South Africa

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 190, 10 February 1914, Page 5

South Africa

KENDALL KSCAI'KS. SMUTS PROVES HIS CASK. l!y Cable—Press Association-Copyright Capetown, February 8. t Jt transpires that Kendall was not included amongst the dsjmrted leaders, ■ as the authorities were unable to canlure him. Renter's correspondent says that: practically the entire press of .South Africa is of opinion thai Mr. Smuts has proved his case for martial law and , deportations. The lileomfontcin Friend dissents from this view. ( Johannesburg, February 8, ■Fourteen of Bain's bodyguard ' were lined ,tlo, or one month's imprisonment. The remainder wore discharged. LABOR LEADERS' P.AD TACTICS AX UNSUCCICSSFI'L MOVE. I Received fl. !!..">() p.m. Capetown, February I). The Morning Post says it is freely asked why Ah. Creswell made tlie mistake in tactics of putting counsel, more especially a junior, to argue the ease, of the deporteds. Tim Government's supporters are. now saying that the men have, hud a trial of some sort, and that their case had been heard. The truth is, says the Post, that Cresswell reckoned upon another labor grievance and did not anticipate that leave (o hear counsel at the Par of the House ( would be granted. When the Government Whip objected to the reading of the petition. Mr. Merriman was absen', and, in the ordinary course of things, leave to hear counsel would almost infallibly have been refused, but Mr. -Merriman threw his tremendous infill- .' ence into the scale to grant the leave, which was therefore granted, to Mr. Cresswell's secret chagrin. A pleasing feature of the debate was the entire absence »f that midcr-cuv- J rent of racial division often discern- i able at other times between the two sides of the House. ] KIER lIARDIE'S VIEWS. Received 10, 1 a.m. . I London, February !). Mr. Kier Hardic, M.P., speaking at Wolverhampton, said that Lord Gladstone's duty was to see that tlie constitution was upheld, and Acts of Parliament not; passed endangering the Empire's stability. The Imperial Govern- ! s ment could not shelter Iwhind the sup- | ( iposed non-responsibility for the South I. African Government's actions. "