INDIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1943, 29 December 1913, Page 5

INDIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA.

BRITISH STATESMANSHIP DECRIED,

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(Roc. December 29, 0.20 a.m.)

Calouttaj December 28, Nawabsyed Mahomed, president of tho Independent National Congress at Karachi, in « speech referring to the Inwan question in South Africa, said that the spectacle of a. World-wide Empire powerless to restrain ail irresponsible colony was incomprehensible iim.l derogatory to the high character of British statesmanship. He had 110 faith. ho continued, in the suggested friendly conference between representatives of India, South Africa, and England at London. Ho urged, the Indians to ignore the Union Government in South Africa, He bad more faith in retaliation, including tho boycott of Natal coal. Lord Harelinge (Viceroy of India), in bis reply to the Indian deputation's address of welcome, strongly urged the leaders in South Africa to aceept tho Commission. Ho described the president as a Judge of Appeal, who was universally esteemed and respected. Cape Town, December 27. 'file Union Attorney-General has decided not to prosecnto Albert West, tho acting-editor of tho Indian vernacular journal in Durban, who was arrested for harbouring indentured immigrants on his farm during the recent 1 Vidian passive resistors' rising.