Show OF THE CAPE COLONY mr cecil rhodes and ills chartered company Is denounced the south african company and its promoter mr cecil rhodes is not at present in very good repute the company is descried as bankrupt and its attempt to acquire Matabe leland is said to be the last card of desperate men the rights of the natives have no place in the vocabulary of the explorer and promoter mr cecil rhodes the promoter of the south african company is no ordinary man lie is the youngest voun gest eon of an english gentleman of means after his education at college ho went to africa to meet at first with but little sue cass but he was not easily cast down and he made several combinations with mines that brought him a large fortune he was a prime mover in obtaining rights over Matabe leland on the fall of the spriggs ministry of the cape a new government with mr rhodes as prime minister was installed on july rhodes is afire believer in the irish homo rule cause and his gift of la 10 in 1891 when he was in england in support of homo rule attracted much attention it was through his efforts that the chartered company of south africa known as alie british south africa company was organized in 1889 with tho duke of fife as president this commercial company was conned by alie Britis li government great political powers it is this peculiar political power which is said to bo at the bottom of most of the trouble and are statesmen in london who believe it is inconsistent with the imperial powers |