29 MAY 1926, Page 2

General Hertzog's Government has been considering for some time the

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 the use of the other Dominions. General Hertzog's Government, however, thought that South Africa ought to have a flag of her own which would displace the Union Jack. All sensible people in this country, recognizing that the Dominions are Sister States of the Mother Country, will refrain from any attempt at dictation to South Africa. But it is permissible to offer some comments and to recall the history of national flags—the relevance of which the South African Government seems to be ignoring.