Lord Milner arrived in Johannesburg last Saturday, and was entertained
at a great public reception in the Wanderers' Hall, the cost of which was defrayed by a public subscription limited to a shilling a head. According .to the Times,eorre- spondent, more people subscribed than voted at the recent municipal elections. There is no doubt that the bulk of the population of the Transvaal appreciate the sacrifice which. the High Commissioner has made to the interests of their
country. Lord Milner told his audience that he had returned in better health to face the arduous work still before him. He admitted that his hope of the rapid development of the country had not been realised, but declared that he had no doubt of its ultimate attainment. He was quite prepared, he said, to face " any other buffetings which may be in store, without any loss of heart or change of mind." He promised his hearers to discuss with them at an early date some of the outstanding questions of administration.
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