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Hokitika Guardian, 4 November 1924, Page 3

DOMINION AND HINDI'S. WANGANUI, November 1. A professional man from Calcutta, who is spending a holiday in New Zealand, in couvoisation with a re]>orter states that on the wav down from An cl,‘.la ml . lie called at Taumanumi, where he understood a large nuinhcr ol Hindus were employed in farming, labourin'.' and so on. He made up his mind not to speak to any of the race, while in New Zealand, hut at the request of some relatives spoke to thiee of them. He addressed them in their language and on terms of equality, and said that he was unprepared for the reply he received. They were most insolent. He* considers that they are a type of Punjabi on which the door should he closed in New Zealand. Before leaving he intends to have a chat with the Prime .Minister and to give him his impressions. This was the class that was responsible for a good deal of the dissatisfaction in India. Deferring; to Gandhi the visitor said | that he could no more influence the whole of India than one man could rule over the whole of Europe. For instance in India were thirty to forty different languages., approximately 200 dialects and about 2000 different sects. T„ take ode man from the north and to prince him in the south he would just fool as much lost as a person from Hr.gland dumped down in Italy. Where tlm Rajahs ruled there was no double and the word of the Rajah was law. People so ruled represented a third of India, and there was never likely to he any rising among these people, as they wore loyal subjects.

Deal Fuji Silk—all pure Silk; 30m. wide. Price 2s lid yard; Silk laces and insertions for trimming same dd, Gd and Pd yard, in hig demand for ladies’ underclothing, at McKay’s the Leading Drapers, Hokitika. —Advt.

FOB. SALE— Two small SECTIONS. separately or in one lot. Price very moderate, good locality. For address apply “Guardian” Office.