|
|
1909 |
January |
1 |
Gandhi entertained at dinner by Dada Osman, NIG
Joint Secretary; addressed meeting. |
|
1909 |
January |
Before 2 |
Dawad Mahomed, Parsee Rustomjee and M.G. Anglia
detained under Registration Act for refusing to
give thumb impression. |
|
1909 |
January |
2 |
Gandhi, in Indian Opinion, exhorted countrymen,
in New Year message, to adopt swadeshi. |
|
1909 |
|
|
While narrating in Indian Opinion, his experiences
during second jail term, asserted that gaol-going
was "the most effective means of fighting
political disabilities". |
|
1909 |
|
|
Pickets arrested in Pretoria under section 3 of
Law 6 of 1894, concerning unlawful assemblies. |
|
1909 |
January |
4 |
Pretoria pickets informed that they were being
tried under section 7 of new Act and were liable
to deportation. |
|
1909 |
January |
5 |
Gandhi, in interview to The Natal Mercury,
stated that Indians were fighting with the
"cleanest weapons possible". |
|
1909 |
|
|
Harilal Gandhi and others remanded at
Volksrust. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Three Indians charged under section 7, at
Roodepoort, for failing to produce registration
certificates. |
|
1909 |
January |
6 |
Moulvi Ahmed Mukhtiar of Hamidia Mosque refused
renewal of permit on ground that he had preached
against Asiatic Registration Act; served with quit
notice, left Transvaal for Cape. Dawad Mahomed and
31 others charged for failure to produce registration
certificates. |
|
1909 |
January |
7 |
Gandhi accused by The Star, of "quoting the
breaches already made and legalized in the Asiatic
law as an argument for repealing it
altogether." |
|
1909 |
|
|
Boksburg Indian dealers refused trading
licences except for Stand in Location. |
|
1909 |
January |
Before 9 |
Several Indians, including some Colonial-born,
who were deported to Natal from Transvaal were
dealt with under Regulations of Act 36 and nominally
convicted for entry into Natal. |
|
1909 |
January |
9 |
Gandhi attended meeting of Indian Chamber of
Commerce at Durban, made suggestions for Rules and
Regulations of Chamber. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Ritch protested to Colonial Office against
Natal Government Notice banning admission of Indian
students about 14 to higher-grade
schools. |
|
1909 |
January |
10 |
Dr. Nanji operated on Kasturba, seriously ill
for 3 months, in Durban. Gandhi attended on
her. |
|
1909 |
January |
12 |
Three Indians, charged with contravention of
section 7 of Act 36 of 1908, ordered to register
within 8 days. |
|
1909 |
January |
16 |
Gandhi, on way to Johannesburg, arrested at
Volksrust for failing to produce registration
certificate. Deported and escorted to border, returned
immediately and was re-arrested. Released on his
own recognizance, returned to Johannesburg. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Supreme Court ruled deportation of registered
citizens illegal. |
|
1909 |
January |
20 |
Gandhi wrote to the Press stating that Indians
had entered third and final phase of struggle. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Johannesburg town Council urged Government to
deal firmly with Asiatic problem and enforce
Registration Act. |
|
1909 |
January |
21 |
In interview to The Natal Mercury, Gandhi
observed it was difficult to say categorically if
Indian merchants would be prepared to undergo sacrifice
implied in placing all their assets at creditors’
disposal. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Johannesburg correspondent of Indian Opinion
reported that 30 merchants were ready to follow
Cachalia’s example. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Rend Daily Mail, commenting on meeting of
Cachalia’s creditors, observed that "the so-called
passive resistance movement had degenerated into
coercion", that "the Transvaal Government will not
be bullied into making concessions by such methods", and
added, "we do not think that many of the Asiatic
will fall within Mr. Gandhi’s little plan, and
ruin themselves completely to further the cause of
passive resistance when it assumes such a new and
startling form." Called for Government check on
picketing. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Telegram in The Natal Mercury reported
Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce’s resentment
against attempt of Indian merchants to force hands
of Government. Extremist opinion supported move to
confiscate merchants’ goods and to stop picketing of
firms. |
|
1909 |
January |
22 |
Gandhi attended meeting of Cachalia’s European
