AFRICAN TROUBLE
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United Presß Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.
THE BULUWAYO REPRIEVE,
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS
A. DENIAL BY LORD GLAD-
STONE
Received January 30, 8.50 o'cl > I
CAPETOWN, January '2'}
The Cape Times deprecates Lojd Gladstone's argument that the native was spared because the idea of rape only occurred to the man's mind after affecting an entry for i'obbery.
The South African News is not prepared to .support or condemn the reprieve, -but denies that Lord Gladstone put sentiment before justice.
Lord Gladstone denies advising white women to lock their doors.
The Cape Argus denies advising white women to lock their doors.
The Cape Argus agrees with Lord Gladstone's view that the assault was with intent, but the extenuating circumstances had not .been clearly shown before the commutation.
OPINION REASSURED,
THE DEaTH PENALTY
(Received Last Night, 10.55 o'clock.)
CAPETOWN, January 30,
The South African opinion is somewhat reassured, the people interpreting Lord Gladstone's statement as an indication not actuated by vague sentimentalism; but the Cape Times warns him not to court appellate jurisdiction.
LONDON, January 30,
The Times' Johannesburg correspondent declares that the most important feature of the statement is that the tone indicates the full acceptance of the death penalty as appropriate to such crimes.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10152, 31 January 1911, Page 5
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208AFRICAN TROUBLE Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10152, 31 January 1911, Page 5
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