CLAIM COMPLETE INDEPENDENCE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11872, 25 January 1902, Page 5

CLAIM COMPLETE INDEPENDENCE.

BOERS SAY THAT MUST BE granted; - . {Received January 24, 9.55 p.m.) ; • ; London, January 23.. : . Kruger, ;in i a note to the Dutch press, in reply to Mr. Chamberlain,' says that the 'Boer leaders claim complete independence, and that negotiations • are hopeless without it. THE' EXECUTION OF SCHEEPERS. ' ' (Received January 25, 1 a.m.) London, January 24. Mr. Brodrick, in? the House of Commons, stated that . Scheepers was executed for seven cold-blooded murders of natives, and the flogging of a white man. ; > ; REPORTED PEACE PROPOSALS. (Received January 25, 1 a.m.) London, January 24. Mr. Balfour, in the House of Commons, said no peace proposals had reached the Government since July from anyone able to speak on behalf of the Boer leaders. , , CONTINENTAL : PRESS : COMMENTS. London, January 23; The Continental press comments on the amendments moved on the Address-in-Reply, dealing with the ! war in Africa, more moderately. '.The, idea of settlement by negotiations instead of fighting is abandoned. / RACE HATRED. . ,V- ■. . London,. January 23. Great inducements are being offered to British residents of the United States to settle in South Africa in order to eradicate the race hatred. -- ~ ' BOER PRISONERS. London, January 23. Three hundred of the Boer prisoners at Bermuda have offered allegiance to Britain, and others are willing to swear neutrality. THE MEAT CONTRACTS. Sydney, January 24., Both papers unfavourably comment on the inclusion of a proportion of Argentine in the army meat contracts, and urge the necessity for steps being taken to prevent Argentine shippers' interests being served at the expense of Australia. ■,