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 wise suggestion is that the Vierkleur is dead and was buried at Vereeniging and cannot be revived. The Flag Bill was introduced in the House of Assembly on Thursday, May 20th. The South African Party, which opposed it, was beaten by. a majority of 21. General Hertzog wanted the House to sit, as the Times correspondent tells us, " morning, noon and night." till the Bill was passed. The new flag as described by General Hertzog would be composed of a red vertical strip next the staff and horizontal strips of green, yellow and blue. He explained that the Union Jack would be flown only on occasions symbolical of the British con- nexion and then in conjunction with the new flag.
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