Mr. Chamberlain, accompanied by Lord Milner, arrived in Johannesburg on
Thursday week, and addressed a large meeting the same afternoon on the cricket ground. After acknowledging the addresses presented to him by the Town Council, the Australasian community, the Zionist Association, and former residents in Birmingham, Mr. Chamberlain explained that he attached great importance to his visit to Johannesburg. The Transvaal was the key to the South African situation, and Johannesburg, by its large population, its intelligence, its activity, and above all by the fact of its being the centre of the great industry upon which South Africa must always so largely depend, must inevitably exercise an important influence on the settlement question. That influence, be hoped, would be exercised wisely, for it would take time, devotion, and self-sacrifice before the new country was welded into a great nation. Mr. Chamberlain then paid a splendid tribute to the conspicuous ability, the fortitude, and the patriotism of Lord Milner. It was to strengthen Lord Miler's hands that be had come, and when he went back he hoped to be better able to co-operate with him in his great task. Personally, lie had never joined in the charges levelled against the Johannesburgers of self-seeking and cowardice. Their action throughout the war, the bravery of the Imperial Light Horse, the courage and cheerfulness of
their women, furnished the best answer to these fain accusations.
