All the honours due to a field-marshal and a Prince of the Blood were paid to the remains of the Duke of Cambridge on Tuesday, for in all matiers of State 3y the mines be restored without cheap imported labour? If not, what is the alternative to Chinese labour? None. As to the conditions of apprenticeship which the opponents of the ordinance cull slavery, since the. liberals themselves are constatitly impressing ~pon ux the dangers of in-traducing a yellow rsce into South Africa, some restrictions are obviously necrscary" Theref-re if the Chinese are to be admitted at all the question of the restrictions is all a matter of degree. For this reason no one believes that if the Liberals came into power 'o-morrow they would really advise the King to revoke his sanction of the ordinance. The most they would do would be to bring pr-sure on the Transvaal authorities to modify the conditions of the ordinance. When Cons-rvative member tried to "corner" Sir Henry in the House by asking him point-blink if _he © would revoke the ordinance, Sir Henry found an ingenious mess of evading a reply. "Being a Scotsman." he said, Twill answer that question by another." Will you put me in power?" The vote of censure was, in the end rejected by a majority of 57, six more than that obtained when the question was brought forward in aa amendment to the Address. In the House "f Lords on the same night " similar motion was rejected by 97 by 25,0 Free Food leader in the person of Lord Goschen stron.ly suppo: ting the Government.
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