Chinese on the Rand.

Southland Times, Issue 19768, 19 March 1906, Page 2

Chinese on the Rand.

A REASON WANTED. WARNT.NO FROM CAPETOWN. Per United Press Association. By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, March 10. Mr John Ward, a Labour member, en<|Uired in regard to the confiscation of Kadir tribes’ Hand and also into Hie allegation that this arbitrary procedure was meant'to compel them to sell their labour cheap. .Mr Winston Churchill promised enquiry, hut reminded Air Ward that the sit uation in Natal had not ceased to he one of emergency to the white population. He added that the colony was in enjoyment of complete responsible self-government. CAPETOWN, March 16. Tim Cape Times states that, if Mr Winston Churchill’s mischievous threat to interfere with the Transvaal Oovernment in their ultimate decision is anything beyond stage thunder, in a few years no colonial will resist cutting the painter.

INDIAN COOLIES INSTEAD OF CHINESE. LONDON, March 17. Deceived 18th, 4.30 p.m. Knllir shales improved in London on the suggested importation of Indian coolies, now that former obstacles have been removed. Deceived 18th, 4,45 p.m. lie Winston Churchill, in a letter to a correspondent, denies that the depreciation of shares was due to the Government policy. Ho attributes it to Balfour and Chamberlain’s pessimistic orations and criticisms, and to Chamberlain shutting-the ground of the attack as compared with the earlier part of the sessionC HU R C HILL CONDEMNED. Reuter's Johannesburg correspondent says that Mr Churchill's speech caused groat indignation, and was described in more than one quarter as an insult to the colony. LIBERALS A MENACE TO EMPIRE. .PIETERMARITSBURG, March 17.; Received 18th, 4.45 p m. The ’limes of Natal declares that Mr Churchill’s sinister insistence on the word veto will affect, besides the Transvaal, the whole of South Africa, The principle underlying Mr Churchill’s policy is rotten and vicious. The Liberals are a greater menace to the Empire than ever. (Mr Churchill’s speech, which has raised so much trouble, was to the effect that the labour ordinance will be terminated when the Transvaal was given self-government. The Transvaal would then make proposals which would be decided by the British Government, by veto if necessary, no matter what majority were in favour of the proposals—meaning practically that no moro Chinese will he allowed).