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On Friday fight Mñjor A-N Macfadyen, B.A., Acting Render in **Univer- History of the Hong Kong Bity, gave a lecture to the Arts Association of the University on. "South Africa

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The marriage will take place in Hong Kong shortly between Mr Vivian Heathcote Bourne, Assistant Commissioner of Revenue, Bhang hai Municipal Council, residing at 630, Avenue Haig, and Lilian Stuart Farbridge, also of Shanghai They are due to arrive in the Colony by tho. Macedonia.

Another forthcoming wedding an- nounced is that of Mr. Frederick Stanley Winfield Smith, of 20, Ashley Hood, Kowloon, and Mies Elsie Naomi Earl, of 79, Massala Road, Lewisham, London, who is due to arrive in the Colony by the 8.8. Terukuni: Maru.

honded by General De Wet, the famous guerrilla leader of the Bour War. But he had overlooked the change in modern warfare made by the motor car. The advantage of mobility was on the side of the Government, forces, and General-De Wet was captured in a few days,

After being introduced by the Chairman of the Arts Association Mr. Lo Chi Chui, as one who had had done thirty three years mili tary and civil service in South Africa, Major Macfadyen, in the course of his lecture, stated that the only references he had seen in the last few months in the local papers to South Africa were to the question of "The Right of Secession" which General Hertzog proposed to introduos for discussion at the Imperial Conference next month in London, and the propercu

South Africans in France. new railway station at Johannes-

After that General Botha com burg. It would be quite a mistake manded an expeditionary force to suppose that General Hertzog's which occupied the German South suggestion indicated that the Gov. West Protectorate, and Genorai erament, ar a majority of the pro-Smuts became Commander-in-Chief in German East Africa, where there Blo were proposing to seerde was a large South African force. A General Hortzog. had himgolf South African division also went to stated that he regarded the doctrina France and distinguished itself at Delvillo Wood and elsewhere. This of the right of accession as a pure-record represents a big effort for ly academie question, and his community of a million and a half of white men, amid four and a half Government only came into powerillion natives, many of who are by a coalition with the Cabour very primitive. Party based upon an undertaking that there should be no advocacy of separation from the Empire.

The history of South Africa for a hundred years has been a series

SEPTEMBER 30, 1930.

LOCAL WEDDING.

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At St. John's Cathedral yesterday. afternoon the marriage took place of Miss Jessie Elizabeth daughter of Captain and Mrs C St-G Horris Walkor, to Mr. Alna Pris- mall, of the Asiatic Petroleum Com pany, Hong Kong...

The bride wore a dress of silver,

tissuo, and her long tulle veil also formed a train. Sho was attended by her sister, Miss Joyce Harrie Walker, Miss Edna Blackburn, and Miss Eileen de Biers, who were dressed in net, with silver shoes, and carried bouquets of gladicli..

The bride's mather was dressed in blue georgette, with a black hat, and carried a bouquet of African daisies. ⠀⠀

Mr. L. J. Blackburn gave the

bride away, and Dr. J. W, Anderson

Inated ar bent man.

After the ceremony in the Cathe tral a large number of friends of both parties attended, the reception held at 65, The Peak

Mr. and Mrs. Prismall' aro atay- at Repulse Bay until the depar ture of the Empress of Japan, when they will be leaving for Japan, where the remainder of the honey moon will be spent.

