NEWS OF THE EMPIRE.
SOUTH AFRICA UNITED. HOT TIME FOR GERMANS. Capetown, September 14. Both the Assembly and the Senate of the South African Union adopted an address, thanking the King for hie message. General Botha's statement in the Senate was more em-1 phatic and uncompromising than in ; the Assembly. | General Delarey, whose previous attitude was much commented on, praised the British flag as being ' preferable to any, and said that if the Germans invaded the Union, they would get as hot a reception as i ever they desired. Mr. Whiteside, a Labour member, speaking in the Senate, admitted that General Botha's speech had converted him to the necessity of supporting the Government's policy in the war. MELBOURNE'S WAR FUND. OVER HUNDRED THOUSAND. Melbourne, September 15. The war fund being raised by the Lord Mayor of Melbourne has reached £104,000. CANADA'S RESPONSE. THREE MILLION DOLLARS. Montreal, September 14. The Canadian Patriotic Fund has now almost reached the sum of 3,000,000 dollars (about £000,000), which will be sufficient to pay the cost of the First and Second Contingents which the. Dominion has promised.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15715, 16 September 1914, Page 8
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