MR REITZ'S INSOLENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 11692, 25 September 1902, Page 5

MR REITZ'S INSOLENCE.

Mr Balfour, in the House of Commons, in answer to a question from M.- Markham, said that the following is the only correspondence the Transvaal and Orange Free State wuch has not yet been published: State Secretary, S.A. Republic. Pretoria, to Lord Salisbury (received Foreign Offi e 7 30 a.m„ sth November, 1839). As there are now many English troops hern prisoners of war and your Government prevent the importation of foodstuffs into this Republic, I ask ycu to give instructions for provisions to be allowed to reach the prisoners. The biame will be on you if we, to our shame, should be* driven to feed the prisoners (the number of whom is greater than had been anticipated) on mealie porridge, which has not yet bee done.

Mr Chamberlain to State Secretary. Pretoria (sent 4.15 p.m., November 16 1893)Three .days before the receipt of your telegram respecting food sipplies. Her Majesty’s Ui vernment had given instructions tor the removal of the restrictions on the impjrtation of foodstuffs into the South African Re.nnblic which had been , imposed by the finish au(h r t es in South Africa. atate Secretary, Pretoria, to Lord Salisbury, Mmister of Foreign Affairs. London (received 11.50 p.m., November 20, 1833); Pretoria. 11.25 a.m., November 20 1899. I Lave the honor to inform your Excellency -that I have received thewfoliowing telegram signed “Chamberlain ”: (Begins.) “November 16.—Three days before the receipt, 0 f your telegram, respecting food supplies Her Majesty s Government had - given instructions for the .removal of the restrictions on the

Afncan Republic winch hadbeen imposed by to' British authorities ia Vfiduth Africa.’*: (Ei.<d<.) I presumelbatlbßbaaiuwwerld toy telegram il the 2nd ,inst- to Your Excels Iqucy. This .Qovftrlltt•Bi^#duldr.:))^'’^j^.y:l A ■ leant from Yo ir Excel ency Whether the declaration in-the telegram is trttfc'"' - - No answer was sent to this telegram.