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Mr. Chamberlain then turned to the other branch of the

question,—the position of the Outlanders. He did not intend to force his advice as to the municipal autonomy of the Rand upon the Boer Government; but he hoped President Kruger would be willing to find an alternative method of relieving grievances, and "whether or no," con- tinued the orator, amid ringing cheers from both sides, " I will continue, on behalf of her Majesty's Government, to endeavour by every legitimate means to secure that justice which up to the present time has been denied" (mark the word "justice"). "). President Kruger, after being informed that her Majesty's Government would not even discuss

any modification of Clause 4 in the Convention of 1884, has intimated his willingness to receive an invitation to 'visit this country, which has been sent him in cordial terms. The speech, in fact, was a great speech, full of the bone as well as the eloquence which is sometimes lacking in the speeches of British Ministers.