SOUTH AFRICA.

Evening Star, Issue 12883, 4 August 1906, Page 5

SOUTH AFRICA.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright,

THE TRANSVAAL CONSTITUTION.

LONDON, August 5

In the House of Commons Mr Winston Churchill announced that the Transvaal elections for the new Parliament would be held not later than January. A CANADIAN OPINION. OTTAWA, August 3. The ' Gazette' (Montreal) says : " The future of South Africa concerns Australia and Canada equally with Great Britain, and it was not for such reckless and audacious experiments as the latest Constitution that we gave so proudly the blood of our bravest men."

FUTURE OF ORANGIA,

THE BOERS ANXIOUS.

-, OAPE TOWN, August 3. Mr Steyn, ex-President of the Orange Free State, on being interviewed, said he had been watching the Liberal party lately, and had seen approaching a new era and a good understanding between Great Britain and the Afrikander Bond. This fair prospect was now overclouded, but, nevertheless, all would be well if Sir H. CampbellBannorman would only await Sir West Ridgeway's report regarding the Orange River Colony before granting the Constitution.

Mr A. Fischer said be hoped there would be no delay, otherwise distrust of British faith would be reawakened. It was idle to pretend that if the treaty engagements were not kept there would be that cheerful cooperation with the Imperial Government which a responsible Ministry if now called to office would otherwise give.