown will ultimately divert the Transvaal trade to Delagoa, the Dutch and German capitalists aiding in this direction. London, January 4. Sir H. Robinson cabled on Friday stating that over thirty of Dr. Jamieson's party were wounded, including Major Grey and Captain Coventry. Seventy were killed, and they are still finding additional bodies. "Five hundred prisoners were taken. The casualties on' the Boer side were light. Jameson, John Willoughby and Captain White are imprisoned in Johannesburg.

The Emperor of Germany's congratulatory message was prepared after conference with Prince Hohsnlohe and the Foreign" arid Naval Ministers of Germany. It is regarded as a distinct recognition of' ihe independence of the Transvaal.

" Berlin newspapers- insist that Jameson's action was an act of war, thus justifying a disavowal of suzerainty and permitting free international relations. They ridicule Mr Chamberlain's assumed ignorance, and urge the Boers to wreak vengeance on the captives. The German Government makes no attempt to stem the opinion of the Press.

One hundred thousand marks (about £5000) has been collected in Hamburg on behalf of the wounded Boers. The French newspapers Le Temps and the Journal dcs Debats exult over Jameson's defeat, and consider it plain that Mr Chamberlain's advice for generous treatment to the prisoners is intended as a concession to the Uitlanders. The European Press dwell upon Great Britain's isolated action, and regards the German, French, and Russian identical action respecting the Transvaal as the probable forerunner of a tremendous outburst. The English Press protest against the Emperor of Germany's insulting message and declare that no European Power has a right to intervene. Several newspapei'3 urge that Great Britain should enter into an' alliance with other powers as isolated action is dangerous. Several incidents suggest Mr Cecil Rhodes' complicity in the affair. The newspapers are discussing the advisability of cancelling the charter of the British South Africa Company. Berlin, January 3. The Emperor has sent a message to President Kruger congratulating him on the energetic action taken to restore peace, and for preserving the independency of the Transvaal without appealing to the friendly powers. * January 4. The German cruiser Condor has been ordered to Delagoa, and another warship has been ordered to rendezvous at Lorenzo Marquez. Pretoria, January 4. Johannesburg is quiet. The Reform Report Committee guarantee peace on President Kruger's promising not to molest or surround them, pending Sir H. Robinson's arrival. De Wet testifies to the great moderation displayed by the Republic. President Kruger has promised to grant certain concessions to the Uitlanders.