South Africa.
A SURPLUS : WHO PAID FOR THE WAR ?
Per United Press Association. By Electric Telegraph— Copyright.
CAPETOWN. March 23. A keen struggle is proceeding respecting a further subvention to the Imperial i\ T avy. Mr HolTmeyer refuses to act contrary v to the wishes •! of the Bond Parliamentary Treaty. The Cape Times anticipates; a record surplus, and insists on a re-adjust-uient of taxation and further help to Imperial defence. THE KING'S CLEMENCY. CAPETOWN, March 121. Received 24th. 10.16 p.m. (Governor Hutchinson has begun the release of political prisoners, and all will he set free this week. A NURSERY FOR YOUNG ATKINS LONDON, Mar. 24. Received 21th. 10.40 p.m. The recruits arriving in South Africa an* nicknamed " Brodricks " by the seasoned 'troops owing to their youthfulnoss. Lord Stanley, questioned with regard to their age, replied that there was no limit to the age of recruits sent in peace time to South Africa, which was a suitable training ground. AN EXPERIMENT. Lord Lansuowne, receiving a Scottish Missionary Society's deputation, said the experiment of drafting labour from Central Africa to the Witwatersrand was limited to IQOO, and their agreemenU^vas only for one year. The experiment will be closely watched, and if detrimental to the natives would not be extended.
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Southland Times, Issue 19004, 25 March 1903, Page 2
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