Capetown, Feb. 1.
The position of General Hertzog has been strengthened as the result of tonday's developments. Jwhen a no-confidence motion of General Smuts, former Prime Minister, against the Hertzog Govern-iment was defeated in the House of Assembly to-day by 83 votes to 63. The Government was asked resign to make room for a new Meanwhile, efforts, to arrange a Jcoalition between General Smuts. Jard Mr. Tielmann Roos, formerly Minister of Justice in the [Nationalist Government, have been
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