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AMIR'S ASSASSINATION.
LBY AN UNKNOWN HAND IN
`JI LLALABAD CITY,
A PRIEND TO INDIA,
MORTALITY. AMONG NATIVES.
H
WHY TED PACIFIC IS LANDERS ARE DYING OUT.
The natives of the Pacific, states The following communique was The Times Sydney correspondent,are rued at Delhi on February 24-rapidly dying out, and a Government His Excellerey the Viceroy has to-day official in the Gilbert Islands attri received a letter frem Naib-Us- butes the decay.to the introduction Sultanah Nasrulla Khan communi- of European clothing, which under- cating the lamentable ews of the mines the native's constitution. He! death of his brother, His Majesty declares that the missionaries are Habibulla Khan Strei-ul.Mülst, Amir doing wonderful work, but that they of Afghanistan, near Jellalabad, on are making a grievous mistake in February 20. at the hand of an insisting on the wearing of clothes unknown assassin and announcing in these remote islands. that he himself has been acknow- ledged by the late Ama's sons and representatives of the people as Amir of Afghanistan and expressing his hote for ite continuance and strengthening of fiendly relations between the Afghan and British Government.
His Excellency had directed that as mark of respect to the Late Amir, hu throughout his reign showed himself a staunch iriend of the British Government all public. offices shall be closed and at flags half-masted on Friday, February 28.
Another cause was given by "Mr." Basil Matthews, editorial secretary of the London Missionary Society, who was seec on January 25 by an Observer representative.
"The main cause of the reduction of the population in the South Sea Islands," said Mr. Matthews, is the sterility amongst the women, caused by venereal disease introduced from Europe and America by the lower type of traders and sailors I am afraid that m the South Seas civilisation means syphilization. It is true that in the earlier part of the fineteenth In amplification if the above the century the missionaries encouraged Delhi correspondent of the Amir of the natives to adopt European dress. Afghanistan by the hand of an unas being essential to morality, but known assassin has been received gradually, as their experience de with great regiet in Delhi and anveloped and their views broadened, ciz! announcement expressing sor. they saw how mistaken this policy row has already been made. Nasrulla was from both the moral and physical: Khan, the late Ama's brother, has points of view. The policy has ucceeded him and evidently, the suc therefore teen reversed gradually Cession has passedwithout any trouble during the past quarter of a century. at Jellalabad. Many Shinwaris and until to-day the missionaries are Augiwar is have not been very unanimous in their encouragement friendly to the late Amir and detail of the natives living on healthy. results of the investigation of his natural lines dictated by the climate. asasination will be awaited. with It is the traders who are encouraging interest.
them to dress, and, by a curious para- "His Majesty Habibullah Khan, dox, the missionaries, are now com-! the Amir of Afghanistan and its bating the attempts of the traders, dependencies, was born in 1872 and who carry British and American succeeded to be throne in Cctober, goods, to press their wares on the 1501 Afghanistan is in many respect natives. There is not an island in the most important of the chieftain the South Seas to-day at which trad- ships bordering : Incia as it is ang vessels do not stop to sell goods mountainous county inhabited by a and to take on board cargoes of copra sturdy warlike pepulation number and other products of the coconut." ing six millions. Its modern history practically dates from 1882 when the late Amir Abdurrahaman was recog nised as ruler by agreement with the Government of India,.
LIBERAL MINDED RULER. "It was then settled that Afghan istan should have no foreign relations except with India, but that otherwise he country was to be independent nder the more or less despotic rule of the "Amir, The late Amir 'Abdurrahaman for many years adhered very strictly to this agree- ment and with the exception of the representative of the Indian Govern. ment, a Mahomedan official, there was very little intercourse between
Mr. Matthews mentioned that the heavy deathroll of the South Sea islands from the above causes had been added to enormously by the influenza. Letters just received show. ed that the mortality had been ter-i rible, and on one group of islands, ont of a population of 30,000, no fewer than 6,000 natives were found dead, and they were being cremated in large numbers at a time.
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Aghanistan and India. $0 that Speaking at a meeting at Amberg. when Abdurrahaman died in 1901 the well-known German Socialist little was known of the personal Ader said: "The greatest obstacle character or sympathies of his to, peace is the movement of Bolshe successor, Habibullah, the Monarch vism. To these public activity is who has just been murdered so not restricted by any morality com- that considerable interest was felt, mon to all humanity. Their principle in India as to his probable relations is: Whatever benefits me is good,
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bullah, however, proved to be a For them right and justice are mean liberal-minded ruler, and throughout ingless words. For months they his region he was undeviatingly were adherents of the Constituent;
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capital of this speeches and writings of the combated
punishment, present Viceary during the war has but when in power they raised teen the constant and emphatic killing to a system. They developed expression of regard for the Amir's into outspoken advocates of lynch- policy which has been one of justice, and all their decrees end with loyalty and single-minded adher the threat of death. They have eace to the British Empire. This covered Russia with corpses. steadfastness was carried through Formerly they declared themselves notwithstanding pressure cajolers champions of freedom of the Press, and menace on the part of Germany and now they have become per- more than one of whose deputation secutors and censors of the Press- entered Afghan boundaries. Through censors such as even, Tsarist Russia out all these troublesome times the never knew. They demanded hu- late Amir maintained his friendly mane justice and were opponents attitude towards the Indian Govern-of imprisonment, but.
they ment and the British Empire, and it have become the unjustest of is to be hoped that the new ruler, judges and the cruellest of gaolers. Anir Nasrulla, who has announced Without investigation or judgment tis accession, will be actuated by they have imprisoned thousands. mikr sentiments. It is a matter They spoke of peace, but they have for thankfulness, however, that the brought their people war throughout murder and the removal of a friendly the land. Instead of bread they gave ally did not occur two years ago their people stones. They attacked when the German propaganda was the burden of taxation, but now they at its beight.
haved ruined the country financially. They attacked the official secret DEATH SINCERELY REGRETTED.
diplomacy, but they themselves "The news of the assassination of practise it in its worst form. Through) le Amir of Afghanistan reached the acts of these Bolshevik criminals i Delhi some hours before it was offi- unspeakable misery has been brought cially announced. It is just twelve upon Russia.". years ago since the late Amir visited į.. India, and from Jamrud on March 7,
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Reuter's agency asking the agency half mast on Friday is regarded to pulish it for the information of as a fitting compliment to the late the whole world. In it he acknow. Monarch.
Jedged the keen pleasure he hadj **Naib Us-Sultanah Nasrulla Khan, "derived from his tour in India and the new Air, was born on April 7, Tra mly thanked the Viceroy, the 1875. He was head of all the offices for mander-in-Chief and his mili- and mirzás (writers or clerks) during Croix and civil officers for their kind his father's reign. The Amir Abdur ness and friendship. He had, he Babman sent him on a mission to id, ride more true friends for the England in 1895 chiefly to obtain Afghan nation in 64 days in 'India' consent to an Afghan envoy being kan he could have made in 20 years if appointed in London. As this meant We had remained in his own country. going over the head of the Indian The Amir's death is very sincerely Government, it was negatived by the
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