London, Sept. 8.
A further statement on the attitude which would be adopted by the South African Union in the event of Europe being involved in a war, was made by Mr. A. Pirow, Minister for Defence, yesterday afternoon before ai session of the Parliamentary Committee.
European war would be of no concern to South Africa, he declared, unless the country's own interests were affected. Even in that event the Government of the South African Union would make its participation dependent ' upon the unequivocal result of a referendum.—Trans-Ocean.
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