PRETENDER 



Pretender (Lat. praetendere, to 

 hold forward). One who makes 

 a claim which is either false or not 

 admitted. The term is most fre- 

 quently used for those who claim 

 crowns to which they are not law- 

 fully entitled, e.g. Lambert Simnel. 

 In a special sense the word is applied 

 to the son and grandson of James 

 II, referring to their claim to the 

 throne of the United Kingdom. 

 James Edward is known as the 

 Old Pretender, and his son Charles 

 Edward as the Young Pretender. 

 See Charles Edward ; Jacobites ; 

 James Edward. 



Pretoria. City of the Trans- 

 vaal, the capital of the province 

 and the administrative capital of 

 the Union of 

 South Africa. It 

 is by rly. 1,000 

 m. from Cape 

 Town and 45 m. 

 from Johannes- 

 burg. It is also 

 on the direct line 

 from Durban 

 Pretoria arms and ig an im . 



portant rly. junction. It stands on 

 both sides of the Aapjes river, at 

 the foot of the Magaliesberg Mts. 



The centre of the ,,,, 

 town is Church Square, j 

 from which the main ; 

 streets radiate. The 4 



chief buildings are the 

 block erected for the 

 Union Government 

 and opened in 1912, in 

 which is accommoda- 

 tion for the public 

 officials. Another fine 

 pile in Church Square 

 is occupied by the 

 Government of the 

 Transvaal. Government 

 House, the residence of 

 the governor-general, in 

 Union Buildings, over- 

 looks the town, and in Pretorius 

 Street are other public offices. 

 There is a fine railway station, law 

 courts, and a large post office. 

 Other erections are the town hall 

 and the market buildings. There 

 is a state library and a museum. 



Of religious edifices the chief is 

 the Anglican cathedral of S. 

 Alban, and there are many other 

 churches. The Transvaal Univer- 



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PRETORIUS 



Pretoria. Plan of the central districts of the capital city o> the Transvaal 



sity College is here, and there are 

 other buildings used for educational 

 purposes. The city has a fine public 

 hospital and a lunatic asylum. A 

 number of parks beautify it, among 

 them being Burger's and Prince's 

 Parks, the latter named in memory 

 of Prince Christian Victor. The 



Pretoria was founded by M. Pretor- 

 ius, the first president of the 

 Transvaal. In 1860 it became the 

 seat of government. Pop. 49,000. 



Pretorius, ANDRIKS WILHEI.MUS 

 JACOBUS (1799-1853). Boer leader. 

 One of the leaders of the Great 

 Trek, he reached Natal in 1838, 

 where hewaselectedcommand- 

 ant-general, leading his com- 

 mando against the Zulus, 1839, 

 and the British, 1842. In 1852 

 he concluded the convention 

 with Britain whereby the latter 

 recognized the independence of 

 the Transvaal. He died July 

 23, 1853. 



Pretorius, MARTHINIXJS 

 (1819-1901). Boer leader. 

 Son of Andries Pretorius, he 

 succeeded to the general 

 command on his father's 



zoological and bot- 

 anical gardens 

 should be m e n- 

 tioned. There are 

 hotels, clubs, 

 banks, and two 

 daily papers. The 

 city has a good 

 water supply, and 

 a service of elec- 

 tric tramways. 



Pretoria, Transvaal. 1. Law Courts, completed in 1898, and used as a hospital during the S. African War. 2. Parliament 

 Buildings, seat of the provincial legislature. 3. Union Buildings, erected 1910-13, seat of the Union Government of S. Africa 



