UNDER THE UNION FLAG

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1983, 13 February 1914, Page 7

UNDER THE UNION FLAG

lOKO GLADSTONE RETIRING.

MR. SYDNEY BUXTON PitLS HIS PLACE; Bar Tolegraph-Prcss Aswclatlon'-GoiirrlirWi Lojuten, Fctitian- 11. Mr. Lewis Harcoiirt (Susretary of Mate for the Colonics), in reply" to a question in tho lJeuso of Commons, said that Lord Gladstone (GovefoiorUeiwra.l of Sotrth Africa) enjoyed flto Oovcrnmwit's eomplcto cmi.iidencc. Uo Jiitcl wisli.mli to retire early in 1013, but owing to the .British Govennneut's iifessuro had agreed to .postjwue his retirelivont, tho reesows for which wore' entirely dohiostiq. LowlCiladstono retires 311 May next. It is officially announced that "ho will 1)9 sncceedotl by Mr. Sydney Hu.jftou (President of tho Boar*! of Tndc). CENERAI, BOTHA. CLAIMS £10 : O00 BAM-VGES FOR AIAEGEI) LIIIKL. Capslbvvn, iPebrttary 11. General Botha, Union ■ Prime Jiim's* ter, is suing Professor H. E, Frcniantle, JI..L.A, fo.f VitonliaßC, imd one-timo editor .of the "goitfh African News,' , for £10,000 daniagos. for libel in alleging that tho Pretoicr Jtad attempted ' to bribe General Her-tzog. PUBLIC MEETINOSv THE fEOtJIBmoF W-limDE.AWN» "TiSj*s"-JSydncy M Bua M Special€^loß.' ■ . Capo Town, February 11. The Deicnep Miaister, General SnmtG., intimated In tho Ullio.il. House of As-. semWy that tho prohibition, regarding public meetings would; lie ini.inedistelj, withdrawiu . T. 116 Eight %ob. Sydney Char.Jss Biixtofl h ; as been Presideut of .{.he Board of 'jf.ada Biuce I.QJS), m-ier to ivlvlqh (from .190.5 to 19119 he Was PostiHaster-G«nfra.L fiprn in ■Octoljp.r, 1853, lie was educated tit Olifcton and Trinity; College Carfbridgß. lintor.iflg...Pavli.iimfint (n 1883. lie bestvmtd Ijiid'er-Storttary , for the Colonies to ISO*. It 11-as he wiio iuli-othtcofl {%<• system of peiiw postage to the United States, and also UK* niagnzino post to Canada., lie -sat on several important eannftissions, and was ii rnomtor of the Condi:iatio!i Co-id--mitteo in the ISS'9 tele stride.- ■ He ; was for tlio CnpyrißVt Act,-piirt 11 tuiipniploj-uwnt) ©f ili.c? lusuraiico A:st, tho Pilotage A»W th« BanktuptcS"'. A*t,' and the Mitwision of Trade Boards Ast. Mr. Buxton has also Svr.itton several bop);a .qn political sabjcctS; Married twiw—hisfirst wife was a daughter of -fioicS bury, -..and Iris second a dAiighi.er of th* Jate lit- Hugh Gdtin Smith—lie hais a, family of one son &ni three ■slaughters