creditors and submitted accounts. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Criticized Rand Daily Mail, for calling passive
resistance on act of coercion. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Naidoo’s appeal against conviction under
Asiatic Registration Amendment Act dismissed by Supreme
Court. |
|
1909 |
|
|
The Soft Goods Section of Johannesburg Chamber
of Commerce adopted resolution supporting Government
in enforcement of Asiatic Registration
Law. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Bulawayo Town council refused Indians new
trading licences. |
|
1909 |
January |
23 |
The Star welcomed Supreme Court judgment in
Naidoo appeal and doubted if more than a few
"deluded faddists will consent to sacrifice their
business and damage their credit at the dictation
of Messrs Gandhi and Cachalia". |
|
1909 |
|
|
E.I. Aswat, other Indian merchants followed
Cachalia’s example. |
|
1909 |
January |
25 |
Gandhi, in interview to Rand Daily Mail, stated
he would not be satisfied until Asiatic traders
got their rights in South Africa. Rand Daily Mail
observed that "if the tactics of the passive
resisters should spread to the Colored and Native
population of South Africa, anarchy would
reign." |
|
1909 |
January |
26 |
Gandhi addressed meeting of Tamilians, Wrote to
Dr. Krause repudiating allegation regarding
Cachalia’s move. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Creditors notified Cachalia of their intention
to sequestrate his estate. Several Indians,
including 14-years-old residents, served orders of
deportation to Dalagoa Bay. |
|
1909 |
January |
27 |
Gandhi forwarded to Lord Cruzon statement of
Indian position, hoping latter’s intervention
would result in happy termination of struggle. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Cachalia and 31 others arrested under Section 9
and produced before Magistrate. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Kholwad Conference of Indians resolved not to
take out licences or renew registration
certificates. |
|
1909 |
January |
28 |
Indian merchants at Johannesburg decided to do
without licences and to court imprisonment. |
|
1909 |
January |
29 |
Gandhi informed of improvement in Kasturba’s
condition. Left for Durban. 18 Asiatics, arrested
at Komatipoort as prohibited immigrants, stood trial at
Barberton. |
|
1909 |
January |
30 |
Cachalia, Naidoo and others sentenced to 3
months or £ 50 fine; Shelat to 2 months. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Transvaal Government wrote to Secretary of
State for Colonies denying that Gandhi performed hard
labor in public streets, Indian prisoners were
ill-treated or their religious susceptibilities
hurt. |
|
1909 |
February |
1 |
E.I. Aswat unanimously elected Acting Chairman
of BIA during Cachalia’s incarceration. |
|
1909 |
February |
2 |
Lord Curzon informed Gandhi of his discussion
with Botha and Smuts and of their "anxiety to treat
British Indians… in spirit of liberality as well
as justice". |
|
1909 |
February |
3 |
Parsee Rustomjee and others arrested for
defying deportation orders. |
|
1909 |
February |
4 |
Gandhi removed Kasturba, convalescing after
operations, to Phoenix. |
|
1909 |
February |
5 |
Appeal of Randeria dismissed by Transvaal
Supreme Court. Deportation of Harilal Gandhi, Dawad
Mahomed and other leading Indians
ordered. |
|
1909 |
February |
9 |
Draft Act of Union published in Government
Gazette. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Dawad Mahomed and Cachalia agreed in Court to
sequestration of their estates. |
|
1909 |
February |
10 |
Harilal Gandhi and several others sentenced at
Volksrust to term ranging between 3 to 6
months. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Imperial Government withheld assent to Asiatic
Act of Rhodesia. |
|
1909 |
February |
11 |
Parsee Rustomjee and others, arrested on
reentering Transvaal after deportation, sentenced to 6
months. |
|
1909 |
February |
Before 15 |
National Convention put up Draft South Africa
Act. |
|
1909 |
February |
16 |
V.A. Chettiar sentenced to 3 months. General
Botha in letter to Governor stated Government’s
stand in regard to demand for repeal of Act 2 of 1907,
denied any promise was made for its repeal, and
observed that 97 per cent of Asiatic residents had
actually registered and that passive resistance was
breaking down. |
|
1909 |
February |
17 |
More passive resisters awarded sentences from 3
to 6 months; others remanded; arrests reported
from Pretoria, Heidelberg, Germiston, etc. |
|
1909 |
February |
18 |
N.A. Cama sentenced to 3 months; several other
prominent Indians deported or sentenced. |
|
1909 |
February |
