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SATURDAY, DECEMBER,

1929,

COMMUNIST WORK IN created boycott of the Durban WANTED ON ALLEGED VILLAGE ATTACKS COLD WEATHER UP

S. AFRICA

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO COMBAT SERIOUS PERIL

NEW LEGISLATION

Corporation's native beer halls,

These beer halls were established *MURDER CHARGE

over 20 years ago, and were started

In order to enable the authorities

THE CASE ADJOURNED

The defence was opened before

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DISTURBANCES

SPORADIC. RÍOTING

London, Yesterday.

THE YANGTZE CHINKIANG DEEP IN SNOW: GOOD LUCK FOR FARMERS

HOUSES COLLAPSE AT WUHU

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to close down the "shebeens," where CANTON AUTHORITIES SEEK REFUSAL TO JOIN IN RECENT native beer and much mora pötent EXTRADITION OF LOCAL COOLIE liquors were brewed; and provide the natives with alternative re- sorts. The municipal monopoly The Bill recently published by the system for kafir beer has been

Chinktang, Dec. 20, South African Government, which is adopted in many other towns, and it Mr. E. W. Hamilton yesterday after- A telegram from the Southern

Chinklang is wrapped in a mantle to give the Minister of Justice is generally known as the Durban noon in the case in which the Can- Province of Nigeria states that four of snow, several inches deep, mak- power to deal with Communist and] system.

ton authorities are seeking the ex-people were killed and wounded on ing more beautiful the beautiful,

and seditious propaganda is a sequel to Recently a suburban authority tradition of a Chinese named Au December 20, when neighbours at- beautifying the unsightly the outbreak of natives In Durban proposed also to adopt this system, Ying for alleged armed robbery, and tacked the village of a loyal chief parts; for even a garbage box, or last June. The Durban disorders whereupon the ICU. began an the murder of a young woman at named Obakwo, who refused to join rubbish heap, becomes pic. which developed into serious racial agitation against it on the ground Au Chuen village, Namhoi, Kwang in the recent disturbances. Arrange-turesque when garnished with riots-surprised and alarmed the that it would increase native druntung, on Aprli 27, 1927, trze ments are being made to protect now. But not only is it ornament- white community. The natives had kenness, though local atatlatles, The alleged fugitive, in the wit-him. The general position in the ed, it is most beneficial and, there- certain grievances, but there was a which Mr. Justice De Waal quoted nesa bax, claimed that he had been disturbed areas improved, the wefore, most welcome to the whole general' uneasy suspicion that Com- in his report, show that native employed at the Grand Theatre, men "returning to the villages. A countryside.

In common with most places, “We munist agitators were to blame, for drunkenness greatly decreased in Wanchai, for the past 11 years and daylight patrol is being organised have boon having some tense mo the disturbances. This suspicion Durban after the establishment of was in Hong Kong on the date of at Owerri to atop booting, whichments within recent times, and our was confirmed by the inquiry into the beer halls. The move was 程 the whole affair conducted by Mr. shrewd one, for though the members had a-holiday since he took the job, The Icoting tends to spread south{aifficult sometimes to discriminate Justice de Waal, who found that, of the 1.C.U. are probably regular AB coolle at the theatre, and had not to Okagwi. The situation in Cala-between the two-we were glad though the rioting was not directly customers of these beer halls, many been anywhere near his native vil-bar Province is fairly improved. when the atmosphéro clešrad, and

Sporadic rloting occurred

at fear, for the moment, has fled. Okopedi, in the Aro District, but elsewhere it is quiet-Reuter...

Snow at Yongchow

Yangchow, Dec. 19. Snow has fallen here to an aver

the alleged murder. He had never continues in the Owerri Division, full share of facts and fancles,

lage.

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due to Communist agents, the missionaries and the Christian na

The Village Bully agitation which they had been tives under their influence are in-

Threo of the man's fokis from carrying on had certainly contribut clined to disapprove of the system, the Grand Theatre could bear out ed to the general unrest.

as they object to any legalized facili; his claim. The principal witness Popular uneasiness was increas ties for the provision of fermented for the prosecution the alleged RELICS OF NELSON age depth of 934 inches and it is ed by the successful appeal to the liquor to natives, and their tive described as the village bully,

atill falling. The temperature is Supreme Court of Я

FOR AMERICA Communist criticisms were used by the ICU who sought to work off a clannish

not low; the thermometer reading named Bunting, who had been or by the European minds behind grudge by starting the prosecution.

31 degrees early this morning. charged under the Native Adminit, in the campaign against the Au Piu (the principal witness) had

of snow fall during the week-end.

