29 MAY 1926, page 2

The Suggestion Of The Historical School In South Africa— Of

those who oppose General Hertzog—is that the Union Jack ought to be combined with the flag of the old Dutch .Republics. The answer of General Hertzog's Govern- ment to that very......

Let Us First Of All Congratulate The French And Spanish

on the extraordinary success of their whirlwind campaign in Morocco. Within three weeks they have mastered the greater part of the Riff country and Abd-el-Krim has surrendered......

It Is Interesting To Remember Now That In 1921 Mr.

Lloyd George, then Prime Minister, resented the attempt of distinguished Churchmen to intervene in . the coal dispute. He said that their " interference " was " replete with......

The Egyptian Elections Which Were Held Last Saturday...

an overwhelming majority for the Zaghlulists. A very few returns from outlying constituencies have yet to come in, but when we go to press the figures are : Zaghlulists, 154 ;......

General Smuts, Who Led The Opposition, Appealed For The...

. of the Bill on the ground that the exclusion of the Union Jack would raise far-reaching national issues going far beyond the politics of the day. The proposed flag, he said,......

* * * * The Most Honoured Flags Are Not

those which have been suddenly invented but those which by experiment and accretion express the history of the nation itself. The Union Jack, of course, describes, so to speak,......

Critical Affairs At Home Have Caused Attention To Be...

from events abroad - which in normal times would have provoked profound interest and speculation. The insane suppression of the Press during the great strike starved us for......

General Hertzog's Government Has Been Considering For...

design of a new flag for South Africa. The accepted flag hitherto has been the Union Jack bearing the badge of South Africa. Such a flag is, of course, quite in accordance with......

It Is To The Credit Of A Large Number Of

Dutch-speaking citizens that they signed appeals to the Government to withdraw the Bill. At last General Hertzog bowed to the storm and announced that the Bill would be post-......