THANKED BYTHE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2514, 15 July 1915, Page 5

THANKED BYTHE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

GENERAL BOTHA GLOWING TRIBUTES,, . ~,., By Telegraph—Press Association—CoDjitsM lOjW'.p.ii,) London, July 14. ' The House of Commons has adopted a motion-thanking ■•^eneral--Botha-and the South- African»Jbnder« lum". >"1 •' Mr. Asquith said tho theatre of operations was of vast extent and singularIf unsuited to military movements. It was a desert of shifting, sand,, waterholes were rare and often jwisoned, and railways torn up. Yet, with compara- ' tively small cost of lives, General Botha secured'a-striking success. Combined .\yith .the mobility and endurance of his . troops, h'<s (Wide'elective resistance at any, point impossible. Boers and Britishers .fought.- like :brothers, -sido: by-.'. Side. . *. ' ." ■' ■ v ' ' ' Mr. Bohar Lawv the Bight- Hon. 11. Oh'aijlin, • arid Mr. T. P. 'O'Connor paid glowing tributes to .Generals Botha and ' ■ Smuts and-the troops. -.. Mr. _ Bonar Law added that.. the cooperation of tho Dominions was the greatest; surprise to ( Germany,, .which, was anticipating the dissolution of the British ■ Empire. ' "Wo : had riot ""the power, and would not have ; dreamed of compelling ! -tlie' Dominions to ; give us their ; help.- Yet great : - armies • have voluntereed from India, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, regarding this as their quarrel; The whole Empiredelights to honour Botha." CELEBRATIONS IN : INDIA. / Simla, July 13. Flags are in ,th 6 priucipal cities in honour I ' of' General l Botha's victory. The rejoicings are general. • ■' CONGRATULATIONS FROM NEW ZEALAND ; ■_ r A'suggestion was made : in the House oi Representatives ; yesterday afternoon - by Sir Joseph Ward, that this would be a desirable time for, tlio Government to 1 set in motion a movement for'the purposo of allowing the. people of New: / Zealand to give a tangible evidence of their admiration of General Botha in defeating the enemy in .Africa. General Botha's name-stood out for the work lie had done for the Empire, and he thought the people of this'country might like to present-him-with a.sword as a gift of admiration. The subscription could he limited to Is.' The speaker mentioned that he had cabled Is. to South Africa to a similar fund. • , The Prime Minister (the Right Hon. \V. F. Massey) said that he had already communicated with His Excellency, the Governor in connection -.with the pame matter, , and a cablegram had been,' sent'to the Governor-General of South, Africa expressing admiration of what had beerf done by General Botha. Not only had that message been sent, but, one had been sent from the Maori race, which had been, handed to him by Dr. Pomare. If anything more was desired he would be glad to consider it. ' 1