SOUTH AFRICA

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9641, 16 January 1903, Page 3

SOUTH AFRICA

Eleotrlo Telegraph - Copyright- United Press Association CAPETOWN, January 15. Johannesburg working men protest against placards declaring that the 30 million contribution to the war cost is the price of yellow agony. (Received, January 16, 8.24 a.m.) CAPETOWN, J.ui. 15. The Johannesburg chamber of mines ha* raised the Kaffir wages to rates prevailing before the war. Sir H. Hutchinson, Governor of Cape Colony, meets Mr Chamberlain at Mafeking and accompanies him through Cape Colony. LONDON, January 15. Mr Chamberlain visited two of Robinson's mines, descending to the deepest of them. Subsequently, addressing the Chamber of Mines, he dwelt on the limited supply of Uganda labor, and the danger of importing the sleeping sickness. Accepting Chinese labor as a possible alternative there was the question whether there was a sufficient supply of Chinese, inasmuch as there is always a shortage at ports under European control, which is the sole source of supply. (Received January 16, 9.55 a.m.) v LONDON, Jan. 15. The Daily Mail states that Rand financiers propose to introduce one hundred thousand coolies under contract, not as permanent settlers. Unofficial members have been added to the Legislative Council of the Orange State as a preliminary to establishing £ an Elective Council. W The Rand's anxiety to secure Chinese ' .-- labor leads English newspapers to protest emphasising that the new colonies will never be British unless they attract a British population.