COLLAPSING.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 278, 21 November 1913, Page 5

COLLAPSING.

COOLIE STRIKE IN NATAL RIOT ON A PLANTATION. STRIKERS SENT TO GAOL. (By Cable—Press Association— Copyright) (Received S.lO a.m.) LONDOX. November 20. Keillor's Durban correspondent states that there are sij;:i* of the strike collapsing. A number of Indiane, fearing that they would ln?e employment owing to •he introduction of wnites and Kaffirs, liave r.'turned lo work. ISO Indian harbour employees were arrested for refusing 10 work. i-orue farm hands have resumed. Four hundred Indians on the Illovo sugar estates, armc-ij with sticks, attacked the police. The assailants were routed, after a tOuirp conflict, and the ringleaders arrested. Tl.e South African correspondents of English pa pern have failed to find evidence of tile flogging of Indians. Tn\ estimation of one case showed that an alleged victim died of bronchitis. Lord Ampthill. however, h:is published .1 e.iiile alleging that ilia I'mployere are lini'.ally llie captured strikers. 111! liii'.'Mns SPntenced to eeven d.i.vti" in.-l labour and fifty-four lined 10/ at Durban. The majrietrate announced that a 60/ tax would nut be repealed until the strikers returned to work. The announcement is regarded an a statement of the < Government's policy. The N'at.il Indian Association is providing ilie strikers with food, and ifi in a position to ,],i so in definitely. A miss meeting at JuTiarunsburg yesterday p.it»pe<l a resolution that the CJovernnient, must liherate the imprisoned leaders. The meeting , recorded ite indignation that subjects of the Crown should be flogged in public places by white and native officials of the Government. GRAVE INDIA.V VIEW. VICEROY'S COTJNCir. TO MEET. (Received 9.13 a.m.) BOMBAY, November 20. Tn view of the prailS news reaching India from Indian souref-e in South Africa, t'.ie Viceroy has requested the official members :o convene an emergency niee:ing of the Viceroy's Council for December .1 to discuss the grievances of the Indians.