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MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S
TOUR.
THE BOER REQUESTS.
London, January 9.
The deputation which waited upon Mr.
Chamberlain from the recent Boer Con
ference asked:
1. For a general amnesty for all pri
soners of war.
2. The retention of the old Transvaal
laws against the natives.
3. The teaching of the Dutch langu
age in the Government schools.
4. Larger loans to burghers.
5. The abolition of Sir Baden
Powell's South African Constabu
lary.
6. Greater facilities for acquiring
stock.
7. The granting of representative in
stitutions before the imposition of
taxation in respect of the war
debt.
8. The abrogation of the Natal an
nexations.
Commandant South advised Mr. Cham
berlain to write "conciliation" in large
letters across South Africa, and then the
Boers would be loyal to the death.
Mr. Chamberlain, in the course of his
reply, hoped that the Boers now recog
nised that he was not so black as he had
been painted. He contrasted the Euro
pean subscriptions of £100,000, with the
10 or 15 millions that Great Britain had
already spent in repatriation and compen
sation for war losses.
Natal's annexations in the South-East
ern Transvaal were, he said, irrevoo
able.
The terms of peace regarding the lan
guage question would, he promised, be
strictly maintained, and the natives
would be compelled to observe their, ob
ligations.
The Boers, in Europe, ought, the Colo
nial Secretary maintained to supply cvi
deuce that they had not seized Transvaal
treasures.
DEPA'I'UItE FROjiL PrRY £ORIA.
ARRIVAL AT J UANNESBURG.
London. January 10.
Mr. and Mrs. Chamberlain were given
an enthusiastio larewell on leaving Yre
torns yesterday, for Jonannesburg.
.On arrival at the goluen city. they
were welcomes by ten thousand citu
MINISTER CREATES 'MOST FA
?UU UItABL~ IMAitSIOUN.
London, January 10.
A Renter's dosnatch states that Mr.
Chamberlain's utterances have created a,
most iavourable impression. Prominent
Dutchmen remark that the Colonial
Secretary's visit is beginning to induce an
absoldte belief in uritisn justice and
straigatforwardness. and to heal old
sores.
Mr. Chamberlain's speech at the Pre
toria bannouet is re-echoed at Bulawayo,
in Rhodesia. especially those portions of
it having reference to the loyalists and to
the matter of compensation.
T. TRANSVAAL MONEYS IN
EUROPE.
BRITAIN'S CLAIMS.
London, January 11.
Mr. Chamberlain told the loers who
waited on him from the Burghers' Con
ference. that the Government knew that
large stuns of Transvaal moneys had been
sent to Eqrope. and that Britain was en
titled to see the accounts, and to re
ceive the large unexpended balance for
the relief of the Boer widows and orp
hans.
T?he Boer generals, greatly disconcer
ted, at first denied . any knowledge of
State moneys having been sent to Europe
but afterwards they blamed the previous
Government.
Mr. Schalk-Burger and General Botha
ultimately offered to co-operate with Mr.
Chamberlain to obtain restitution of the
balance.
Mr. Chamberlain's firmness and blunt
ness is said to have quite cowed the
Boers.
After the interview. Mr. Schalk-Bur
aer and Mr. Wolmorans advised submis
sion and co-operatioh, since Mr. Cham
berlain was too strong for them to re
sist.
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