FLAG FIGHT NOT OVER
UNPLEASANT EPISODES IN SOUTH AFRICA EXTREMISTS NOT IDLE (United P.A.—By Telegraph — Copyright) (Australian Press Association) Reed. 9.20 a.m. CAPETOWN, Wed. The hoisting of the new flag on May 31, Union Day, is giving occasion for unpleasant episodes in country towns, at which arrangements have been undertaken by local Nationalists, who have invited extreme Nationalists to speak. The Mayors of Paarl and Graaffreinet. refuse to participate. The Governor-General, the Earl of Athlone, will hoist the flag on Parliament Buildings. Ministers will perform the ceremony in Pretoria and other large centres. It is a suspicion that the Union flag will be hoisted on the principal pole, which rouses animosity.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/SUNAK19280517.2.88
Bibliographic details
Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 356, 17 May 1928, Page 9
Word Count
111FLAG FIGHT NOT OVER Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 356, 17 May 1928, Page 9
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Sun (Auckland). You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in