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War Nears Its Climax
Pretoria, Aug: 7:
South Africa's five-year-old "Battle of the Constitution" is moving towards its climax, with the Nationalist Government's decision to "pack” the Senate for the votes which they need - to pass controversial legislation,
Under the Government's recent Senate Bill, signed into law after its forced, stormy passage through Parliament, the South African Upper House is being "reconstituted," ready to return to work next January with its membership boosted from 48 to 89, 77 of them certain Government supporters.
Extra voles gained
majority re-
Opposition to the Senate Bin Mail Notices
by this, most certain votes to 12 in Op= | means will enable the Nation position, compared with 30 to 10 alists to obtain the two-thirds in the old Senate. · Parliamentary quired for a veteran piece of "apartheid"
пета legislation which flared the moment it was an- will "purge" white, or Euro-nounced. It provoked one of the pean, electoral rolls of "colour-most bitter debates in Parlia ed" voters of mixed blood. ment and all Oppositiori, pallès Success in this at the next | joined to condemn it ti flagfant- session of Parlament in Capely undemocratic, "tainted" and Town next
one-
South Africa would give the leading South Africa to
"white donina-party state.
tion" Government final victory
Nationalist supporters In Por- liament solidly, supported their Government's lead. But outside Parliament there were sold 20 be Nationalists who felt
uh- nbout happy
drasile
in a long, frustrating political battle against the main United Party Opposition. This started 1931, when a simple not aimed at transferring" these coloured voters was invalidajed
Fuch by the courts who ruled that the Constitution required a two-methods to enforce the "people's will." Thirteen Professors at the thirds vote for any change in predominantly Afrikanner Pre-
torla University spoko against it, drawing rebukes from members
Nationalist Afrikaner Cabinet.
franchise.
"Reconstitution" involves each of the country's four provinces -the Transvaal, The Cape, Natal
and the Orange Free Senate elec- State-in special
ilons.
8 Senators
Each province in the past has returned eight Senators elected under a system of proportional by an electoral representation college of the provinces?
pro vincial councillors and Members of Parliament. Now, each pros vince must return a number of Senators equal to one fifth of its national and provincial elec- added 10- tion constituencies mall Winte opaque alt INDUN anvelopes, sizes 9" x 4". 25 for $1.30. gether but not less than eight 100 for $0. Obtainable at "S. C. M.
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from solid blocks of Senators
United those provinces. The Party Opposition is left Natal.
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Africa, The former German
lorritory mandated to South Afrlen after World War I, will continue to have, four Senators -two elected and two nomin- ated.
In addition, the new Senate will have 10 Senators appointed
tr- by the Governor General stead of eight such nominees in Four while the old Chamber. Senators elected by Africans of Capo Province will continue to sit in the new Senate as they did in the old onc.
Government party leaders in Cape pro- the Transvaal and vinces began arrangements for their candidate senators after the South African Parlia- its annual 6IX- ment ended
month session in June, plications
soon.
were invited and
be surveyed by Mewan. Goddard & deposit fees ixed-£20 in the
Dougher
Holt's at
Wharf from Transvaal and £25 in the Cape
10 am, on August 10 and 11, 1935, Į, —for
and consignees and
requested to
have their representatives present
during the survey.
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MONDAY, AUGUST E By Air Formoss, Okinawa, U.S.A., 0 pm Burma, India. Pakistan, Great Britain & Europe, 6 p.m.
Japan, 8 p.m.
By Berface. Macao. p.m.
TUESDAY, AUGUST › By Air Thattand, 10 am. Indo-China, il a.m.
Lotion Polico "Bobbler" and their fethale counterparti
tike part with soldier thWest German
: ölvlitáns and pöllöð
tives from many countries In the traditional four days march at Numerah,, Holland. All those taking fart cover from 40 to 50 kilometres on each of the four days-Express Photo,
BOMB OUTRAGES IN CASABLANCA
Ambassador
Briefed
The West
Bonn, Aug. 7.
Ambos-
sador France, aaron Voll- rath von Mallzán arrived here Casablanca, Aug. 7. today to conifer with Foreign Two bombs exploded in the Minister Heinrich von Brentano
one of which city here today,
about the forthcoming Soviet- woundedt five people In the Place du
West German talks in Paris. Commerce section around midday,
One person was reported
to
be in a serious condition. The bomb which had been placed in
PLANT RESEARCH Of Vital Interest
Bydney, Aug. 7. Little publicised but vitally important work on plant and crop rêbearch for the Pacific Islands is being carried out by the South Pacific Com- mission in conjunction with other authorities interested in or responsible for the future prosperity of the area. One important phase of this work is the introduction® álld study of new | plants:
In May, 1956, a conference was held in Canberra to review the progress of this work and to discuss future programmes. It was sponsored by the South Pacific Commission and supported by the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.