Nanking reports that 18 Inches stration Act with using language establishment of similar institutions picked on the alleged fugitive be- "calculated to promote a feeling of in the suburbs.

cause he thought he could in this

Wuhu reports are to the effect hostility between the native and Collisions with Europeans Way extort money from his (the

that a heavy snowstorm visited the European races." The incident on Week-end demonstrations were alleged fugitive's) rich uncle.

city on Saturday, causing many which this chargo Was based organized, and during some of them Chan Kwan-chin, a ticket seller occurred in the Transkei, and he there were sight collisions with at the Grand Theatre, supported the to take to the United States the suspended.

An unnamed American la about and steam-launch services have houses to collapse. The motor bus

was convicted before the magistrate, Europeans. Finally, when some alleged fugitive's alibi, after which original mahogany wide-cooler, but on appeal it was held by the other minor grievances arose, a his Worship adjourned the case for table and sideboard which were in press say that the whole of Shansf Talyuan telegrams to the Chinese Judge-President of the Eastern Dis boycott of the Durban beer halls a week.

Admiral Nelson's cabin when that Province is covered with show tricta Courts that no intention on was declared. Then the movement

sea hero was shot and killed at the and, as a result, food prices are Bunting's part to promote such a got completely out of hand. Bands

Battle of Trafalgar, states the steadily declining. feeling of hostility" had been shown, of natives raided these places, driv

"Brooklyn Eagle,"

This was an PS ho had "proached only the ing out the customers and doing

nounced by Mr. Charles A. McAll thesome damage, while others attempt: doctrine of Communism, A

ter, president of the American cognized political faith.

CHINA AND JAPAN Severance of Diplomatic Relations Likely

Tokyo, Yesterday.

Bureau of Shipping, who considers

Thunder in Hankow

Hankow, Dec. 18.. The rumours which abound, such

the purchase and transfer of the as the suicide of Gen. Chang Fa- historical relics as "nothing less kuel and the partial destruction of than international robbery Cap the Yellow River Bridge on the

od to force the European-owned Trade Union and Communism eating houses for natives to close During the 'debate on Supply, down, and a campaign of intimida- General Smuts drew attention totion was begun to compel all-native this judgment and pointed out that, to join the I.C.U. These activi

A delicate altuation which will tain McAllister has just returned Kin-Han rallway by Gen. Tang though the ICU-the Industrial ties finally brought about European possibly result in the severance of to his own country after attending Seng chi, have been supplemented. and Commercial Union, which is the reprisals at the I.C.U. officers, in the Sino-Japanese diplomatic relations the sessions of the International by a heavenly portent. During the natives principal industrial or-vicinity of which the more serions has been created by Nanking's conference at London, which drew first heavy fall of snow in Hankow ganization-had been converted into conflicts: occurred.

definite refusal of Mr. Obata as up a new code for safety of life at this winter lightning flashed and a genuiue trade union, a movement A curious feature of the outbreak |Minister.

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thunder rolled. One saying has t

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of a dangerous character could also is that it ceased more suddenly than Although officials deny that "Don't forget that Lord Nelson that if thunder is heard before the be discerned; that it was obvious it began. It is true that many of severance is at present contemplatis as great a hero to the English winter adistice there will be forty- that a Communist movement was the natives who took part, and profed they admit that Nanking has a George Washington is to us," nine days of bad weather. growing among the natives; and bably a good many who were entire bean requested to reconsider, and he said. "What would we say, of that if matters were allowed to drift ly Innocent, received very rough warned that serious consequences the. European who came over here! the movement would become very treatment at the hands of the may eventuate if a refusal is in-and took away, Washington's table difficult to control. For once the European civilians. Originally the sisted upon.

at Mount Vernon?" Prime Minister and General. Smuts Europeans went to the assistance of On the other hand, the Japanese

Visited Nelson's Ship Baw eye to eye on native affairs, the police, but afterwards they took Government appears to be hopeful Captain McAllister asid that he for General Hertzog thanked the the opportunity, as they put it, that Nanking's decision, though made his discovery while visiting Leader of the Opposition for raising to teach the tives a good lesson."nominally final, will prove other the Victory," Admiral Nelson's On Fondon the question, and said that the law It is an unfortunate fact that in wise, as it is felt that the attitude famous ship now sealed up in a Bank, Wire as it stood apparently left an open-South Africa any native disturb is largely dictated by the Chinese graving dock at the Portsmouth Bank, on demand 1/7 9/16 ing which should be closed at once. ance immediately assumes an inter-internal political situation, which is Navy Yard. Like the Constitution, Bank, 30 days' sight He promised that a Bill would be racial character, for there is al always subject to sudden changes: the "Victory has been rebufit by Bank, 4 months' aight 1/7 % introduced to strengthen the law. ways a tendency for the Europeans Japan's strong stand on this matter public subscription.