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Economics in naval operations" amounting to 8000,000 a year have been announced by the U.S. Navy Department, in accordance with President Hoover's economy pro- gramme. At the same time mes- aures were taken to continuo pro- sent wago scales, affecting 40,000* employees, into 1931, instead of convening local wage boards for consideration of possible revisious. of wages. Closing of the Navy General Smuts, after the German Yard at Key West, Fla., as soon as Army under General von Lettow possible, and keeping it on a com Korbeck had been driven out of | parative basis, is one, specific mea: German East Africa, was summon-sure of economy announced. The ed to London and became a mem-steaming radius of all vessela in uf constitutional experiments durber of the War Cabinet where he the U.S. Navy are boing radically. ing which the two northern pro did excellent work.. After the curtailed, it is declared by Ernest vinces had been under British armistice he is credited with having L. Jahneke, Acting Secretary of the administration and then establish- | had more to do with the creation Navy. These two moves are ex- ed as states with complete control of the League of Nations Covenant pected to save 8600,000 annually, over their own affairs. The dis than any other, man except Pres according to Mr. Jahncke. Surveys covery of diamonds at Kimberley dent Wilson, and it was on his of departmental operations with a and of the richest goldfields in the advocacy that the self-governing view to cutting down on overhead, world on the Hand-producing an British Colonies were admitted 69 are also being pressed by naval- nually thirty million pounds worth members of the League, and signed authorities, it is added. of gold-had introduced a rush of the Peace Treaty ns members of the newcomers who entered the coun- Longue and signed the Peace Trenty try in too large numbers for any as members of the League without process of assimilation to have ceasing to be members of the Em time to take effect. The miners had piro, many complaints, one of which was To meet the new cirqurastances that although the Government of General Smute, along with Mr. the Transvaal at that time called Borden who was then Prime Minis the North African Republic-drewter of Canada, evolved the con practically all its revenue from the reef towns, and the public railway system hired by the traffic they provided, it refused to spend any money in Johannesburg, which has had to carry on all these years with a mere makeshift of a station: No schools were built, and no muni cipality was established. Since the Boer War of 1805-1003 the muni cipal activities of Johannesburg have grown until it now hus. rome of nearly four million pounds per annou

Meme

stitutional system which is known as "Dominion Status." Briefly put, the system is that, the Gover nors of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, are in the same position as the King of England, and the Ministers of the Crown and Parliaments of those Dominions have the same powers sa the Ministers and the Parliament of Great Britain, while all citizens still remain subjects - of King George V. After a general election in which General Hortzog's party, the Nationaliste, together with the Labour Party, secured a majority, General Hertzog went to London to represent his Government at the

Wha

The Jameson Raid. The miners in 1895 came to he a majority of the population, and formed a conspiracy which was very much mismanaged. At the Imperial Conference and represent last moment they were still dis-ed that as "Dominion Status cussing whether they should hoist much misunderstood he would like the Union Jack or establish an to have it clearly defined in an independent republic, when Dr. oficial document, and to meet hig Jameson, then the Administrator wishes the conference adopted what of Rhodesia, crossed the border to is known as the "Balfour Declara assist the so-called "Reforinors. tion." Receiving no assistance, his gall force, chiefly consisting of Rhode. siam polier, were surrounded. He surrendered, and was subsequently tried in London under the "For eign Enlistment Act,"

The Declaration" was very well

Critician by Extremlats.

received as disposing of all the ima portant point of constitutional procedure, and a committee was appointed to deal with some detaile This raid had divided South in the way of reporting to the non- Africa into two sections, bitterly ference to be held next month. The opposed. It ruined tho, career of committee's recommendations were Cecil Rhodes, who was then Prime publishd some time ago, and the Minister, of the Cape Colony, whose only criticism made wat by come policy had always been one of co- of the more extrema: Nationalists operation with the older section of that Great Britain could by a de the population, who wore mostly cision of the British Parliament farmers. So match suspicion was secode from the British Eurpire and aroused that President Kruger, in that nothing had been said about fear of being out-voted refused to a similar right residing in the grant any votes at all to the mining Domirion Parlianichts ! General population, when the British High Hertzog has agreed to propose that Commissioner, Lord Milner, de- this should be inserted in a supple manded equality of rights, in terms; nentory declaration dry of the treaty granting self-govern Englishmen do not as a rule ment to the Transvaal; for all worry very much about the more re- Europeans. The negotiations led mota implications of constitutional to the South African War, and definitions, and when General, three years later to the establish Hertzog, had explained his viewa ment of complete self-government in the two northern states on the in the South African Parliament, basis of equality." que t

Generals Botha and Smuts:

into

eame,

one of the members romaskod, Let's get on with the day's busi- besa"

power in the Transyanl, and n government including General South Africa has many problems Hertzog in the Orange Free State,of its own to face, particularly as and there were again four adminis to the position of natives in the trations including the government State, and all the partics would re- of the Cape Colony and Natal to sent any interference with the re- deal with very much the same pro-sponsibility of their own Parlia blems After four years of constant mut; but it would be a completo friction on matters of detail the misunderstanding to suppose that four states combined into the Union this discussion about the ancaning of South Africa in 1910, and a of Dominion Blatus implies that. period of four years of rapid there is more than a small section progress followed: Meanin

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of extremists who are in favour of secession.

young constitution, was strained by rot of thanks proposed by the large number of the residents of the fessor Robertson was unanimously outlying districts joined a rebellion carried.

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