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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1931.

GANDHI GIVES HIS REASON.

NON-REPRÉSENTATION, OF CONGRESS.

London," Gandhi has given a further

OBITUARY.

MEMBER OF STAFF OF CALLENDER CO.

In momentous discussion of the Future Constitution which may determine the destiny of India beyond your time and mine."

It is realised, however, that, regrettable as the absence of a Congross representative would be,

I friends in the Colony were the continuation of the Irwin. Simla, Aug, 15.

Gandhi agreement is not involved. shocked to learn of the death of Mr. H. Wardlaw Somervall, which Declaring that he Bees in the

Will Honour Pact, replies to his complaints, a "completo;

occurred at the Peak Hospital on indication that he must not wall for night Gandhi wrote

Before leaving Bombat last Saturday after a sudden illness. 6 personal He had been in the Colony for a explanation why the Congress will not letter to the Viccray explaining ittle more than a year, but had be represented when the Round Table The Implications of the resolution made many friends. Employed Conference is resumed in London, regarding the withdrawal of Con- as an engineer in the Callender Gandhi appears to have reached this greas from the conference. He Cable and Construction Company, decision following the publication of made it clear that Congress would although only 31 years of age he correspondence between himself and continue the Viceroy, but there is a ray of hope us to honour the Delli pact, had travelled widols.

whether the Govern=" The late Mr. Somervail came to that the peacemakers may be success- ment would do the same.

Hongkong na resident engineer So far as the Government is in charge of the erection of the Tul,

The correspondence which was concerned there is no doubt that overhead high-power transmission published to-day, runs into theu- it will continue to implement the sands of words in which Gandhi agreement and, consistent with the Company. He had just

line in the New Territories for ailezes breaches of the Irwin-fall maintenance of ita responsi-pleted this work, and intended to Gandhi agreement, particularly abilities, it will do everything pos- leave for Home by the Rajputana regards the coercive collection of aible to foster the spirit of con: on Saturday. Before coming

the Viceroy and officialsciliation and will welcome emphatically deny these allega-steps taken to increnne co-opera- been employed by

any the Colony Mr: Somervall had the Company tions.

tion such as has been undertaken in the Soudan, is laying the first The Indian Government's atti-by Mr. Jayaker and Sir T. Sapru, power cable across the River Nile tude in the matter was that it was who conferred with Gandhi yes-from Khartoum to Omdurman, Impossible to agree unon an terday.

jand was also in charge of the arrangement involving a suspen- It is hoped that moderate general distribution scheme in the sion of ordinary law, or of the opinion in Indin and at Home will Takarndi district of West Africa. regular machinery of administra- make itself felt-British Wireless. {

Moslem Representatives Leave for London.

Bombay, Aug. 15.

declared

Dion.--Reuter,

Reprons Reviewed,

London, Aug. 15.

The publication of the corres- "God willing I will bring back pondence given an opportunity for|peace and freedom,"

com-

to

A large number of mournera attended the funeral at Happy Valley yesterday, Rov. E. G. Powell, of the Union Church, longkong, being the officiating clergyman.

a review of the entises of Gandhi's 'Shaukat All, the Moslem represen- Among those who sent wreaths decision not to oftend the Round¦tative, before leaving to-day by were his mother, brother and sis-

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Table Conference.

the Mooltan for Loudon to attend lers, "Naida," Sir Tom and Lady The Manchester Guardian says:the Round Table Conference. Callender, the Callender Cable The only thing that emerges with; Twenty-six other representa- and Construction Company, Mr. complete elearness is that nothing|tives including the Maharaja of W. G. Hendrey, the Manager and has happened which really ought Bikanir and Sir Tej Bahadur staff of the China Light and to prevent the Congress from Sapru were also aboard. › sending representatives."

Texts of letters and telegrama

are held to confirm the opinion ↑

Gandhi Adamant.

Power Company, Messrs. William

C. Jack & Co., Ltd., Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. Ahmedabad, Aug. 15. Jack Bornes, Mr. L. J. Blackburn, Interviewed by Reuter Gandhi Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Blackmore, of the Congress decision was the said the situation had not been Mr. P.: S.

that while the immediate occasion

fact that the operation of the jaffected by the interviews Sir Tej W. Cocassidy. Mr. and Mrs. G.|

Mr. C. G.

G. Copley,

ordinary law which the Govern Bahadur Sapru and Mr. Jayakar Mr. and

J. Easterbrook, ment must maintain was regarded had had with him.

A. H. Gordon, Mr. and Mrs. the Congresy as a breach of the Irwin-Gandhi agreement, the of his going to London, ag

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interpret the Delhi pact an tiovernor of Bombay assured himky, Mr. K. A. Kalugsky, Major Corporation. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Jack, Mr. O. A. Kalug- Kiving Congress a special status, that they would examine seri Kilpatrick, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. amounting almost to the setting leases of alleged breaches of the Meyer. Mr. F. Phillipson. Mr. and up of a dual system of Govern Twin-tiandhi Fact, Gandhi Mrs. II. S. Rouse, Mr. and Mrs. E. ressed the opinion that such hope. Searle, Mr. Shaw Mr. G. B. was not warrunted-Reuter.

Twemlow, Capt. and Mrs. Vivian and Mr. R. D. II. Wade,

tment.

Disappointment Expressed.

Nipped in Bud.

Cawnpore, Aug. 16.

In a letter to Gandhi on July 4, Mr. Emerson, Home Secretary of the Government of India. refer Police have frustrated what is outside the city and found that it ring to the proposals for a Bourd believed to have been a revolu- contained bombs and other explo- (of Arbitration to interpret the tionary plot, timed to culminate sives. The police have

Delhi puct, pointed out that the on the occasion of the Viceroy's jarrested the alleged revolu- Government

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