text_original: In 1897 Sir Alfred (now Viscount) Milner was appointed to succeed Sir Hercules Robinson as High Commissioner ; in April, 1899, he forwarded to the Queen a petition, signed by 21,000 British subjects resident in the Transvaal, praying that the Queen would make enquiry into their grievances and secure for them an adequate and permanent remedy.
text_transcription: IN EIGHTEEN NINETY SEVEN SIR ALFRED NOW VISCOUNT MILNER WAS APPOINTED TO SUCCEED SIR HERCULES ROBINSON AS HIGH COMMISSIONER IN APRIL EIGHTEEN NINETY NINE HE FORWARDED TO THE QUEEN A PETITION SIGNED BY TWENTY ONE THOUSAND BRITISH SUBJECTS RESIDENT IN THE TRANSVAU PRAYING THAT THE QUEEN WOULD MAKE INQUIRY INTO THEIR GRIEVANCES AND SECURE FOR THEM AN ADEQUATE AND PERMANENT REMEDY
phonemes: ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən sˌɜːɹ ˈælfɹɪd (nˈaʊ vˈaɪkaʊnt) mˈɪlnɚ wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd tə səksˈiːd sˌɜː hˈɜːkjʊlˌiːz ɹˈɑːbɪnsən æz hˈaɪ kəmˈɪʃənɚ ; ɪn ˈeɪpɹəl, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn, hiː fˈɔːɹwɚdᵻd tə ðə kwˈiːn ɐ pətˈɪʃən, sˈaɪnd baɪ twˈɛnti wˈʌn,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ bɹˈɪɾɪʃ sˈʌbdʒɛkts ɹˈɛzᵻdənt ɪnðə tɹænsvˈɑːl, pɹˈeɪɪŋ ðætðə kwˈiːn wʊd mˌeɪk ɛŋkwˈaɪɚɹi ˌɪntʊ ðɛɹ ɡɹˈiːvənsᵻz ænd sᵻkjˈʊɹ fɔːɹ ðˌɛm ɐn ˈædɪkwət ænd pˈɜːmənənt ɹˈɛmədi.