Capetown, Feb. 20.
Replying in the South African Parliament to a question whether the popular South African song "Voice of South Africa" should be regarded as national anthem, the Prime Minister, General Hertzog, replied that whereas "God Save the King" could not be regarded as a national anthem in the true sense, but more as a prayer for the King, the "Voice of South Africa" was also not an anthem but the favourite song of the South Africans. There was no reason, however, he added, why the song should not in time become the national anthem, to be sung on solemn occasions—Trans-Ocean.
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