BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12415, 26 July 1902, Page 7

BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA.

LABOUR FOR THE MINES. SETTLERS NOT WANTED AT ■ PRESENT. / Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, July 24, (Received Jnly 25, at 9.20' a.m.) The royal clemency iu judicially revising the rebels' unexpired sentences and fines still unpaid is unanimously praised as a further step towards tho pacification of South Africa. Tho Times' Johannesburg correspondent suggests the utilising of the transports for the purpose of bringing 100,000 unskilled English workers to the Rand, giving them a free passage, inasmuch as the initial experiments in utilising white labour have convinced the mine managers of the success of the new departure. NO UNDESIRABLES PERMITTED TO. RETURN. (Received July 25, at 4.40 p.m.) Mr Chamberlain, in contradicting the rumour that Mr Leyds returns to South Africa, said that, excepting horn Afrikanders, nobody who fought or worked in any way against Great Britain would bo allowed to return to South Africa. SENTENCES ON REBELS. July 25. (Received July 26, at 0.23 a.m.) Two hundred and twenty-nine of Commandant' Fouche's rebels received nominal sentonces at Cradock, involving disfranchisement for life. Lord Onslow iufonned an intending emigraht that land in South Africa was' at a premium. There were more setters there already than Lord Milner was'able to place at present.