South Africa

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 39, 6 July 1914, Page 5

South Africa

GKAVE NATIVE SITI.V;

SPEECu JSY LORD GLA^PU

By Gal..' -:•■ ~„s Association ■: . : Received 5, 5.5 p.m. Pretoria, Jul

Lord Gladstone, at a farewell hanqu-.-t. paid a tribute to tlie iate Mr. .los.i- , Chamberlain. He emphasise, the n> gency and gravity of the native qu,;. tion, saying there was mid, übtedlv .-, growing distrust of the white men among tha natives.

THE MOW PARTY mvi.M.ii U(

Times and Sydney Sun N, -■■-,■ London, ~lulv

General liertzog's followin" ontsid" the Free State is incoiisiilernhle and dwindling. His Cape supporters aiv hesitating about following him in his -,• e*»sion from the South African Partv.

NEW ZEALANDER DROWNED

FROM MOONLIGHT LAUNCH, TRIP.

By Cable—Press Association—Copyright London, July 3.

During a moonlight launch trip to Kew , ia the vessel was returning at 3 o'clock | in the morning, it lurched oil' Battema, »ad Kir Denis Anson, a Now Zealandei, I who recently succeeded his uncle, ton | William Anson, fell overboard. Mitchell, » member of the orchestra, jumped overboard. Both were drowned.

Captain White, skipper of the launch, BiiTß that during some larking, Anso:i and Bridge announced their intention of (living. White prevented them, but later some ladies chaffed Anson, whereupon he dived and swam a few strokes, but he got into dilliculties and sank. Received 5, 5.5 p.m.

London, July fi. The party with Sir D. Anson included Mr. Raymond Asquith and his wife, the Hon. Jasper Ridley and his wife, and other aristocrats.