SOUTH AFRICA.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13367, 8 January 1907, Page 5

SOUTH AFRICA.

THE CONSTITUTION QUESTION. United Press Association — By Jilectric Telegraph. — Copyright. Capetown, January 7. Mr R. K. Loveday, formerly a member; of the executive oi the National Association 1 , speaking at Barbertoni, explained he' had quitted the NationaHsts because the latter on tho eve of tho issue ot the Letters Patent wrecked the proposed protest from all parties, including the Boors,, against reservations in the Constitution.. The opportunity was thus lost of showing Lord Elgin- that Tra-osv-aalers were united in opposing interference in their domestic affairs. CHINESE FOR THE BAND. Received January 8, 9 a.m. Fietermaritzburg, January 7. The steamer Cran-ley brought 2.V29 coolies to Durban, though early in December Mr Winston Churchill (Un-der-Socretary for the Colonies') stated that there we^e only a thousand aboard, completing the number for whom, licenses had been issued. _ THE LABOUit QUESTION. A WARNING. Received January 8, 9.27 -a.m. London, Jantnary 8. Renter's correspondent at Johannesburg telegraphs that Sir G. H. Farrar, ia the course of a speech at Boksfeurg, warned l'he Transvaal that the highest financial authorities on tho Continent declare that if the Rtand's laftxmr siipply is tampered with' they will not sink another penny in the mines, and" will remove what capital they have already invested . As tho natives worked only six months out of twenty-four months, 140,000 would be required t o replace the 60,000 Chinese labourers now on the' Rand. Hd anticipated an increase in laboursavStag apparatus in the mines. Six G. H. Farrar advocated the re-enact-ment of the Labour Importation Ordinance until ad'dqf'uate native labour is available. He admitted, that the Progressives intended to' seek a revision of the Constitution until tbe TransviaaFs policital status was like that of Australia. (Sir George Farrar, D.5.0., is a menrfber of the Legislative Council of the Transvaal, was President oi the Transvaal Chamber of Mines,, and is Chairman of the East Ramd Proprietaey Group (Mines.) •Add Earthiqu-akes — « »— TIDAL PHENOMENA. Received January 7, 9 a.m. Colombo, January; 7. Three hours after the ' seismograph at Laibach recorded . the great jsuibmarine difetttf&a#3c on Friday, tremendous tidal waves -visited the ssputhern coast of Ceylon. Tho phenomena were similar to those following the Krakatoa disturbances.