|
|
1905 |
January |
10 |
Spoke at opening ceremony of library in
Durban. |
|
1905 |
January |
13 |
Wrote to G.K. Gokhale regarding Indian Opinion
and his intention to open a school for Indian
children. |
|
1905 |
February |
17 |
Visited Cape Town accompanied by Parsee
Rustomjee; left for Johannesburg. |
|
1905 |
March |
4 |
Delivered first lecture on Hindu religion at
Theosophical Society, Johannesburg. |
|
1905 |
March |
9 |
Spoke at function held in Johannesburg to bid
farewell to L.W. Ritch. |
|
1905 |
March |
11 |
Second lecture on Hindu religion. |
|
1905 |
March |
18 |
Third lecture on Hindu religion. |
|
1905 |
March |
25 |
Fourth and final lecture on Hindu
religion. |
|
1905 |
April |
7 |
Sent memorial to Natal Legislative Assembly
regarding Bills "to amend and consolidate the law
relating to the Municipal Corporations" and to
regulate "use of firearms". |
|
1905 |
May |
|
Was learning Tamil about this time. |
|
1905 |
May |
6 |
Made efforts to collect funds for earthquake
relief in India. |
|
1905 |
June |
7 |
Presented address to Lord Selborne, new High
Commissioner. |
|
1905 |
June |
(post) 9 |
Visited Durban and Phoenix
Settlement. |
|
1905 |
June |
16 |
Spoke at meeting of Natal Indian Congress at
Durban. |
|
1905 |
July |
1 |
Gandhi criticized Natal Bills concerning
licences, private Locations and tax on unoccupied rural
lands and occupied dwelling houses. British Indian
Association represented to High Commissioner that
municipal legislation discriminatory of Colored persons
in Orange River Colony could be vetoed by
lt.-Governor. |
|
1905 |
July |
8 |
Gandhi asked, in Indian Opinion, for abolition
of salt-tax in India. |
|
1905 |
July |
13 |
British Indian Association protested against
clause 3 of Ordinance vesting control of Asiatic Bazaars
in Town Councils. |
|
1905 |
July |
14 |
Sought from Johannesburg town Council assurance
of facilities to Indians traveling in trams. |
|
1905 |
July |
15 |
Criticized, in Indian Opinion, Cape Immigration
Act. |
|
1905 |
July |
After 17 |
Wrote to The Daily Express challenging
correspondent’s low estimate of the number of Indian
traders resident in Pietersburg before Boer
War. |
|
1905 |
July |
20 |
Partition of Bengal announced. |
|
1905 |
July |
22 |
Gandhi called upon South African politicians to
reconsider treatment of British Indians in light
of Indian’s contribution to defense of
Empire. |
|
1905 |
August |
5 |
Contributed 10 Shilling to Edwin Arnold
Memorial Fund. |
|
1905 |
August |
9 |
Poll-Tax Bill passed by Natal Legislative
Council. |
|
1905 |
August |
12 |
Gandhi commended, in Indian Opinion, Lord Selborne’s
pronouncement that administrative injustice to
natives was a blot and a disgrace. |
|
1905 |
|
|
Welcomed Natal legislate’s rejection of
Locations and Land Tax Bills, and Transvaal
Supreme Court’s judgment permitting transfer of
religious property in the name of Colored
persons. |
|
1905 |
August |
14 |
Denied, in letter to Haji Habib, that his
lectures on religion were critical of any religion or
intended to hurt anyone. |
|
1905 |
August |
19 |
Called for united opposition to Bengal
partition and supported boycott of British
goods. |
|
1905 |
August |
26 |
Praised British Association for Advancement of
Science and hoped it would one day meet in India;
commented on Curzon’s term of
viceroyalty. |
|
1905 |
August |
30 |
British Indian Association objected to
application to Indians of Municipal Location Bye-laws
for Colored persons in Orange River
Colony. |
|
1905 |
September |
1 |
British Indian Association objected to rule
requiring Indian refugees to furnish European
references. |
|
1905 |
September |
2 |
Gandhi attributed Japan’s rise to Mikado’s
orders to armed forces concerning education and
right conduct. |
|
1905 |
September |
5 |
Natal Indians objected to Government’s proposal
