SOUTH AFRICA'S MOST CRITICAL HOUR
ECHO OF THE REBELLION London, November 19. Speaking at a, meeting of the Parliamentary Association, Mr. 1., V. Harcourt (who was Colonial Secretary in 191't) referred to the fact that wo had not lost a single colony, although wo were within twenty-four hours of losing the Falklands. There was grave danger in South Africa early in the war. The rebels got away with half the Union Government's war materials. lie turned to Lord Kitchener for help to replenish, and Lord Kitchener replied that he wou.Ul not deplete this country by a single rifle. Mr. JTarcourt added: "Hut in a friendly country he found what we wanted, and fillips were loaded and sent to South Africa in sixteen days. That was the most critical period Fouth Africa has ever undergone."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 49, 22 November 1918, Page 5
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136SOUTH AFRICA'S MOST CRITICAL HOUR Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 49, 22 November 1918, Page 5
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