THE TRANSVAAL.

Otago Witness, Issue 2241, 11 February 1897, Page 13

THE TRANSVAAL.

■m " EFFECTS OF MR CHAMBER^ LAIN'S SPEECH. , THE AIM OF THE BOERS. Pretoria, February 1. President Kruger was very, indignant when the statements contained in Mr Chamberlain's speech made in the House of Commons reached him. He exclaimed : " Let them come ; they want to tak« tha country/ He afterwards beoame calmer, and said that he relied on a sense of British justice, ever if the greatest troubles arose. February 7. The Transvaal authorities have arrested aft a vagrant Rioh, a coloured contractor, from Capetown, who held a. passport signed by Lord Rosemead. This action, it is alleged, was due to the fact that the man had no badge pass showing whether he was a servant or a master, Mr Conygham .Greene, tbe British Resident in tha- Transvaal, and Lord Roaemead are inquiring into the incident. It is reported that Dr Leyds resigns the Secretaryship of State for the Transvaal, and that M. Klotzo succeeds him. Berlin, February 1. The German press are furious at what ir characterised as an attempt on Mr Cham' berlain's part to provoke the Boers. Capetown, February 4. In the course of an interview, Sir Jame» Sievwifghn said he refused to stand quiet while the Boers, under the guise of seeking redress for tbe Jameson raid, aimed at tho creation of a republic from the Cape to Zambesia.