of
European
The mbeting had the advice economie possibilities in the of one of the worki's leading region-beverage plants, abres, authorities on blant introduction; off plants, spices, fruits and Mr Carl O. Erlangen, head of nuts, cereal, pasture grasses, The plant Introduction section of traditional subsistence crops, the United States Agricultural and Research Service. Scientists
1815 origin. from Papua and New Guinea, It
that coffee Fiji and India, from the CSIRO
present being in Canberra and Brisbane, and caluvated in the region could from the South Pacific Com-
be improved by new strains in- mission headquarters at Noumen,troduced from Indonesia und
Florida,
took part in the discussions,
Plant, introduction is not new
to
vegetables
was noted nt
varieties
Bamboo and rattan could be the Pacific Islarids, Centuries
the when ugo,
Polynesians more widely
with them the plants which
still houses, furniture, provide their main
and handicraft use, yams, thro,
entered the region; they
ey brought crops had a good future poten-
breadfruit
crops.
the
grown as these
construction of and for New applica- for bamboo were being
Fot Instance,
making of.
could
barionis, The Europeans brought hoped.
maize,
United States
the pineapple and, many other plants which were method had been found in the
Some of
plutúnfum, joints which by new to the region. them; such as cocou and coffee, re important sources of export income today.
And
Now
A
infra-red ray treatment. be connected to
WDS
This
03 a
new technlue was permitting in- PRINCIPAL STATIONS
where bressed, use, of bambog light structural material was tho At present
principal requires
suitable The West German Ambassa- stations are at Lólokí, near Port
for dor will receive oral instruc: Moresby, which perves the small-scale cultivation
lóns regarding his talks, which territory of Papua and
subsidiary cash crop, and was ate to be carried on with the | Guinea; and at Naduruloulou, arousing increasing interest in N, Borneo, Australia, New Zen-the courtyard of a hotel was Soviet Ambassador to Paris, near Suva, which
the area. Fill the serves spotted by the proprietor, who
which, with the support of
However, it was pointed out the promptly threw it into
The talks are preliminery to the South Pacifle Commission, is
at the conference that intro- street where it went off.
a selleduled visit of Chancellor becoming increasingly active as duction and selection activities The other exploded later on Konrad
should have as their objective Adenauer to Moscow, a central station for other ter- where the first floor landing of an
the question
the development of a greater of teritoriles.
of fruiting and apartment house in the Euro-establishment of diplomatic re-
uniformity At the Canberra meeting maturing, and provide varieties occupied by. alations between the USSR and objectives were formulated for and a Jew. There the German Federal Republican introduction polley in regard more resistant to diseases. casubities there. Pre to be discussed.--France- to each group. plants possessi
Presic.
ing economid, importance of
Philippines, 2 p.m.
Thailand, India, Pakistan,
Philippines, 0 p.m.
the Senate BIII. have launched | land. 2 p.m. a countrywide campaign against Is. Women from a "Defend-the-Britam, Europe. 6 p.m. Constitution" League delivered petitions bearing nearly 100,000 signatures against the bill the Governor General and the Cabinet. The Government
unmoved,China MaM Special..
maine
Korea, 6 p..
Hawaii, U.S... 4 p.m.
to
Japan, p.m.
re-
Middle East, Africa, & p.m. Formo, Okinawa, U p.m.
Canada. Purface
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Great
pean Spaniard were no
zone
China, People's Republie, d30 am, France-Presse.
MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN.
SURE I'VE EATEN REAL
STEAK AND REAL
POTATOES AND -- LOOK HERE--
DON'T BE ANGRY. HOW MUCH DO THEY COST
FERDINAND
NANCY
all
aspirante secking
vacancies where the
£1,400.
in the new Senate, annual salary
İs
Í'M SO SICK OF
WASHING DISHES
Other Elections
CK-
Transvaal's senators are pected to be picked from can- didate lists submitted to a meeting of Nationalist Party Transvaal Members of Parlia ment (members of the sembly or Lower House) provincial councillors, on August 10. Elections in other provitices are Cite later.
As-
and
In the past, the Nationalist Government has been 14 short of a two-thirds majority OVET all other in joint sesalons
of both the Assembly and Sennte together. When the minority Conservative Party, whd favour the elimination of "collired" Voters front white electoral, rolls, has, voted with the Government thể cấp huy been reduced, to
with the reconsututed Senate, the Government seems certain of a small overall majority in any, joint sobelort which It calls during the next scesion of Par- Eament. It is estimated that will ¡muster 171 votes-with Invites your support in helping to 166 required for two-thirds of train the Hongkong viikkona of to-
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TALK
ABOUT
MAGIC!
Have you seen
Admiral
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AND REFRIGERATORS
If we were
any fresher
wed still be on the vine!
ماود
TROPICAL FRÜÏT
Tropical fruits and offered opportunities for 'velopment · both as cash crops and food crops but there was
| an important" need to establish reservoirs of potentially useful material, Supplies, could be sought from Florida, Hdwall, Indonesia and Malaga,
The quality of peanuts, rice, yàms and taros in the dren wag high, but there should be a greater inter-territorial exchange of outstanding varieties. Malze and sorghum weth in nest of Improvement and promising be introduced should varieties from outside the aren
this
These tre examples of the subjects discussed a
and surveys made at the Canberra confer-
work ence. The
now being undertakes is not only import- ant for the econɑinic" dévelop ment of the règlon but signíf- cant in its potential contribution to general knowledge in hold of scientific endeavour. Its continuity requires patience, and the results of such an essentially long-term programme may lle far ahead. Futuro gentrations inhabiting the islands of the Pacific will reap the benefit of the research work how in progresst
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