Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-09
SERIOUS STATE 0F AFFAIRS The Formation of a Flying Squadron Looks 0minous. WILL DEFEND HER RIGHTS The Central News Says Great Britain Has So
 Notified Germany KRUGER'S GENEROSITY IS PRAISED He Has Released Dr. Jameson and All the Other Prisoners-Mr. Chamberlain
 Thinks That the Crisis Is
 Entirely Over.
KRuGfR's GENEROSITY IS PRAISED


 Portsmouth and Sheerness dock yards declared this morning that they had not received any orders to prepare the flying squadron, but said several ships were available for such use immediately In political circles it is believed that the for nation of a flying squadron indicates that the situation is graver than hitherto thought. The afternoon newspapers will approve the preparation for war. Some urge revocation of the charter of the British South Africa company, after which England will be able to fight Ger many with clean hands. It is announced upon official authority that Admiral Rawson, commanding the Cape and West Africa squadron, has been ordered to take his flagship, St. George, to Della goa bay.
 The St. James Gazette in an article under the caption Getting Ready" and the Globe in an editorial headed Taking Up the Gauge calls attention to the unanimity displayed by all classes and parties in Great Britain in resenting the kaiser's message to President Kruger.
 The Central News is authority for the statement that Lord Salisbury has noti- fled the German government that Great Britain will defend the rights in the
 
 yention of 1884 at all costs. The gener- osity showed by President Kruger is ad- mitted everywhere. At the clubs here 1t is matter of speculation as to what terms will be made by Sir Hercules Rob- inson, governor of Cape Colony. The consensus of opinion is that President Kruger will expel the leading agitators in the rand, of whose participa tions in the conspiracy against the Transvaal government he possesses proofs. and that the British government will punish the other participants It is also believed that the British South Africa company willsbe obliged to pay heavy indemnity and will lose it's administrative rights in the adjoining territory. Everything Is quiet about the government office this evening. Lord Salisbury is giving ball at Hatfield house, his seat in Hertford- shire.
 The following statement has been is- sued by the colonial office: Governor Robinson of Cape Colony telegraphed to MT. Chamberlain secre- tary of state for the colonies, from Pre- toria on January z: 'I communicated to MT. F. J. Newton, secretary of the col only of British Bechuanaland your tele- gram of the 9th and received reply from him that he had been absent from Bech- uanaland nearly a fortnight prior to the raid in the Transvaal. He arrived at Mafeking on December 29 and heard
  closed, that Jamesons force was leaving. That night the wires were cut and the first message that got through, on De- cember 30, was yours directing me to send Dr. Jameson an order to return. About one-ffth of Jameson's forces start ed from Mafeking and the rest from Pictsani, in the British South Africa company's new territory. Jameson left only ten policemen in the whole of the Bechuanaland protectorate, and of these four were doing customs duty. The whole country was virtually unpoliced There was no representative of the Brit ish South Africa company in Mafeking and no magistrate in the company's ter ritory. There was only one representa- tive of the company in the lower protec- torate, and he had joined Jameson's forces"
 Governor Robinson adds: Newton will come to Pretoria at my invitation to confer with nae in regard to reducing the protectorate." E
 Governor Robinson telegraphed Mr. Chamberlain on January T. johannes burg surrendered internationally this afternoon and gave up arms President Kruger has fntmated his intention to hand over Jameson and the other prison- CTS upon the frontier of Natal. You may be satisfied that the crisis is over and all danger of further hostilities ended"
 Mir Chamberlain now considers the crisis over and will recognize the ser vices of the staff of the colonial office during the period of the tension by en- tertaining them at dinner at the Devon shire club. The dinner will be a private affair.
 All parties join in paying tribute to Mir Chamberlains energy, skill and sue cess in his handling of the Transvaal diff ficulty.
 A dispatch to the Central News from Cape Town says that the imperial officers with the Black Watch regiment will go to Mafeking to supervise the disarma- ment and dsbanding of the British South African companys forces.
 The new flying squadron will be put into commission on January IA.
 Prisoners Praise the Boers.
 dispatch from Pretoria dated Jan uary 6, says the prisoners of Dr. Jame- sons following are loud in their praise of the treatment they received at the hands of the Boers while the Burghers deeply resent the action of Dr. Jameson. They are intensely angry at the necessity of leaving their farms and demand speedy and final settlement of the questions at issue and full and free possession of the Transvaal country, under the undlsputed rule of the Boers.
 in the race course enclosure at Pretoria, and the officers in the town Jail. Dr. Jameson, Sir John Willoughby and Messrs. White were deeply dejected at the result of their movement Dr. Jame- son refused to take food for some time after his imprisonment.
 The directors of the British South African company have held repeated -r.eetins during the past week, and since Monday they have met twice daily, but they have made no statement to the press. It is understood that MT. Cham berlain, secretarf of state for the colonies, has ordered the directors to obtain from Cecil Rhodes a detailed statement of his knowledge of Dr. Jame- son,s movements prior to the latter's raid into the Trancyaal. Otherwise the charter of the British South African