SOUTH AFRICA.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8365, 22 February 1907, Page 5

SOUTH AFRICA.

'THE TRANSVAAL ELECTIONS. Received February 21, 8.50 a.m. LONDON, February 20. Lords Harris, Lansdowne, and Ashbourne, speaking in the House of Lords, condemned as inexcusable the action of the Government in cabling to Johannesburg in December, Ministerial statements attacking the Witwatersrand Native Labour 'Association, on the eve of the general elections in the Transvaal. Lord Elgin, Secretary of State for, the Colonies, defended the Government's action as being quite legitimate, though the practice might not be utilised frequently. Received Last Night, 10.7 p.m. LONDON, February 21. Mr Winston Churchill, speaking at the dinner at the South Africa Products Exhibition, declared that South Africa was steadily advancing towards prosperity, unity, peace and federation. She had her fortune in her own hands. There was no reason why when the racial duality finally disappears she should not take her place within the circle of the Empire on equal terms with Canada and Australia, and be as free, prosperous, powerful and independent. (Cheers). Mr Churchill added that the result of the'elections in the Transvaal promised a highly representative Parliament. ' Received Last Night, 11.11 o'clock. PRETORIA, February 21. The elections in the Transvaal are J>3ing fought with great spirit. The results, which'are incomplete, indicate that the Progressives form a strong, compact majority. , Sir J. Fitzpatrick was elected, polling 491 against 364 polled by Sir Richard Solomon and 170 by Mr Burke, the Independent candidate. Sir J. Fitzpatrick received a great ovation. At Pretoria the excitement is indescribable, and racial feeling is running strong. As the returns were received 20,000 assembled in Market Square in Johannesburg. Received Last Night, 11.32 o'clock. LONDON, February 21. Reuter reports that eighteen Progressives have been elected, and include Sir Wools-Sampson, Sir Geo. Farrar, and Messrs Abe Bailey, and Van Halsteyn. Sixteen Hetvlokites have been elected, including those returned unopposed, and include Mr Smuts, Dr. Krause, Messrs Risaik Rooth, Langerrran, Advocate and .Devilliers. Six< Nationalists have been elected , including Mr Edward Solomon, Sir Richard Solomon's brother. Three Labourites were elected.