British South Africa.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXXVII, Issue 11755, 4 October 1902, Page 5

British South Africa.

BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA

Press Asso oiation—-Telegraph.—Copyright,

Received October 3, 10.22. p.m.

LONDON, October 3

Lord Ailverstone and his colleagues have sailed on their 'return to England. The Imperial Government refusedto extend the scape of the inquiry, on the.ground of the limitied tkne at the OominissionY dis-

posal

The War Office has experimentally established two farms in' the Orange Colony for breeding" suitable remounts. The farms will be "under the superintendence of British "officers.

Received October 4, 0.57 a.m.

LONDON, October 3:

The ''Daily Mail's" Johannesburg .correspondent states that the Boer committees appointed to assess the damage to property caused by the war in the Transvaal declare that the amount is sixty million sterling.

Received October 4, 0.44 a.m.

CAPETOWN, October 3;

The Assembly defeated the conduct of the members' of the Afrikander Bond during the

Avar

Theron (president of the Bond) eulogised Lord Kitchenei*'s fairness. He declared that the Bond would determinedly defend the flag,, but claimed the use of the-Dutch language on an, equality with the French in Canada. .

Lang moved am amendment for extending the scope of the proposed inquiry to all Bondsmen and summoning the Bond to express regret at the rebellion. In the course of a- speech he contrasted the ■ admirable conduct of the Boer generals before reaching Capetown with their attitude after contact with politicians there. He added : Nobody on the Bond sidei, excepting Tlieron and De Waal, admitted' tihat the rebellion was wrong. ■ • *

The amendment wasi negatived by 35 to 24.

The Ministry voted against the Bond

De Waal's motion for a Select Committee of Inquiry was then carried without a division.