§ MR. O. V. MORGAN (Battersea)I. beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies whether there is any truth in the report that a disturbance took place yesterday at Johannesburg; and whether he is in possession of any intelligence beyond that given in the morning papers?
§ * THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES (Baron H. de WORMS,) Liverpool, East ToxtethHer Majesty's Government have received no information respecting the reported disturbances at Johannesburg, and conclude that they have no special political significance, unless, perhaps, as indicating dissatisfaction at the delay in completing railway communication. The difficulty of obtaining supplies caused serious distress among the miners at the gold fields last year.
§ MR. O. V. MORGANIs Her Majesty's Representative, Mr. Williams, still in the Transvaal?
§ * BARON H. DE WORMSI think not.
§ Mr. O. V. MORGANThen Her Majesty's Government has no representative there.