SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 6 April 1910, Page 3

SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS.

TTIK QUESTION OF PREMIERSHIP. [By FIiKCTItIC TELEOUAI'n—COPYIIIGnT.] [I'Kll I'IIEHS ASSOCIATION.] (Received Tliis Dnv, S.-Io vi.ni.) CAPFTOWX, April Sir George F«rrar, speaking nt i\ conference of t-lio Transvaal Progressive Federation, declared that tlie Het Volk of Orangia and the Bond were regarded as one party. However willing General Mot ha Irad heen to co-operate with the Progressives his retrograde followers were too strong for him. Sir Geo. Farrar advised the Progressives to reorganise under Dr. Jameson. Their opponents were fighting among themselves for the Premiership. fn conclusion, Sir George urged that South Africa should share in tlie cost of the Imperial navy. RACIAL PROPENSITIES. (Received This Pav, D.K) a.m.) CAPKTOWX, April '». The newspapers of the Progressive Party deiiouuce the enforced resignation ol' Mr Gnivn. Director of F/.lucation. in Orangia, owing to General Ifert/.og's bilingual proposals. The Orangia Parliament is considering a hill extending the ' bilingual principle among the teachers. [General Hertzog is Minister of Education in the■ Oram;e Free State, nnd his action in forcing a liilingual curriculum in the schools has led to much controversy, and the meetings of tlie various local school he.nrds linve been characterised by acrimony of feeling. |