THE LASH
SENTENCE ON BOER FARMER. CAPE TOWN, April 16. The decision of Cabinet not to re commend the Governor-General to exercise the Royal prerogative, in the case of the Transvaal farmer, sentended to lashes and imprisonment, as the result of the death of a native, whom he flogged, is hailed as a vindication of justice. It will probably result in the establishment of a Court of Criminal Appeal. The Dutch Pretoria newspaper alone condemns Cabinet’s decision, on the grounds that corporal punijiment has been abolished in civilised countries. It declares that the Judge disregarded the recommendation to mercy, and was influenced by sentimental considerations.
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Grey River Argus, 18 April 1929, Page 2
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105THE LASH Grey River Argus, 18 April 1929, Page 2
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