THE TRANSVAAL.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1266, 4 June 1896, Page 29

THE TRANSVAAL.

Pretoria, Juno 1

There are great rejoicings in South Africa at President Kruger's promise to do bis host to obtain a mitigation of the sentences upon tho Reformers. His attitude is regarded as a pledge of racial reunion. Stocks have risen 50 percent., and President Kruger has been loudly cheered in Johannesburg. The members of the Reform Committee who were released visited President Kruger and cheered him. J. 11. Hammond has been liberated on parole, in order that ho may visit his wife, who is dying. The case of the other three leaders is to bo decided next week.

W. D. Eavis (of West Australia) and A. W. Sampson havo been detained in custody, as they declined to petition for tho remission of thoir sentences.

Mr Barney Bamato has promised to pay several of tho fines.

President Kruger denies Captain Seymour Foot's statement that ho was arranging an Anti-English Alliance during Lord Loch's governorship. General Joubert and Mr Loyds, Secretary of State, are consulting with the Ministers of tho Orango Free Stato as to uniform armament for both Republics.

President Kruger is obtaining tenders for 25,000 Manser rifles and 10,000,000 cartridges. The Transvaal Government has sent officers to tho frontier to verify tho statement of Sir Hercules Robinson, Governor of tho Capo Colony, that troops are not being collected at Mafeking. Pkktoiua, Juno 1.

All tho members of tho Reform Committee, with tho exception of tho four leaders and Davis and Sampson, have now boon finally released from custody, but all tho fines imposed havo boon maintained.