PREFACE. 



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The Editors regret the belated appearance of this 

 number of the Journal, as well as tlie fact that only 

 one number has appeared for 1914. The MSS. of 

 this number was sent off to London in June, but for 

 some unaccountable reason not quite clear to us, the 

 proofs were only received in December, which made 

 the issue of a second number impossible. The war 

 and the unrest in our own country has been the cause 

 of reducing our subject-matter, as many of our 

 Members are with the Government troops. To all 

 the Members of the S. A. O. U. we tender our best 

 wishes for a prosperous 1915 ; and we trust that our 

 Union will prosper and grow. 



THE EDITOES. 



Pretoria, 

 December 31st, 1914. 



