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·'THE CHINA÷MAIL; NOVEMBER 7, 1940.

HERTZOG SPLIT WITH THE AFRIKAANDER EXTREMISTS

GENERAL HERTZOG, leader of the offi- cial Opposition in South Africa, yesterday re- signed the leadership of the Reunited Nation- alist Party of the Free State, says a message from Bloemfontein.

It is reported there was a complete split - between the followers of General Hertzog and members of the old Nationalist Party during the inaugural Congress of the Reunited Party.

The Congress of the Re-|

Stated to have spent £10,000 Walker and

united Party met in com- AND YET THEY FELL mittee in South Africa yesterday to consider two draft programmes of prin- ciples for the party.

One programme was submitted' by General Hertzog, leader of the party, and the other by the joint acting federal council.

There was little difference be-

in A.R.P. William Sons, Ltd., Nelson Street, Bolton, were fined £5 for a light left showing during the black-out.

It was stated the firm, who had 1,000 workpeople, employed four patrols at a cost of £600 a year to see that the regulations were

observed.

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SEEING IS BELIEVING

A newspaper seller's sense of humour amused one bombed North-West town. Surround- ed by debris and damaged buildings, he stood with a con- tents board on which was written: "Late News: Jerry is believ- ed to have bombed North-West."

COURT STAYS PUT

air

When Mr. Justice Wrottesley was interrupted by a third raid warning in his court in the King's Bench Division he continued with his judgment in a lawsuit which had been on

tween the programmes but the QUEEN'S MAID DIES for six days. principles set out by General Hertzog were milder and less specific on most points.

Miss Hannah Gooderson, who The all clear had not sound- was personal maid to Queen Vic-led when the Judge completed his toria and one of the last to the judgment. After rounding off Separation from the Brith Queen, has died in London

at the case with a discussion about Commonwealth was best suited the age of 90. She was 50 years costs he bowed to counsel for South Africa. It must be in the Royal service.

left the court.

established on a clear mandate

from the people and not by 2 mere parliamentary majority.

General Hertzog's program. me would allow non-Repub- licans in the party..

The council's programme pro- vided for revision of the Simon- Stown Naval Agreement and recognition of only "one National Anthem-the Afrikander one..

Sought Vote Of Confidence

General Hertzog announced at the opening of the Congress that he sought a vote of confidence and if it was not forthcoming he would resign forthwith.

When the programme of the federal council was carried by a large majority, General Hertzog asked why the clause in his pro- gramme providing for equal rights for English and Afrikaans-speak- ing people, which had always ap-. peared in the old Nationalist Par- ty constitution, was not embo- died in the programme adopted.

The programme guaranteed the English section only "lan- guage and cultural rights." This, In practice, meant that no En- glish-speaking persons could for example become teader of the party.

Lead To Doom.

General Hertzog recalled that when he resigned the Premier- ship during the crisis on the out- break of war he stated specifically he would not be a member of a party which did not guarantee ab- solute equality between the En- glish and Afrikaans sections.

He said the proposed course would possibly lead Afrikaaners to their doom and asked how on this basis. could it be expected that the tens of thousands of Afrikaan- ers supporting. General Smuts be won over, apart from the English- speaking section.-Reuter,

HUSH-A-BYE BABY

British babies must not lose sleep through air raids.

Nurseries have been organised in the larger shelters, When the sirens wail, mothers will carry their sleeping babies-completo with bedding to the shelter,

There they will find a creche where baby can be put in a cot, and will be looked after by a "nanny" while, mother is in the adults' shelter.

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