London via Bombay, 30th July.
In the House of Commons Mr, Joseph Chamberlain said that he believed that the Conference of Premiers would make an important step towards the entire union of the Empire it. Chamberlain further said that the Government intended to observe both the spirit and letter of the South African terms of peace, and desired that the Boers should preserve their old traditions and unite with the British in securing South African prosperity. The Government would not interfere in the development of the mines, but it was perfectly just to lay a portion of the east of the war on them, and they also anticipated that there would be a certain proportion of income from the Transvaal Colony over expenditure. These sources of income would provide a sufficient sum to justify the raising loan to defray the cost of the war. Full self-government in the new Colonies would not be delayed one moment longer than necessary. Reuter.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.