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S. A. REFORMS

GOVERNMENT AND NATIVE

QUESTION

NEXT GENERAL ELECTION

Capetown, Saturday,

ANGLO-AMERICAN RELATIONS

ES

ANCIENT TIES"

GOODWILL REMAINS FUNDA-, MENTALLY UNIMPAIRED

NO DIFFERENCE IN PRINCIPLE

AFGHANISTAN

THE REBELS OR A NEW GOVERNMENT

PASSPORTS FROM INDIA

Peshawar, Yesterday.

In a speech at the opening of the

The latest reports from Kandahar final session of the present Parlia

show that Amanullah has decided ment Lord Athlone declared that

not to regain the throne for him- the ministers contemplated dealing

self. Habibullah has succeeded in only with the most essential legis-,

Londen, Yesterday., forming a Cabinet composed exclu- lation, including the German-South References to Anglo-American 'sively of members of the Mohmad-) African trade treaty, the Natives' relations were made by Sir Austen zai tribe, to which Amanullah be- Land Amendment Bill, the Natives Chamberlain (Secretary of State longs. The new Premier, Kahirud-| Parliamentary Representation Bill for Foreign Affairs) and Mr. A. B. din, la a step-brother of Amanullah.¡ and the Coloured Persons' Rights Houghton, United States Ambassa Indian Government's Attitude Bill, two last-named to be submit-

dor to Great Britain, at a dinner

New Delhi, Yesterday. ted to a joint sitting of both houses. in Birmingham lust night.

The Government has suspended The Governor alluded to the Gov-

Mr. Houghton expressed the the issue of passporta and permits ernment's intention to investigate deep thankfulness felt in America to Afghanistan all. except the possibility of converting coal that King George was now appar-

Afghans. into oil, which the ministers regardently on the high road to recovery

This announcement arose *rom as of most vital importance to the and referred to the ancient ties applications for passports by de- industrial future of South Africa.

of friendship between Great Bri- putations from the Central Khilafat The pronouncement regarding tain and the United States and to

Committee. the native bills is regarded as an

the goodwill which needed no dis- indication that the Government will

cussion and remained fundamenal-

unimpaired.

Traditional Policy

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The Secretary for Foreign Affairs in the course, of a telegram to the appeal to the country at the generally

Committee, bases the Government's election on the native question.

action on the civil war in Afghanis- This is expected to be the Govern-

tan, the impassibility of the roads ment's main plank, namely, the Sir A. Chamberlain, referring to and the dangers to life and proper- withdrawal of the historic Cape the great extent to which Anglo-ty, "which may oblige government Franchise enjoyed by natives in the American relations were discussed at any moment to evacuate even Cape Province; natives through-in Great Britain, said: "I think males," also to the necessity for out the Union to come under Gen. the reason is not that these rela- the scrupulous observance of non- Hertzog's native policy with their tions are Impaired but that we Intervention in Afghan's Internal own representation, as is provided are

affairs-Reuter. peculiarly sensitive 43 题 in the Natives' Parliamentary Re- people to anything which may presentation Bill-Reuter.

even seem to deviate from a close and warm friendship which is the traditional policy of every British Government and a fundamental de- !

“WANTED”

ECHO OF “LEVIATHAN” ROBBERY

SEARCH FOR A GERMAN

New York, Saturday,

In pursuit of enquiries into the robbery on the "Leviathan," cable

ed on June 23, the Police of two continents are searching for a German named Walter Ringer, who signed on aboard the "Levis- than" as a carpenter.

The indictment, charging Ringer with robbery on the high seas dur- ing the voyage of the "Leviathan," was returned to-day. Reuter's American Service.

DINNER BLAMED ?

HUNDREDS IN HOSPITAL IN ROTTERDAM

Rotterdam, Saturday, Five hundred and fifty members of the staff of a life assurance com- pony, after attending a dinner, went to a theatre and nearly all were taken i during the perform апсе. Hundreds are in hospital. -Reuter.

Later. The Illness of the diners is attri- buted to slight polsoning. They are all recovering.

MR. H. STIMSON

MENTIONED FOR ANOTHER BILLET

MANAGER SUED

aire of our people to maintain with ORCHESTRA LEADER AND HIS

WAGES

SUCCESSFUL SUIT

United States." There was, he said, only one difference which the two governments had encountered and that was how they should ap‐

Judgment was given by Mr. A. ply a limitation of naval arma- ments fairly and justly to their Krisal, Commissioner, in the U.S. different circumstances and condi- favour of the plaintiff in the case Court for China, on January 22 in tions. "But is important to ob serve that the difference between of A. Bolko, s Russian musician, v. us even then was not a difference Walter Smith. of principle.

