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No. 19-Vo1. XXIII. Friday, May 8th, 192 5-
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NOTES AND NEWS
TlnJ Nalill Pl01'tI/f wl (]a£etle of Uie :mth April have been showing deep concern in the cause of
II (the .Iate of thn arrival of Iht! Roy.tl IItghness their fellow·countrymen overseas. We note that the
the l'rin~(l of Wales) contdins the Ordinance Inclitm &'(Vti Reformer, a well-known journal publish-
"'fo amend the lJOcal Township L,~w :No. n, HPH, cd in Bombay, has commenced pnbhshing an Overin
resped of the QuaitficatioJ} of Voter~" dnly soos Monthly Supplement to be devoted especially
!lI!!lf'nted to Lv His Excellency the Governor-Gene.·al- to questions relating to the condItion and status of
in.Council. Thil! Ordmance tltsqllahfies Inthaus m Indians in foreign lands. It is intended to publish
the Townships of Natal from exercising thetr votp. this 811pplement WIth the third number of the
Reformer every month. The first pubhcatioq to
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While the Durban CorporatIOn has otTered a gift
of t:200 to the Indian commumty on the happy
occasion of the visit of HIS ROYell Highness the
Prince of Wales, His Excellency the Govemor.
Qenerell hels been pleased to present the Indian com­
Illumty with the above mentioned Ordinance in
remembrance of that aUl\picions occasion. The gift
of the Durban COl"pOratlOn Indtans have IJeen strong
enongh to reject. But what abont the Governor­
General's gift which hal! been thrown upon the
Indians whether they mayor may not like to accept
it. Are they Ktrong enongh to rejent that" It is
high time that they were.
.\. ;\Jceting \V;lEhcll of tht, hurgeflf!cl'1 .•\ resolutIOn waf! then~fore
pa~>lt!tl to the ('tred th,lt, III VIt'W of e\lnal status not
Ldng granted Indiaus could not parht"lpate in the
official ct>lebrationt!. The resolutIOn was passed by
a majority. A furtht'l" re~olution, that negotiatiomJ
wlth the Town Council be t:lttll continued was also
pafl,.'~{'d ant! the meeting was a1ijourned till next
Hundar·
Oil Monti,ly,morning, having receivetl a e:lll from
JIis Worship the l\I,lyor, 1\[r. V. L,twrence, the vicept·esitlent
aut! )h·. S. HllstomjCf', the Hecretary. N.1tal
Intlian ('ongTess w(Ont to the Town OtJiee and were
tlefinitel~' infmuwd by Ills WOlship the )1a:;or that
lllIliallt! will not he allowed to partiCIpate in the
Chic Dinm'r in honour of H. R. J1. nor wIll they
he allov. ed to enter the Town H