FLAG DISPUTE
FEELING IN AFRICA GOVERNMENT’S ATTITUDE CONDEMNED FLYING THE UNION JACK (United Press Assn.—By Telegrapo—Copyright.) (Rec. 9.42 p.m.) Cape Town, May 23. Mr Malan, Minister of the Interior, has issued a statement regarding the flying of the Union Jack on Union Day which gives concessions to Durban, but refuses to yield to the demands of the northern districts in Natal. Feeling is strong because of the Minister’s refusal to allow the Union Jack to fly officially in native territory, the Premier’s argument being that such a concession would weaken the Government’s authority over the natives and lead them to believe they were still under the old time British Government. Cape Town is incensed that the Minister has not conceded the request that the Union Jack might continue to fly over the Castle where it has flown for centuries. The British section of the population is thoroughly dissatisfied with the Government’s narrow interpretation of the Flag Act. The feeling is growing that the Union Day celebrations will be a mockery and that the people should take the law into their own hands.—Australian Press Association.
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Southland Times, Issue 20495, 25 May 1928, Page 7
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184FLAG DISPUTE Southland Times, Issue 20495, 25 May 1928, Page 7
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