...of London of 27th February 1884, by Article 4, of which the Republic ,undertook not to conclude any treaty or engagement with any State or nation other...the Orange Free State, nor with any native tribe, until the same should have been approved by Her Majesty.' This is the existing status of the South...

...omission of the word. The thing itself, however, was amply emphasized in the following paragraph : " The South African Republic will conclude no treaty...same has been approved by her Majesty the Queen." Besides, the Convention of 1884 is meaningless without the preamble, namely, the Convention of 1881....

...consequence, less onerous burdens are imposed. But what provision touching suzerainty is substituted ? "The South African Republic will conclude no treaty...same has been approved by her majesty the queen." It will be seen, therefore, that not merely treaties with foreign powers are subject to the imperial...

...and the Transvaal in 1897 with reference to the provisions of Article 4, which enacts that : — " The South African Republic will conclude no treaty...Orange Free State, nor with any native tribe ' to the east or north of the Republic, until the same has been approved by Her 1 Majesty the Queen. Such approval...

...Republic are defined in the Convention between Great Britain and the Republic of February 27, 1884. The South African Republic will conclude no Treaty...the same has been approved by Her Majesty the Queen. Tunis. Approximate area. Estimated fciig. sq. miles. population. 44,726 1,500,000 By a Treaty of May...

...Article IV of the Convention concluded with Her Majesty, on the 27th February, 1884, not to conclude any Treaty or engagement with any State or Nation other than the Orange Free State, until the same had been approved by Her Majesty the Queen, a Convention was signed between Her Majesty...

...Article "IV of the Convention concluded with Her Majesty, on the 27th February, 1884, not to conclude any Treaty or engagement with any State or Nation other than the Orange Free State, until the same had been approved by Her Majesty the Queen, a Convention was signed between Her Majesty...

...of the Treaty of February 27, 1884, the Transvaal Republic of South Africa agreed to make' no treaty with any state or nation, other than the Orange Free State, nor with any native tribe east or west of the Republic, without the approval of Great Britain. Inasmuch, therefore, as the rulers...

...of 1884, signed in London between Great Britain and the South African Republic, reads as follows : " The South African Republic will conclude no treaty...same has been approved by her Majesty the Queen." And that article has not been abrogated by any subsequent Convention. At the close of the year the...

...appoint a British Consul reserved. The right of Suzerainty was reduced to the following clause :— " The South African Republic will conclude no Treaty...same has been approved by Her Majesty the Queen." This implicitly gave the Republic the right of conducting its negotiations with any foreign State through...