SOUTH AFRICA.
BOTHA ON REFERENDUMS. THE DINIZULU CASE. United Press Association. Copyright PRETORIA, March 8. General Botha, speaking at Standerton, opposed the idea of a referendum on the constitution as wrong and dangerous. He added: “Had a referendum been taken on the question of Chinese they would never have left the country.”
LONDON, March 8
Subscriptions have been opened in London to compensate the Misses Colenso for the monetary sacrifices in connection with Dinizulu’s defence, besides their previous outlays on his behalf. DELAGOA BAY. AN INACCURATE STATEMENT. (Received March 9, 11.25 p.m.) DURBAN, March 9. It now proves that the “Natal Mercury’s” statement regarding the Delagoa Bay railway is l inaccurate. It was apparently based on reports concerning a scheme for the eventual accession of Delagoa to the South African Customs Union.
[The statement was to the effect that the Delagoa Bay railway and the port of Lorenzo Marques to be taken over by the British.]
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2446, 10 March 1909, Page 5
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156SOUTH AFRICA. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2446, 10 March 1909, Page 5
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