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DOM VOBiS GRATOLAMCR, ANIMOS KTIAM ADDIMOS OT tN INCCEPTIS VESTRIS CONST ANTRR MANEAT1S.1

From the B r i e f oj H is Holiness P iu s IX . to T he T ablet, June 4, 18:0.

V o l . 87. No. 2907. L o n d o n , J a n u a r y 25, 1896.

P r ick sd . b y P ost

[R e g is t e r ed a t t h e G e n e r a l P o st O f f ic e a s a N ew spaper

C hronicle o f t h e W e e k !

The Situation in the Transvaal — The Prisoners in Pretoria— The Behring Sea Arbitration — The Monroe Doctrine-President Cleveland and Venezuela—The Venezuela Commission — The Silver Tubilee o f the Foundation of the German Empire— France and the Vatican— The Jubilee of “ The * Daily News” -The Reconstitution

Page o f the London University—The J Shipbuilding Strike— The Colonial

Secretary on Colonial Policy—Mr. Goschen^ and the Navy — The ? Occupation o f Kumasi—Death o f

Prince Henry of Battenburg . . 117 L e a d e r s :

The Mekong Convention . . . . 121 O ld Masters at the Royal Academy 122 Anglican Reviewers Upon the

Edwardine Ordinations.. . . 123 St. Chrysostom and Dr. Farrar . . 124

C O N T E N T S .

N otes . . Reviews :

Page . 127

Cardinal Manning . . . . . . 128 Chapters in an Adventurous Life 130 “ The Dublin Review ” . . . . 130 “ The Downside Review ” . . 131 Books of the W eek .........................131 C orrespondence :

Rome:—(From Our Own Corre­

spondent) ......................... — 133 News from Ireland . . — — 134 L e t t e r s t o t h e E d itor :

Bucer's Influence on the Anglican

Ordinal . . . . . . . . 135 Mr. Clarke on Bishop Bonner, &c. 135 Was Barlow a Bishop ? . . . . 136 Perpetual Adoration in Adelaide 136 Prelates in the Lords . . . . 136 Consecration of an A n g l i c a n

Clergyman by a Schismatic B i s h o p ? ....................................136 The Appointment and Consecra­

tion o f Bishops : A Query . . 137 The End o f the Century . . 137

L e t t e r s to t h e E d itor (Con­

tinued) : The Calendar . . The Educational Cam paign Cardinal Vaughan at Birmingham Great Demonstration in Liverpool The British Empire and the Catholic

Page

Church . . ......................... A Matrimonial Crisis An American Senator on England A Rumour of the Coming Education

Bill .. Death of Cardinal Meignan .. The Caravan Disaster in Uganda 144 M a rr ia g e s . . * . . . . 1 4 4 So c a l a n d P o l it ic a l . . . . 1 4 6

SUPPLEM ENT. N ews from th e S chools:

The Report of the Royal Com­

mission on Secondary Education . . . . . . . . T49 The Prospects of a Bill . . . . 150 Sir Edward Clarke's Warning to the Government.. . . . . 1 5 0

N ews from t h e S chools (Con­

tinued): The Marquis of Lome and the

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Canadian System . . . . 151 The E d u c a t io n Question in

Canada . . .. .. -.151 Sir E. Clarke on Secondary Edu­

cation and Higher-grade Board Schools . . . . . . 151 Never Heard of a God . . . . 151 Ignorance o f Religion . . 151 Mr. Diggle and the Education

Question .. .. . . .. 151 Suitable Occupations an Optional

S u b j e c t ....................................... 152 N ew s from t h e D ioceses : Westminster ............................152

S o u th w a r k .......................................153 Nottingham.. . . .. . . 153 Plymouth . . ^ . . 153 The Custody of Catholic Children 153 Jesuit Missions in Alaska . . . . 154 Protestant Testimony . . . . 154 A ppeals t o t h e C h a r it a b l e . . 154

Rejected MS. cannot be returned unless accompanied with address and postage.

C H R O N I C L E O F T H E W E E K .

