SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTIONS

Hokitika Guardian, 10 February 1921, Page 2

SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTIONS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. I’AIILE ASSOCIATION. CAPETOWN, Feb 9. Last night’s election returns indicated flint tho South African Party have secured thirty-nine seats; Labour eight Nationalists six; Independent 1. The South African Party’s gains being fourtee,. • Labour two; Nationalists three. Th® Nationalist gains include the dofp.it of • Minister Debit and Colonel H 11 tz by narrow margins. The Labour los : s include tho two leaders, Cresswen i ml Kentridge, tho latter’s seat going to a Nationalist. C’resswell s defeat c one .as a great surprise. The rci.mo'S so far from Urban districts are iudii a 1 ions of how Lie country voting will go. It is .not very reliable, but it is anticipated that Premier Smuts will serine a good working majority.

i LOYAL LABOUR. I ltKUTKll’s TELEGRAMS. (Received this day at 8 a.in.) CAPETOWN February 9. Mr Dewet, Minister for Justice, was defeated for Potchefstroom by a Nationalist. ! CAPETOWN February 9. j General Smuts’ gains over Labour are attributed to the working men voting against- Republicanism and not on sectional matters raised by their for. mer leaders. The newspapers pay a tribute to this spirit, and strongly depreciate anyone singing a peaon over the defeat of the Labour party. Mr Smut’s own majority at Pretoria West was 772.