text_original: The Cape Premier, Mr. Molteno, happened to be in London but was forbidden to attend ; no delegate was present from the Transvaal ; and Mr. Brand, President of the Orange Free State (who greatly impressed Froude), attended under strict injunctions from his Volksraad not to take part in any negotia  tions respecting federation by which the independence of his own state could be endangered.
text_transcription: THAT CAPE PREMIER MISTER MONTENO HAPPENED TO BE IN LONDON BUT WAS FORBIDDEN TO ATTEND NO DELICATE WAS PRESENT FROM THE TRANSVAAL AND MISTER BRAND PRESIDENT OF THE ORANGE FREE STATE WHO GREATLY IMPRESSED FRAUD ATTENDED UNDER STRICT INJUNCTIONS FROM HIS FOLKSRAUGHT NOT TO TAKE PART IN ANY NEGOTIATION RESPECTING FEDERATION BY WHICH THE INDEPENDENCE OF HIS OWN STATE COULD BE ENDANGERED
phonemes: ðə kˈeɪp pɹəmˈɪɹ, mˈɪstɚ. moʊltˈiːnoʊ, hˈæpənd təbi ɪn lˈʌndən bˌʌt wʌz fɚbˈɪdən tʊ ɐtˈɛnd ; nˈoʊ dˈɛlɪɡˌeɪt wʌz pɹˈɛzənt fɹʌmðə tɹænsvˈɑːl ; ænd mˈɪstɚ. bɹˈænd, pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðɪ ˈɔɹɪndʒ fɹˈiː stˈeɪt (hˌuː ɡɹˈeɪtli ɪmpɹˈɛst fɹˈaʊd), ɐtˈɛndᵻd ˌʌndɚ stɹˈɪkt ɪndʒˈʌŋkʃənz fɹʌm hɪz vˈɑːlksɹɑːd nˌɑːt tə tˈeɪk pˈɑːɹt ɪn ˌɛni nᵻɡˈoʊʃə tɪˈɑːnz ɹᵻspˈɛktɪŋ fˌɛdɚɹˈeɪʃən baɪ wˌɪtʃ ðɪ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns ʌv hɪz ˈoʊn stˈeɪt kʊd biː ɛndˈeɪndʒɚd.