SOUTH AFRICA.
. » - ! | ' RESULT OF THE ELECTIONS. _. • i, I (Received October 22. 8.3J5 a.m.) , CAPETOWN,, October 21. -, General Smuts., Colonel tV x>ls-Samp-f>on, the Labourite Whip (Ale- Parley), and Sir James Fitzpatirick 1 have been elected. Mr Cress well I'(Labour leadei) was defeated *n tw<> glace)*;., Poutsma and Andrews (leaders , of, the Rand strike) weie defeated.' 1 jSeiifontein (Nationalist), who was impmoned duiing^th'e rebellion, toas c'lect^dj for Kronstadt, defeating,the Hon. Ny "s. de Wet, Minister of Justice. • Sir J. iB. Robinson* (Independent) \vai> , elected for Randfontein, Sir David Har,ris (Independent) for Beaconsfidd, and Colonel [ Sir Charles Crew'e (Unionist) for East London. p General Botha's nominee js£%Pojfcchefstroom, where the rebellion ,was hatched, was elected by a three! to two majority. - • ; A striking, feature> in 'tl|e s Wibar ' centres was the large; Unionist majorities over thp Labourites. • J PRETORIA,' October 21. ] • There have been heavy- % pollings i throughout the Union. •' * i At Durban, ' defeated Henwood (TJnionis^), for Durban Central. . ■
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXV, Issue 8276, 22 October 1915, Page 5
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