Show FOREIGN new english railway in africa OPENED with POMPOSITY ITy and laud land may now be b e colonized statesman LONDON nov 4 special la in that th at section of south africa row LOW r ow known to fame as rhodesia or the be empire ot the famous mr cecil rhodes there is occurring today an event of international int r interest and which will furnish material mat crial for the pens of historical writers in the future it Is ia the tha opening of the Bula railway from 0 to o balatayo Bala Bula a town of the most moat modern equipment which but five years afro rp o was the kraal of LoBengula perhaps the most savage chief of the dark continent the opening of this line makes possible the colonization of matabele landane lan dand Masho slid and will settle the disputed da as to e value of the country beyond the Kh naas region re gior which is said by some to be rich in gold and fertile fertie of soil boil the success ful fol enterprise which is ia celebrated today is the girat link in the opening of R the e entire continent from north to a south uth by 07 means of an iron roadway across the and along alone the banks of lake nyanza to lake Tanga tanganyika whereby uganda can be linked with Bula and eventually cape town with cairo A party of over one hundred from this country is to lo participate particulate this morning in the initial trip mr acil rhodes paying the entire 1 bod ut ul ilia party parr from london ar acu nack again its personnel includes hury heury M stanley Stan lev T P oconnor ar P the duke of roxburg colonel sanderson mr hayes fischer captain wilson and mr jack pease all of these are accompanied by their ladies out cut the latter agrenot are not invited to bulatao Bula wao only the men the ladies are aupp supposed sed to remain in cape town as there is little or no accommodation for them up the line and ana they have been warned that it may be very uncomfortable for them if they attempt to make the journey british statesman banqueted GLASGOW nov 4 special rt hon joseph chamberlain secretary of state for the colonies was banqueted today by the glasgow university conservative club the chair was ocen occupied pied by the marquis of lorne lome replying to the toast on his health the ex radical leader and present intriguer int riquer for the leadership of the tory party parly made a lengthy political address summarizing the accomplishments of the governments bince it assumed office but failing to forecast his future policy en cu pending public questions |