to throw open Indian school to Colored children and to
make no distinction in education of boys and
girls. |
|
1905 |
|
|
Peace between Russia and Japan signed at
Portsmouth. |
|
1905 |
September |
9 |
Gandhi condemned, in Indian Opinion, maltreatment of
Chinese miners. |
|
1905 |
September |
16 |
Gandhi considered Gokhale outstanding among
candidates for president ship of Indian National
Congress. |
|
1905 |
September |
30 |
Criticized Transvaal’s contentious Ordinances
touching rights of Colored persons. |
|
1905 |
October |
7 |
Urged Indians in South Africa to make suitable
provision for education. |
|
1905 |
|
|
Condemning intolerance of Bhownaggree’s
moderate opinion, held that calm reasoning alone would
get full measure of justice for India. |
|
1905 |
|
|
Dada Osman’s appeal for trading license
dismissed by Licensing board, Durban. |
|
1905 |
October |
9 |
Potchefstroom Indian Association presented
address and statement to Lord Selborne. |
|
1905 |
October |
14 |
Gandhi led deputation to Lord Selborne at
Potchefstroom. |
|
1905 |
|
|
Warned South African Indians against plague
outbreak. |
|
1905 |
|
|
Welcomed reported move in India to abolish
salt-tax. |
|
1905 |
October |
24 |
Received Prof. Parmanand and acted host to
him. |
|
1905 |
October |
28 |
At Johannesburg reception, introduced Prof.
Parmanand. Proposed that Natal Indian Congress set up
licences committee. Hailed progress of swadeshi
movement in Bengal. |
|
1905 |
November |
1 |
Called for communal harmony in Bengal to
strengthen anti-partition agitation. |
|
1905 |
November |
11 |
Writing about Gokhale-Lajpat Rai delegation to
England on behalf of Indian National Congress,
appealed to Colonial statesmen to treat India, "an
integral part of the Empire", with every
consideration. |
|
1905 |
|
|
Drew attention to hardships of Indian
passengers on ships bound for South Africa.v |
|
1905 |
November |
13 |
Deputation of Asiatic National Convention,
waiting on Lt.-Governor of the Transvaal, demanded board
of control to consider applications for entry into
Colony. |
|
1905 |
November |
18 |
Gandhi drew attention to discrimination against
Japanese in British Colonies. |
|
1905 |
|
|
Asked British Indian league of Cape Colony to
oppose immigration law. |
|
1905 |
November |
25 |
Called for revision of poll-tax rules and its
discretionary applications to poor Indians. |
|
1905 |
November |
29 |
Led British Indian deputation to Lord Selborne
to protest against treatment meted out to British
Indians in the Transvaal. |
|
1905 |
December |
2 |
Criticized prison conditions at
Stanger. |
|
1905 |
|
|
Commended Vande Mataram as India’s national
anthem. |
|
1905 |
December |
4 |
As Secretary, British Indian Association, bade
farewell to Sir Arthur Lawley, Governor-designate of
Madras. |
|
1905 |
December |
6 |
Cape Colony Supreme Court decided Natal Indians
had right of domicile in Cape Colony, on basis of
long residence, even when unaccompanied by
families. |
|
1905 |
December |
22 |
British Indians Association protested to High
Commissioner about bracketing of British Indians
with Colored persons in Orange River Colony draft
ordinances. |
|
1905 |
December |
After 22 |
High Commissioner turned down Indian request
for amending definition of "Colored person" in
legislation. |
|
1905 |
December |
23 |
Gandhi commended cause of education to Indian
youth, citing Gokhale. |
|
1905 |
|
|
Deprecated third-party intervention in
settlement of communal disputes in India. |
|
1905 |
December |
30 |
Reviewed position of British Indians in South
Africa during 1905 and appealed to Indians to continue
struggle "with reasonableness,… with patience and
yet with persistence". |
|
1905 |
|
|
Reviewed position of British Indians in South
Africa during 1905 and appealed to Indians to continue
struggle "with reasonableness,… with patience and
yet with
persistence". |
