| Show F SOUTH AFRICA Situation Still Absorbs a Large Amount of Public Attention in I England LONDON April 20The South African Af-rican situation still absorbs a large share of public attention and apprehension appre-hension for the safety of England in Matabeleland and particularly in Bu luwayo are not yet abated There is apprecjalble sense of relief over the Dews that a supply train from Mafe king has gotten through to Buluwayo x and that the reinforcements of imperial im-perial troopr from Mafeking are being rapidly pushed forward for the relief 1 of the police which is to all purposes beleaguered BO closely Invested by the nathes that numerous skirmishes are occuring almost in the outskirts of the town Friends of the people in Buluwayo and this includes so far as sentiment is concerned all England are relieved to hear that no extensive pfJeaElve movement I planned at pres eKt against the natives There have beengrave fears that the whites would Jbe rash and invite a disaster The Teply of President Krueger to the in L aa 4 vitation of Colonial Secretary Cham berlain to visit England and discuss with him what remedies can be ap plied to the grievances of the Uitland Uiand ers in the Transvaal is the newest factor in the South African problem The reply 4s not accorded a very kindly reception by the English public In its editorial commenting upon President Kruegers reply to Colonial Secretary Chamberlain the Times saysIf President Krueger and his supporters sup-porters wilfully close their eyes to obvious ob-vious facts and obdurately refuse to redress the grievances of the Uitland i ers circumstances may occur that i will force us to rely upon the primary I right of all communities to save themselves them-selves from imminent peril The Times tomorrow will publish a dispatch from Pretoria which says President Kruegers reply to Mr Chamberlain Is friendly and conciliatory concilia-tory but it fails to advance the negotiation nego-tiation I repeats that the president cannot ask the volksraad to consent to his visit to England until a basis for the discussiOn i is settled |
