SOUTH AFRICA.
THE DEFENCE ACT. By Cable—Press Association —Copyright. Capetown, January !). Mr. Beyers, interviewed at Pieterinaritzburg, said he was delighted at the practical effects of the Defence Act. His calculations were originally based on n total of 7000 for the first year, hut 25,000 proved to lie nearer the mark. .Many were anxious to avoid a ballot, as it cast a slur on the. community. Mr. Beyers is in favor of sending six officers to England to qualify as air pilots, although aviation wouVl be difficult on the high veldt.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 199, 11 January 1913, Page 5
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90SOUTH AFRICA. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 199, 11 January 1913, Page 5
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