Mr. N. F. Aliman appeared for We admit freely and willingly parity between the his own case.

Plaintiff's case United States forces and our own.

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was that about It is an admission which we have May 1, 1929, be entered into never made to any other nation verbal contract with defendant, and which we should have made whereby the latter engaged him to to no other nation, and such dif- furnish a four-piece orchestra for ferences as have occurred have "The Tavern," conducted by defen- not, therefore, been differences of dant, payment to be at the rate of principle but merely differences 9890 per month, payable in haff arising out of the difficulties of monthly instalments. The orchestra applying that principle to the very began work on May 6 until June 18, different circumstances and needs On June 1, plaintiff alleged, defen- of our two countries.

dant arranged to pay the sum of) $810, instead of $890, but failed to It is inconceivable that with keep his agreement as to the half patience and at a proper and op-monthly payment system and paid portune moment friends should not nothing to plaintiff, except the aum be able to resolve technical dim-of $115. On account of defendant's culties which have hitherto are failure to pay, plaintiff withdrew vented them, from reaching an the services of the orchestra on June agreement. We have widely scat-18. Plaintiff further claimed volun- tered empire connections which tarily to have allowed defendant a pass across the oceans. The Unit-credit for the services of the orches ed States is a compact

Technical Difficultles

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tra of $180 because of the absence tion upon

a continent separated of a maember on three evenings on by an ocean from the troubles, account of illness. The amount ow- passions, hatreds, and prejudices ing, therefore, was $1,085, which of the Old World and is self-sup- plaintiff claimed. porting, self-contained and Inde-

General Denial

pendent. Between their circum- Defendant entered a general de- stances and ours there is an im-nial and stated that the orchestra mense gulf fixed by history and was continually changing and did not geography.

give satisfactory service. Their ab- The problem is to find some consence on numerous occasions left

New York, Saturday, The name of Mr. Henry Stimson, Governor-General of the Philip pines, is now freely mentioned for the Secretaryship of State.--Reu-clusion by which we can measure him in want of musle for his patrona ter's American Service.

naval strength so that the parity | and the result was that his business which both nations desire may be suffered.

BRILLIANT ACTOR

Mentone Saturday. The death is announced of the Dutch Actor, Doctor Willem Royaards, the most brilliant inter- preter of Shakespeare's works in Holland-Reuter.

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Constable (at Tottenham): The prisoner struck at me. I dodged tha blow, and he went through a plate glass window.

reached at a level which will pro- Witnesses for plaintiff were Rus- duce not an increase in the arma-sian musicians named Jehneff, ments of the world, but their re- Gileft and Feotistoff, and plaintiff duction-British Wireless Service. himself. Their evidence coincided and, from what they said, they were employed by plaintiff and not by de- Woman' (at West Ham Police fendant and it was to plaintiff that Court): I was friendly with my they looked for their pay. They neighbour for two or three days,, had not received their pay, though and then

the work was hard and the hours Counsel: As long as women long. might reasonably expect to friendly.

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CAPETOWN RIOT

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POLICE IN ACTION:

Capetown, Saturday.

unemployed. The deputation then, mirched in procesalan through. the city after which a letter- Plaintiff, in testimony, stated that

from Lord Athlona's socre- he was an orchestra leader and that|

tary was read intimating that: he has been asked by defendant-to-|

Lord - Athlone WAS unable to get an orchestra. Witness than went

receive a deputation, but that he on to describe the verbal arrange-

would submit any petitions to the ments made and of defendant's re- fusal to pay. He described an in-synchronising with the opening.of

An unemployment demonstration responsible minister-Reuter. stance in which defendant and Parliament to-day culminated in a drunken sailor had locked all the disturbance by unruly elements in doors and formed themselves into an a poor quarter of the city. A audience, ordering the orchestra, to baker's shop was sacked, other play two minutes in every five. As shops were damaged and a policemenced, yesterday of a case in to the absence of one of the musl-man knocked unconscious. Mount- which several Chinese prisoners. clans, witness had told Mr. Smith ed police quelled the outbreak are accused of looting the Imperial who said that his banjo Instead of The disturbance occurred after tombs.--Reuter.

the usual plans would be satisfac- 800 unemployed had gone to Gov-

tory,

TOMB LOOTING..

Peking, Yesterday. The preliminary hearing com-

ernment House and handed the Washington, Jan,27, — They Defendant denied that there was Governor-General's scortary Americo-Japanese treaty to prevent any agreement and said that he was petiffon signed by over a thousand the smuggling of liquor, into the not satisfied with the substitution.

United States has been ratified by When plaintiff and the other wit

the Senate nesses had left, witness was left la

the lurch and it was impossad to and said that he promised to pay.

orchestra: Just then he the