Capetown, Oct, 18.
Anticipations of a stormy period in the Union Parliament in connec-ion with the Flag Bill, the Iron and Steel Bill and the Precious Stanes Bill are illustrated by the uncom.
Promising partisanship displayed towards afl three bills.
It is noteworthy that the Iron and Steel and the Diamond Bills passed the Assembly at the last session! [but were rejected by the Senate.
The first secks to establish the South African Metal industry under tthe auspices of the Government and the, second empowers the Govern. ment to regulate the production of] diamonds according to market contions; but both are overshadowed bby the Flag Bill, which threatens serious cleavage of racial as opposed to party lines.
Newspapers of all shades of opinion evince anxiety that the issue shall not be allowed to be pushed to a referendum, whereby racial passions would be seriously exacerbated. Numerous "kites" have recently been launched with the Ject of securing an eleventh-hour' agreement but up to the present all have collapsed—Reuter.
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