THE TRANSVAAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7975, 28 February 1906, Page 5

THE TRANSVAAL.

ALLEGED BOER INTRIGUES.

Received February 27, 8.29 a.m

LONDON, February 26,

The Johannesburg correspondent of The Times states that owing to the Government's vacillation the Boera are intriguing and eudeavouring to strike a profitable bargain. According to the correspondent, they are offoriug British residents in return for a quid pro quo to support Chinese labour.

The Daily Telegraph corresponden confirms the statement that the Boers are intriguing for racial supremacy. Their feeling is said to be similar to that in 1881.

SPEECH BY LORD MILNER.

"IF SOUTH AFRICA LOST—

GONE FOR EVER"

LORD ELGIN REPLIES.

REGRETS THE TERM OF

"SLAVERY."

Received February 27, 11.22 p.m. LONDON, February 27.

Lord MUner initiated a two days' debate, warning the Government tbat if South Africa was lost, it would be gone for ever, Jtie piotured a Boer majority in Orangia, perhaps enabling, within the year, the very hand 'drafting"'the' 'ultimatum', of 1899 to draft for Ministers the minutes of submission for the British Governor, who would be virtually bound to obey.

Reoeived February 27, 11.30 p.m. LONDON, February 27.

Lord- Milner's reference pointed to Mr A. D. Fischer as the figure behind ex-President Steyu. Lord Milner showed tbat many of the British settlers in Orangia, and tenants,with guarantees .from the Government were all dependent for their welfare on our .refusal to throw away the results of the war. The Government's baste recalled the hysterias in the early eighties atout Egypt. The £nJy difference was that landlords had taken the bondholders place. His moral was the same, to push forward the material development anrl to prooeed in a constitutional way and cautiously."

Earl Elgin, Colonial Secretary, paid a tribute to Lord Milner's great servioes, showing in a time of special anxiety his courage and devotion to his country. He would not forget, he reiterated, the: need of time and enquiry in r framing jhe Transvaal Constitution. He deeply regretted that the inaccurate term of slavery should have been applied to Chinese labour.