MR.-KEIR HARDIE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 12, 9 October 1907, Page 5

MR.-KEIR HARDIE.

EXPLANATIONS. APPEALS FOR SUSPENSION OF JUDGMENT. NATAL ANXIOUS ABOUT THE ZULUS. . By Telegraph—Association—Copyright. (Rec. Oct. 8, 11.33 p.m.) Calcutta, October 8. Mr. Keir' Hardio has cabled to the "Daily Mail" enumerating tho loyalist sections that havo been entertaining him during tho past fow days, including representative British, Indian, and Bongal landholders, and . Indian associations. Ho appeals to the public and the press to presorvo an opon mind until ho returns to England. •' London, October 7. Renter's Calcutta correspondent reports that Mr'. Keir Hardio has published in the local papers telegrams oxchanged with the "Daily Mail," wherein he denies part, and qualifies wholly, tlio published statements of his sentiments. However, they appeared in the first instanco "absolutely without qualification, in.the form in which tho cablegrams in tho Empiro liowspnpors wero received. They wero published in tho newspaper "Statesman and Frond of India," also by the " Bengalee" Mr. Hardio, interviewed in Calcutta, admitted using tho expressions attributed to him, but modified them in certain particulars when under cross-ex-amination. - '■ ' v ■ Natal, October 7. - Letters to tho Natal newspapers urge that tho Immigration Restriction law should bo applied to prevent Mr. Keir Hardie visiting Durban, or that tho people should provent him landing, on tho ground that his presence would bo calculated to arouso a dangerous native agitation. The danger of speeches of tho typo attributed to Mr. Keir Hardie is .very real to the people of Natal, because they havo had a serious Zulu war, ami'have lately been confronted, with indications of another one.; also because Mr. Hardio in his speeches at Home championed the cause of tho Zulus, and spoke in tho strongest possible manner on the opera-tions-of Natal. The Karori Borough Council strongly disapproves the conduct in India of Mr. Keir Hardie, M.P. At the Council's meeting last night, Councillor Hammond .. moved— That this Council disapproves of any official reception to Mr. Keir Hardie." Tho motion was carried unanimously.