12 APRIL 1924, Page 9

In view of his diminishing majority General Smuts probably did

the wise thing ; delaying the evil day would certainly not have improved his prospects. It is impossible to foretell what the result of the election will be, although well-informed opinion does not antici- pate a clear majority for the South African Party over its two opponents. The Cape Town correspondent of the Times states that people are already beginning to ask each other " What will the Nationalists do if they get into power ? "