The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-04
10y Herbert TempIe)

London, Dec. 4.-The supply of meat
to the soldiers in South Africa during
the Boer war was the subject of an &C
ton before the Lord Chief Justice and
a special jury the other day. when the
Imperial Cold Storage Co., Limited, Of
London and johannesburg, sued the
Crown for huge sum of money as
damages for alleged breach of con-
tract.
The attorney for the plaintiff OK
planned that the transactions took
ly it was difficult to get all the docu-
ments in the case. while the govern
ment officials had decided that certain
papers should not be disclosed.
AS a result of the guerilla warfare
in the latter stages of the campaign,
large herds of cattle were captured,
and the contractors found that the
army were the only people who had
cattle for sale. Therefore, it was only
natural that they should make terms
for the purchase of these cattle. 50
that they could slaughter them. and
deliver them as dead meat to the army.
That sale of live cattle by the army
involved a sum of 81 100000.
1t was alleged by the company that
a great many of the cattle supplied to
them were infected with disease. so
much so, that numbers died the day
after they were delivered. Therefore.
the company contended, that they had
! right to recover damages in respect
to the infected cattle.
From the beginning of the war. &C
cording to the plaintiffs attorney, the
contract was in the hands of a Dutch
company Lord Kitchener was not
satisfied with the transactions and the
Imperial company secured the contract.
This company was financed by several
wealthy gentlemen, and these Joined
with a South African group. including
the De Beers company. The Rt. Hon.
Cecil Rhodes. and the South African
| Investment company, who gave the
company the benefit of their business
experience. The company was regis.
tered ewith a capital of one million
sterling.
Directly after lunch, his lordship
said he was quite satisfied that the
case was too complicated for a jury.
Il shall spend the rest Of my natural
life in it.: it looks SO at least" added
his lordship, amidst laughter.
The attorney-general agreed and the
| jury was discharged.
The hearing was adjourned.
| There is every reason to believe that
the scheme inaugurated during the
past summer, for the introduction OF
travel into the curriculum of universe
ty men, will be effectively carried out
It was decided that certain number
Of scholarships should be instituted
available in certain universities in tbs
United States of America and Canada
the holders to be conducted on an edu
cational pilgrimage to England.
An executive committee under tbs
Craftsmanship of Sir Charles Elliott
fvice Chancellor of Sheffield, was form
ed, and also a central committee II
London. Thanks largely to the prac
teal support of the president Of tbs
movement. Lord Strathcona of Noun
Royal, who combines the chancellor
ships of Aberdeen and McGill. am
Montreal universities with his wort
as high commissioner Of Canada. ;
central office has been established Al
Caxton House. Westminster. What j.
now required is the money to provid;
the actual scholarships and for thes,
funds, a public appeal will shortly b.
issued.
1t is pointed out that, although tn;
scholarships proper will be reserves
for undergraduates of the universities
who are already midway through thei
course. the provision of scholarship:
by no means defines the scope of tn,
movement The bureau will affors