The Telegram. — 1893-11-14 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

AFFAIRS IN MATABELELAND. THE ADJOURNMENT MOVED.  In answer to Mr. Bytes. Mr. Buxton said a telegram had arrived from Sir H. Loch as follows :—" Following message received from Colonel Goold-Adams 6th November. Veßterilay Makalakus sent in representa tires asking for protection, and stating that the column front the east is in possession of Buluwayoc Igiliengula has tied. Garnim and his large hind has tied towards Give' river, leaving Buluwayo to the right. Messengers have reached Inc from Jameson con. firming this. lam sending message to him, and sin startiug with um column for Bulawayo at once. Gambo was the Indium who cmnualided the Mani against Goold-Adains' force on and November." Thnews was satisfactory in this sense that he (Mr. Rua ton) hoped no further hostilities would be necessart• Mr. Laboucheri, having obtained the support of many mom Man the requisite 90 member!, moved the ad jouttiment of the House in order to be enabled to cal attention to the itupolicy of permittuig the Chartered Colorant. of South Africa to estaldish any claim, or eentraet any eicaligentJUL with regard to the territory or goveiainent of Matabeleland, or continue its warlike operations in that territory in view of its previous proceedings and positiou. Li a long speech Mr. Labouchere Use ed from the dine Booke the rise of the present difficulty. In 1889 Mr. Rhodes, and in 1889 Lord Calorl, got concessions crow Lohengula to mine for geld hi Mashonaland. Lobengula had since declared that he iirly meant thew to dig in one place, and tile Colomal Secretary had justified his right to so limit the South African Company which succeeded to the concessions, but the company, boiling it, hopes of gold greatly disappointed. its capital all spent, and debts accumulating, turned the attention of its shareholders train atashonaland to Matabeleland, which it represented to he a real land of (mhir lie king was denounced as a bloodthirsty &pant, and en his !sending to tevmer aome cattle stolen by alashonas he was declared to lie enslaving or exterminatins them. Compensation was demanded from hint for injury said to be done to the white settlers the company had attracted into the country. On Ins sending envoys to discuss matters they were murdered, and then Matabeleland was invaded. What were called battles—hot what were really wessacres—had followed. Now he demanded that these filibustering proceedings should be stopped iu the name of En gland's honou and justice. mercy and humanity. (Cheers.) Mr. JOHN ELLIS Was against, all Jingoisin, let if we were to pursue it we should do it directly, and not by proxy. Mr. Manutug defended the Smith African Compane, with which lie Was connected, lie reminded the House of the emulation of European Powers to secure African territor). represented the development of waste portions of the globe as Eliglaiiira roission,and spoke of annexation by chartered couiponiea as the only alternatives. r. lararoN, Leidy log for the pointed out slat Hie War was necessary because of the raids he Lobengula. His military system must be broken down, and if the Mataaele beat thew swords into ploughshares there would he no idea of expelling them from the country. Hostilities were practically at an end now. The Goyernioeut hail regeesteu Mr. Rhodes to eater into communication with Sir H. Loch ta prepare a scheme for the administration of the country, to be conaiderei by the IL .yerilluent. an I no action on the spot would prejudice the ultimate arrangement. Mr. Balfour and Mr. Gladstone followed, and eientgaily the !melon Was negatived without a division.