SOUTH AFRICAN FEDERATION

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14457, 25 February 1909, Page 7

SOUTH AFRICAN FEDERATION

'ITTF, CONSTITUTION DISCUSSED. NATAL DISSATISFIED. Press Association—By Telpgraph—Copyrigln. CAPETOWN, February 23. The Premier (Mr Memtnan). addressing a non-parly meeting in this city, pleaded Iw lite adoption of the C*«i««titnti«n. and warned the public against promoting agitation. He discouraged amendments Indie colonies, lest lite, results cliould lead to disrupt ion. DURBAN', February 23. Dissatisfaction -with the proposed Constitution is expressed in Natal. Mr Moor (the Premier) and Mr .Murrain (former!v Attorney-general of tlie Transvaal) attitidod a public meeting, which resolved to favour the adoption of a delay and a. referendum. CONCESSION TOORANOE RIVER COLONY. CAPKTOWX, February 24. (Received Feb. 24, at 9.45 p.m.) Mr Stcyn, speaking at Wymlburg, and referring to the .South African Constitution, declared that the residents of Orange River Colony, perhaps from pride, abstained from making a, request, but the convention unanimously agreed with Dr Jameson's suggestion lo restore to the Orange Free State its original title. TRIBUTE TO LORD SELBORNE. LONDON, February 24. (Received Fell. 24, at 11 p.m.) Renter's Pretoria correspondent reports that Mr W. J. Leyds, responding to Mr Smnk's toast at a farewell dinner, paid a tribute to Lord Selborne. as one of the mest sympathetic Govennr?.