15 JULY 1899, page 1

The Views That We Expressed Last Saturday As To The

feeling of the Empire in regard to the Transvaal crisis have been confirmed during the week. In the first place we may note the offer made by the Queensland Government to send a......

We Do Not Pretend To Be Able To Say Whether

these pro- visions comply with the requirements of , the Imperial Government,—namely, that any franchise scheme must at once enfranchise a substantial number of Outlanders, and......

The Cape Parliament Met On Friday, But No Account Of

its proceedings will be received here in time for our comments. No doubt there will be a great deal of heated talk, and accusations of tyranny on the one side, and of treason on......

News Of The Week.

T HE efforts on the part of the Imperial Government to obtain the franchise for the Outlanders continue, but it is as yet impossible to be sure that they will be successful,......

Under The Law Decreed By The Emperor Paul, And Aeted

on ever since, females cannot succeed to the Russian Throne until the line of his male descendants is exhausted. The three daughters of the Czar are therefore, for the present,......

V The Editors Cannot Undertake To Return Manuscript, In Any

case.......

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