SOUTH AFRICA.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LVII, Issue LVII, 11 April 1910, Page 8

SOUTH AFRICA.

THE 81-LINGUAL TROUBLE.

IPEEBB ASSOCIATION.! (Received April 11, 8.45 a.m.) CAPETOWN, April 10.

The Opposition . in the Legislative Council of Orangia divided on every clause of the Dual Education Bill. After eight were passed, Mr Byron, leader of the Opposition, declared that it was useless to continue and left the House with the Opposition. The Ministerialists then, passed the Bill. General Hertzog introduced a modification, requiring as a qualification for the position of principal or vice-princi-pal, instead of proficiency in English and Dutch, sufficient progress in the language wherein the candidate was not proficient.