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history. terences. ternari ks. Judicial — continued. Dutch Language enforced. Whereas in Cape Colony Dutch and Parliamentary Paper The Landrost of JohannesEnglish languages are equal, in the C.-9345, 1899, p. 73. burg and the second Public Transvaal Dutch alone is the official Prosecutor were both fined language of the Courts and public offices, recently for permitting a witthough not understood by a third of the ness to be examined in English, people. Open-air Public Meetings can be held only with Government Sanction, while Indoor Meetings may be broken up by Order of the Police in Terms of the Law. This grievance dates from September, ■ Parliamentary Paper I Only two public meetings 1896. I C.-9345,1899, p. 140, et have so far been sanctioned by seq. the Government; and of these the first was broken up by bands of Boers with the knowledge of public officials, while Messrs. Dodd and Webb were criminally prosecuted for being associated with a peaceful open-air gathering. Outrages to Persons and Property. Under revised Volksraad laws of 1896 Parliamentary Paper : Coloured men had been cornall coloured men are required to take C.-9345, 1899, pp. 82-; mandeered for a native war, and out and pay for passes. The houses of 83; also pp. 87, 98, 102. refused service. The raids upon coloured British subjects were broken | them were acts of retaliation, open in the night on several occasions, and the Boer Magistrates conpasses demanded, and the people brutally victed and fined them without used. On complaint by British Govern- hearing defence, ment the Field-Cornet Lombaard, re- Sir A. Milner, in a final dessponsible, was suspended, but a Court patch to the Transvaal Governof inquiry reinstated him. ment, stated, " These incidents Uitlanders had to carry passes under leave a painful impression on immigration law until it was withdrawn the mind." under pressure from British Goverment. For other instances of white persons Parliamentary Paper Policeman broke into house (Edgar and Applebe). C.-9345, p. 108. without a warrant, and shot Edgar inside his own door. Same, p. 176. Mrs. Applebe, British subject, wife of Wesleyan minister, attacked by gang of men. Lady dead. No arrests. (C.) Commandeering. British subjects were commandeered j Parliamentary Papers Five white men, British subfor personal service and money for the ; C.-9345, p. 82 ; also ] jects, were actually seized and Malaboch Campaign, 1894. This led to j C.--8159, pp.3, 18, 25; despatched by train to the scene the appeal to the High Commissioner and j and C.-8423, p. 63. of operations. Sir H. Loch's visit to Pretoria. British j subjects were again commandeered for the Mpefu Expedition, 1898, and Transvaal Government throw blame for this upon unruly local officials ; nevertheless goods and money seized have not been returned. (D.) Alien Expulsion Act. Enacted June, 1896. Under this Act I Parliamentary Paper j Any alien under this would the President, with the State Attorney, C.-9345, p. 61. i be accused and judged by the have power to expel from country or same two persons, assign a place for residence to any one Quite inconsistent with clause without trial. 14 of the Convention.