Show uncertainty OF Is a source of great worriment to south africans open hostilities may be postponed by boers until october though a raid on natal likely to occur at amy time landing of british troops at cape town dondon sept 15 A blue book con the last messages of the raal to the secretary ot state tor the colonies sir chamberlain relating to the matters which led up to the dispatch being cent was issued today the text of identa wl with the dispatch aa cabled by the associated press friday the only important feature revealed Is a telegram from the british high commas jb sir alfred allner dated aus 31 referring to the commercial distress and saying 1 I am receiving representations from many quarters to urge the imperial government to terminate the suspense british south africa Is prepared tor extreme measures and Is ready to suffer more it Is prolongation of the negotiations endless and indecisive that is dreaded I 1 fear seriously that there will bo a strong feeling against the of the imperial government it matters drag please observe that I 1 invariably preach conference and confidence and patience and not without effect but it I 1 did not inform you of I 1 the increasing difficulty of doing this and of the unmistakable growth of un easl nees and 0 the desire to see the matter terminated at any cost I 1 should be falling in my duty other lengthy dispatches from the british high commissioner are published but they only reiterate the outlander claims regarding the franchise and the ideas regarding the propositions already made the blue book throws no new light upon the as it Is today but boea to chow the commissioners patience has reached the ebbing point A published interview with president kruger reports the president as saying 1 I have tried all along to place the aliens in the transvaal on the same tooting practically as the burghers mr chamberlain says I 1 have not kept my promises this thundered president kruger 1 I deny continuing president kruger is said to have added the aliens of the transvaal have the same rights as the tour ghers and have always enjoyed them without interference I 1 wanted to let them have the political rights roughly there are more than aliens who have been here more than seven years and have registered thug being eligible to the franchise yet there is none of the british aub ejects who has availed himself of it the chief part have been Afrikan ders and not english born this shows that the english in the transvaal do not want the franchise everything could be settled by arbitration the cape town correspondent of the times says they can contemplate without misgivings that pretoria will ask tor further delay on tho mattere on the plea of consulting the burghers there Is bobbing to confirm the reports that the boers will concede mr chamberlains demands on the contrary it Is stated that three thousand men will be dispatched to tho border immediately after tho boer reply Is transmitted everything points to an early conflict A dispatch from cape town today tends to confirm the pessimistic si view of the aimee correspondent A strong force of boera stationed one hour from habath aalama commanding the and johannesburg roads has created great indignation at cape town the first battalion of the manchester regiment arrived at cape town aisem barked and marched through the streets et after they had been reviewed by gen sir alfred walker commander of the british troops in south africa the battalion re embarked and proceeded to natal these troops forming the first installment of the reinforcements for cements were sent from gibraltar |