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The Transvaal Raid

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Parent Issue
Day
14
Month
May
Year
1897
Copyright
Public Domain
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London, May 11. - The parliamentary committee appointed to inquire into the Transvaal raid Tuesday continued the examination of the Duke of Abercorn, chairman of the Ohartered company of British South África. In refuting the suggestion of Mr. Henry Labouehere, or.e of the members of the committee, hat the raid was engineered für stock Jobbing purposes, witness said he had neither bought nor sold a single share of the company's stock during the last six months of 1895. The next witness was the Duke of Fife, son-in-lav of the Prince of Wales. The duke said he had no knowledge whatever that the raid was to occur, nor had he any suspicion that the chartered company's troops might be used any way in connection with the troubles at Johannesburg or elsewhere in the Tranvaal. The witness admitted that he had sold 1,000 shares of the company's stock during the autumn of 1895. The price was then about L6, but he failed to see what that had to do with the raid. Knew Nothing of the Raid. "I state here, on oath," he added, "that 1 knew nothing of the raid, nor had the faintest suspicion that any interference in the affairs of the Transvaal was contemplated by anybody conneeted with the Chartered company. Mr. Rhodes did not disclose to me his connection with the revolutionary affairs at Johannesburg. I have great regard for Mr. Rhodes, but if pressed, I am perfectly willing to say that Mr. Rhodes deceived me. I am sorry to have to say so, but I have no doubt Mr. Rhodes will himself admit it." When asked if his sale of stocks had anything to do with fears of disturbances in the Transvaal, he said: "Certainly not. I repudíate the idea with indignation. Lord Clifford explained that the enrollment of Rhodesia norse and the importation of arms was not connected with the Transvaal. I had no suspicion that Mr. Rhodes was finaneing a revolution until after the raid." Sir Horace Farquhar, bart., a director of the British South África, company, and member of parliament for West Marylebone, testifled that he sold 500 shares of the company's stock late in 1895, but said the raid could not be connected with the market, because the directors were absolutely ignorant of it.

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