Orbdith, 4 months' The measure now published is the not merely to range themselves on ing Nanking's objections invalid. particularly at the wine cooler, Documentary 4 months

is understood to be due to consider- "I was looking at the cabin, and sight

1/8,4/2 fulfilment of the promise.

the side of authority, but to use In his report on the Durban riota the occasion to mete out to native Ostensibly, the refusal is due to copper-lined, which the officers used Mr. Justice de Waal said, that the law breakers punishment far more Mr. Obata being non persona grata to fill with cold sea water to keep constitution of the I.C.U, was based drastle than the keeping of the owing to his connection with the their bottles at the right tmpora- On demand

21 Demande" but as no such ture, when the commander who was Credits, 4 months on trade unionism and as such pra-peace requires. sumably excluded Communism, butj

There is no doubt that the native objections were raised when Mr. with me said that an American was sight that the ICU. leaders had at all leaders had no intention of pre-bata was appointed Minister in soon to take the relics away.

It seems that when Lord Nel On demand. times given hospitality to notorious: cipitating troubles of the kind which 1918, Japan considers the objection Communists And placed their hall occurred. In the end they had to antenable, especially as China re 50's body was brought Into Gibral Op New York- at the disposal of these agitators. seek police protection, and one de-cognised Mr. Obata's services in the tar, a confidential steward made of on demand Mr. J. S. Marwick, MLA, who is Clared he feared his own supporters settlement of the Shantung question with the cabin furniture and sold Credits 60 "days" regarded as one of the best author just as much as he did the Bury bestowing an unusually high det. It passed through many bende and finally was put up at auction. ties on native affairs in Parliament peans who bad taken the law into

their own hands. -30 years ago, when he was young Natal Civil servant, he shep herded several thousand Zulus who were employed on tho Rand back to

persuaded President Kruger: inte providing them with supplies consists of men who are still under convinced that Communists were the homes are at their kraals in the tribal influences, whose perrdanent

coration:

On Berlin!"

sight

On Bombay

It la understood that Japan, in This American, whom the British Wire.. It is a remark- able at that the disturbances addition to asking Nanking to re-commander refused to name, then, on demand should have occurred in the centre consider the matter, has Instructed bla the relits th

On Calềufla where the antives are not politically interview with Chiang Kai-shek, Mr. Shigemitsu to seek a personal.

Copies Being Made The Wine-cooler, table and sideOn demand

Wire minded, for the great majority of

Natal by read having after having the nativa population of Durban for the purpose of thrashing out the board were 'only being loaned to the Ori Singapore

question-Reuter.

European Nations To Participate

chief instigators of the trouble. country, and who are only resident COAL CONFERENCE Speaking in the House recently, in town during the Intermittent quoted from letters he had received periods that they are at work. But Nine before the Durban riots from native correspondents, who warned him of undoubtedly the Communists were the activities of a small party of able to exploit their grievances and European Communists. These acti-can be no question that the dan- their misunderstandingn; and there vities, the native writers declared, gerous agitation among the natives would assuredly lead to trouble is being intensified, not only in Indeed, the tacties of the 1.C.U Natal, but in the Transvaal. the Natal organization a separate organization which broke away from the parant body seem to indicate that they were dictated by Eur opean and not a naliye minds

Native Temperance T.C.U., in a campaign ostensibly: on behalf of native temperance,

Mr. KODAKA, thanking his Patrons for kind support,

decided to extend his Exhibiti

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Sovereigns (Bank's himself, the gift would go straight (per tall) Germany, Austria, Belgium, Spain, miral Nelson, Napoleon would have Silver (per 03.) 2134 coal-producing countries, Britain, "Don't forget that without Ad buying rate) France, Holland, Poland, and overrun England and the United Czecho-Slovakia, will participate States history would have been far Bar Blver in Hong In the Coal Conerente convened different than It has been.” by the International Labour Bureau at Geneva ön January 6. Each country will send three delegates, representing the Gov-

ernment, the coal owners, and thò On Mr. F. X. d'Almada, seu, ens

miners, Halonen! MANDATE? tering a ples, of "gulity" to a tech. The questions of working hours, nical offence, Mr. T. 8. Whyte ages, and stonditions of labour, Smith yesterday imposed a fine or in coal mines will be considered, 125 on a Chlusse who was charged in order to deölte which shall be with harbouring an unmarried girl, inscribed on the aren of the and alternatively, with enticing her away from her parents.

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