text_original: 2 The proposal was not welcomed in Cape Colony, and Mr. Froude, the eminent historian, who had been sent out to represent the Colonial Office at the proposed Confei'ence, found his position highly embarrassing both to himself and to his hosts.
text_transcription: THE PROPOSAL WAS NOT WELCOMED IN CAPE COLONY AND MISTER FRAUD THE EMINENT HISTORIAN WHO HAD BEEN SENT OUT TO REPRESENT THE COLONIAL OFFICE AT THE PROPOSED CONFERENCE FOUND HIS POSITION HIGHLY EMBARRASSING BOTH TO HIMSELF AND TO HIS HOSTS
phonemes: tˈuː ðə pɹəpˈoʊzəl wʌz nˌɑːt wˈɛlkʌmd ɪn kˈeɪp kˈɑːləni, ænd mˈɪstɚ. fɹˈaʊd, ðɪ ˈɛmɪnənt hɪstˈɔːɹiən, hˌuː hɐdbɪn sˈɛnt ˈaʊt tə ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛnt ðə kəlˈoʊnɪəl ˈɑːfɪs æt ðə pɹəpˈoʊzd kənfˈeɪəns, fˈaʊnd hɪz pəzˈɪʃən hˈaɪli ɛmbˈæɹəsɪŋ bˈoʊθ tə hɪmsˈɛlf ænd tə hɪz hˈoʊsts.