IN THE TRANSVAAL. T

THE SITUATION

H E news from Pretoria and Johannes­

burg has been scanty but pacific. Dr. Jameson and his fellow prisoners have been handed over to the

Eritish authorities in Natal, and will be brought home for trial. Meanwhile the Consul-General o f the South African Republic has published some curious telegrams from the Secretary o f State o f Pretoria which are calculated at once to reduce Jameson’s raid to the proportions o f an ignominious adventure, and to show the confiding, unsuspecting nature o f President Kruger. The Secretary of State declares that his Government was taken entirely by surprise, and knew nothing of Jameson’s intentions until he was well across the frontier. How can we reconcile this statement with what Mr. White, the Consul-General, has himself told us ? “ I can only state,” he remarked, on the 2nd o f this month, “ that I have during the past two months heard reports as to a deep-laid plot in which some most influential people were engaged, and which had for its object the overthrow of the Government o f the Transvaal. . . . On December 14 I heard further confirmation. . . . On December 16 I judged it expedient to send a very strong communication to my Government on the subject.” It would seem, therefore, that President Kruger, at any rate, was fully warned beforehand, and we also know on independent testimony that Boer horsemen had for weeks been watching the movements o f the troops stationed at Mafeking. But this is not the only matter about which Mr. White has sought to correct popular impression. He cabled to Pretoria : “ Can CommandantGeneral inform me for publication how many burghers were actually engaged against Jameson ? How many were killed and wounded on our side, with names ? In order to magnify the bravery and gallantry o f Dr. Jameson, some papers assert that 4,000 burghers were pitted against him.” The reply came back that “ less than 400 burghers forced Jameson to surrender,” though at the conclusion o f the fight about 800 burghers were in the immediate neighbourhood. The following table, with dates, shows the different statements which have been made at different tim es: (1) Jan. 3. The Johannesburg S ta ndard and D iggers' N ew s, Presi-

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dent Kruger’s organ at Johannesburg, declares that “ Dr. Jameson was surrounded by 4,000 Boers with Maxim guns.” (2) Jan. 4. Governor of Natal telegraphs to Colonial O ffice: “ Force opposed to Jameson about 1,500 strong.” (3) JaD. 18. From State Secretary at Pretoria to Consul-General, London: “ Less than 400 burghers forced Jameson to surrender.” The Westm inster Gazette points out how accurately this sliding scale adjusts itself to the requirements of the situation. Thus “ in the first stage, President Kruger would naturally like it to be understood in Johannesburg that there is a tremendous force of burghers within call. And, sure enough, there were at that time said to be ‘ 4,000 Boers with Maxims.’ Stage No. 2 represents the independent inquirer collecting information as best he can. Stage No. 3 follows naturally when Johannesburg is disarmed. Why shouldn’t the burghers have a little honour and glory as well as Dr. Jameson? So the ‘ 4,000 Boers with Maxims ’ disappear, and ‘ less than 400 ’ take their place. The tables are turned; Dr. Jameson positively outnumbered them.” Under the circumstances it seems prudent to keep an open mind as to the accuracy of the figures now supplied to the Consul-General.

Mr. Melton Prior, the well-known artist

~ THE and war correspondent, has been allowed, P Pr e t o r i a . with the correspondent of The Tim es, to visit the prisoners in Pretoria. T h e Johannes-

burgers are described as dressed mostly in fancy-coloured pyjamas and wide-awakes, and at the time o f the visit were grouped together under a temporary verandah, playing cards and marbles, reading newspapers and novels, or writing letters. They suffered a good deal from overcrowding, and the sanitary appliances of the prison yard were not up to date. The correspondent had also a peep at Jameson’s men before they were handed o v e r ; and after describing the way in which common talk in Johannesburg had settled that the Boers could never really stand up against the Britishers, says, “ and when one looks at the dashing, daredevil lot of men who followed Dr. Jameson and then at the sober Boer, one cannot help thinking that in a roughand-tumble hand-to-hand encounter the Britisher would come off best. But the Boer never gives his enemy a chance for that. With his rifle he keeps him well at a distance, and he comes out the victor by his superior skill. Years of fighting in his own country have taught him the best method o f conducting warfare in it, and constant practice in hunting during times o f peace has made him an expert marksman.” The leaders of the Johannesburg