London, Nov. 17.
The King, on the recommendation of Gen, J.B, M.. Hertzog, Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa, to-day appointed Mr. Pat Duncan to be Governor-General of South Africa In succession to the Earl of Clarendon, whose extended period of office expires in March.
Mr. Duncan, who Is at present Minister of Mines In the Union Government, is the first South African fo" be "appointed to the post. He is 66 years of age, and was formerly Colonial Secretary end, for time, Acting Lieutenant-Governor of the Transvaal. He is a barrister of the Inner Temple and an advocate of the Supreme Court of South Afiea.
The Earl of Clarendon, who is aged 59, has been Governor-General
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