THE TRANSVAAL TROUBLE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5464, 16 January 1896, Page 3

THE TRANSVAAL TROUBLE.

♦ MEETING-OF THE yOLKSRAAD. PRESIDENT' KRTTGER'S MESSAGE. EFFECT OF THE ARRESTS. ] [Special to Press Association.] • LONDON, Jan. 14. Mr, Barney Barnato, the South African millionaire, addressing a meeting 'of shareholders interested iri South African ypntures, stated that the value of property in South Africa had depreciated to a very large extent during the last six months. He mentioned, that the gold-mines he represents yielded gold to the value of £1,750,000 in 1895, and paid nearly one million in dividends. PRETORIA, Jan. 14. Among those arrested in Johannesburg is W. Da vies, an Australian. ..■:,..■ Jan. 15. In a message to the Volksraadj President Kruger asked that the Assembly should in its calmer •moments discuss the causes of the dastardly plot to overthrow the Republic., He announced his determination to establish the rights of the Republic on a more secure basis. . The meeting of the Volksraad was marked- by exciting scenes. Instruct tions were given to increase the artil-! lery by 400 gunners, and thanks were tendered to the • Orange Free State,; Sir H. Robinson and Sir J. de Wet.! The Assembly then adjourned. - j Mr Chain berlain is afraid that the! wholesale arrests by President Kruger; wiJl endanger the industries and com -, merce of the Transvaal, and he has! asked Sir Hercules Robinson to; explain the nature of the charges and! „the probable punishment. ] The Boers are disarming. Twelve) thousand traversed Johannesberg, andj gratify themselves that they can over-! ; *we the tesidejot^i. ' '" 'Z'-\ %'V ; i ' j The Volksraad of the Orange Free; State 'ha&'carrie'd resolutions that the; co unjfcry.wjill,;. always as ( si^t the. Trans-; vaal , 'and ■■■ demanding that the [charter j 6f ; 'Ilip 'Brj^tisn7Sb;utf - Afriqa Gompanyl shall be cancelled. ,■'• ' ." .' i ;';;;■'';!:' ■ ; '::;: i : : '':'- l TcAi ( ET6m.:jAN; v. : ! Herr'Hofmeyer states in the; i event or ■ an Anglo? Greraan, war, ing-j land would acquire thk German cblo-| njesy; jnclu^.ingPjmaralanfl, f.which , hej thought, would not altogether bean: unmitigated evil.. . The Emperor of .oe'r'm4.ny'§' aqtion in the Transvaal difficulty was, tp. his ■ . mind, undeserv-1 ing of serious consideration. ; :. j