Africa.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 49, 1 March 1915, Page 6

Africa.

OPENING OF UNION PARLIA-

MENT.

United Pbebs Association. (Received 8.25 a.m.) Capetown, February 28. Parliament has opened. The speech fijorn the throne foreshadows legislation providing for the punishment of various classes, of rebels and compensation for loyalists. Mr Smuts, Minister for Defence, read General Botha’s message,. appearing to have a wise forbearance towards rebels and .Hertzog owing to a' selct committee being set up to enquire into the causes of the rebellion: whether it was due to German intrigue, or whether its object was to restore in. dependence. L -.,;