Show The first Tninsvual Parliament r was opened the other day at Pretoria Preto-ria with the members of It all appointed j ap-pointed a popular election < < In these times being eschewed as likely to 1 create political and social strife So It i would no doubt but why It should be called a parliament In a puzzle It was I forenhadowed In the terms of peace i that thero would not be likely to be I popular elections In the Transvaal for a time and tho same was gathered ttrom Secretary Chamberlains speeches when he was In South Africa but it Fi could hardly havo boon expected that a legislative council such as has met 1r would bo called a parliament Possibly tho idea Is to makn tho transition moro i gradual by playing that they have a thing which they havo not In fact The I LieutenantGovernor made fair promises I prom-ises but they were vague and he said nothing at all on the most vltaLqucatlon In tho public mindthe question of labor la-bor In and for tho mlnfa |