The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-10-13
ULTIMATUM SENT 10
: ENGLAND BY KRUGER
Immediate Withdrawal Of All
Troops Demanded.
BLIM CHANCE FOR PEACE

Transvaal Notifies Great Britain That
UsI-ss She Recalls Troops Stationed
Glssg tho Border War VIII Com
nence at Once.
LONDON, Oct. lO.-A London news |
Agency publishes the following dispatch
from Pretoria, filed there at z. p m.
yesterday:
IAN urgent dispatch has been handed
20 Cony ngham Greene. the British diplo'
s,atfc agent, requesting an explicit as
surance Of the withdrawal within 4S
hours of the British troops from the
Trunsvaal borders. as we'll as the with.
drawai Of oil tho British forces landed
In South Africa since the Bloemfontein
conference"
The Transvaal ultimatum, which is
signed by T. w. Reitz. secretary of
state, begins with the following state
ment:
Her majesty's unla ful Intervention
In the internal affairs of this republic.
in conflict with the London convention
OF 1884, by the extraordinary strength
ening of her troops in the neigh borhood
OF tho bord ers OF this republic. has
caused au intolerable condition of things
to arise, to which this government feels
itself obliged, in the interest not only
Of this republic. but also of ali Souih
At!!iiand do lRisf 1kooReffnnifnent kooR feels ITSELF
called upon and obliged ts press earn
sstly and Win en- pi.v-.ia fer an inlnedi-
ate termination of this state of things
and to request her majesty's govern
ment 10 give assurances upon the four
following demands:
II That ali points Of mutual differ
enee be regulated by friendly recourse
to arbitration or by any ether amica BILE
government and her majesty's govern
Inent
20 That oil troops on the borders of
this republic shall be instantly with
drawn.
'8. That ali reinforcements of troops
which have arrived in South Africa
sinco June /. 1889. shall be removed
from South Africa within n reasonable
time. to be agreed upon with this gov.
ernmsnt, and with the mutual as.
surances guaranteed on the part Of this
government that no attack upon nor
hostilities agaans. any portion of the
possessions OF the British government
shall be made by this republic during
rho further negotiations within period
between ths governments; aud this gov.
srnmenr WI. on compliance Herewith.
Be- prepared to withdraw the armed
burehsfs of this reSupi:o from the bor.
dsrs.
1a.ded in any part Of South africa y
TS these demands is appended the
deahil1Sn ct tlle tarSP ,Gt2st,fgr a tejSx.
~Th1s sdyt11xh DIT .p34Sss for an HH,
mediate and an nEpffarive answer e
these four questions and earnestly re.
quests her majesty's goveramenr to
return an answer before or upon
Wednesday, Oct. IL. 1889, not later than
3 o'clock p. N.
1T desires further to add that in tho
unexpected event of an answer not sat.
isfactory being received by it within tho
interval it will, with great regret, be
compelled to regard the action of her
phjesty's government as Formal dec.
laration of war and will not hold itself
responsible Tor rne correctness thereof,
and that III the event of any further
movement of troops occurring within
tho above mentioned time IN = nearer
direction 10 our borders this govern.
ment will be compelled to regard that
also as formal declaration of war;"