THE COLOUR LINE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 59, 14 March 1904, Page 2

THE COLOUR LINE.

IMPORTATION OF ASIATIC LAB-, OUK. LONDON, March 11. Tlii' Right Hon. A. Lyttelton, Secretary for the Colonies, replying to u memoriul presented by the Society 01 Friends in connection with Indian coolies employed in several of the colonies, declared that for many years substantially the same conditions had prevailed as was proposed tor. Chinese in the Transvaal, STHONOLY SUPPORTED AT JOHANNESBURG. CAPETOWN, March 11. The .Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce resolved, by 61 to 111, to urge the immediate ratification of the Chinese ordinance, and also joined a deputation, numbering 300, representing all classes (including Salvationists and miners from forty mines), which asked Lord Milner to impress upon the Imperial Government the urgency of the matter. The Bishop of Pretoria wrote stuling that the importation of Asiatics was the only solution of tho labour question. Lord Milner replied that he would stake his roputation that lor every ten thousand coloured labourers, tvn thousand whites would be added to the population in three

CURTAILMENT OF NATIVES' PRIVILEGES, BLACKS KEEP OFF THE FOOTPATHS, (Received March 111, 0.21 a m ) CAPETOWN, March J3 Yielding to the pressure of public opinion, the Commissioner of I olice in Johannesburg lias prohib, (led coloured people, including coolies, from using the sidewalks. Tho better class of coloured people are i ho\vove>\ exempted. v AN URUENT APPEAL, EVERY PRECAUTION TAKEN. (Received March 13, l.y a m ) t LONIJON, Mifrcli 13. Loid Milner, in forwarding tho resolution presented by Thursday's deputation, expresses entire con> currenee therewith. The Natal Go, vernment has telegraphed to Hon Lyttelton that unless the tension due to the shortness of labour in the J ransvaul is immediately relieved, the financial position ol feouth Alrica will be seriously affected. lion Lyttelton telegraphed to Lord Milner that it is King Kuwait's pleasure not to 'disallow, labour importation, but that it wilj reinuin inoperative for the present. His despatch is generally interpreted that every precaution is to be taken to conform to China's requirements and that Hon. Lyttelton will sign an ordinance directly the negotiations wiih China are concluded, and Lord Milner will then proclaim a recruiting date.