19 |
Six Indians arrested at Standerton for failure
to identify themselves or produce registration
certificates. |
|
1909 |
February |
20 |
Leung Quinn arrested for failing to produce
registration certificate and refusing
identification. |
|
1909 |
February |
22 |
Gandhi left Phoenix for Johannesburg. |
|
1909 |
February |
25 |
Arrested at Volksrust along with Polak and
Vyas. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Sentenced to 3 months or £ 50 fine for failure
to produce registration certificate. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Issued message to Tamils exhorting them to keep
up struggle. |
|
1909 |
February |
28 |
British Indian meeting at Hamidia Islamic
Society Vrededorp, congratulated Gandhi, Cachalia,
Parsee Rustomjee and others who had sought imprisonment;
resolved to continue struggle. |
|
1909 |
March |
2 |
Gandhi’s transfer from Volksrust to Pretoria
Goal ordered. Left by evening train. |
|
1909 |
March |
3 |
Reached Pretoria Central Gaol. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Indian Opinion correspondent from Volksrust
telegraphed "Mr.Gandhi has been taken to Pretoria
for departmental reasons; I believe it is in order
to completely isolate him. The rumor of an
impending compromise is strongly discounted by the
Executive of the BIA". Polak inaugurated meeting
of imprisoned passive resisters’ wives and relatives
E.I. Aswat and Leung Quinn sentenced to 3
months. |
|
1909 |
March |
4 |
Gandhi given work of polishing prison floor and
doors. Secretary of Tamil Benefit Society and
Chief Picket, K.K. Samy, sentenced to 3 months. Randeria
released after serving 2 months’
sentence. |
|
1909 |
March |
5 |
Randeria re-arrested. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Meeting of Cape Colored people discussed Draft
Act of Union, demanded representation in Union
Parliament and political rights. E.S. Coovadia
appointed Acting Chairman, BIA, in view of
imprisonment of Cachalia and Aswat. |
|
1909 |
March |
6 |
Whites started agitation to set up Locations at
Barberton, Boksburg, Krugersdorp, etc. |
|
1909 |
March |
7 |
British Indian meeting in Hamidia Islamic
Society addressed among others by Coovadia,
Kallenbach and Polak. |
|
1909 |
March |
8 |
In statement of Gandhi’s imprisonment, Col.
Seely observed "Mr. Gandhi had been imprisoned
because of his refusal to comply with the Transvaal
Law,… that the Imperial Government was unable to
prevent the Transvaal Government from enforcing the
law relating to registration
certificates." |
|
1909 |
March |
10 |
Gandhi taken in handcuffs to Court to appear as
witness. Passive resisters congratulated Kasturba
Gandhi on Gandhi’s third sentence of imprisonment for
sake of self-respect and honor of Asiatic
communities. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Chinese passive resisters congratulated Gandhi
and Leung Quinn on being sentenced, resolved to
continue struggle for justice and
self-respect. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Deportation of passive resistance prisoners via
Delagoa Bay to India commenced. |
|
1909 |
|
|
BIA wrote to Transvaal Government , protesting
against deportation arrangement between Transvaal and
Portuguese Government. |
|
1909 |
March |
11 |
Indian women held meeting in Johannesburg.
Letter from Kasturba reported saying: "Had she
wings, she would fly to the meeting." |
|
1909 |
|
|
Letter to Transvaal Press signed by Kasturba
and four other released. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Doke, in letter to Johannesburg press,
referring to Gandhi’s being handcuffed, observed that
"the great majority of our Colonists feel ashamed
that a man of the character and position of
Mr.Gandhi should be needlessly insulted in this
way". |
|
1909 |
March |
12 |
Indian Opinion special correspondent in
telegram stated "Mr. Gandhi looks thin and
unhealthy." |
|
1909 |
|
|
Meeting of Nyasaland Indians condemned
treatment of Indians in Transvaal and Imperial
Government’s weakness. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Kimberley meeting of non-whites expressed
concern at inadequate provision in proposed Constitution
to protest their interests. |
|
1909 |
March |
13 |
Indian Opinion, commenting on official
statement that removal of Gandhi from Volksrust to
Pretoria Central Goal was "simply a matter of
administrative convenience", observed that "it has
no other purpose than to completely isolate Mr.Gandhi,
so that no breath of encouragement should reach
his people from him." BIA requested High
Commissioner to receive deputation concerning
deportation policy. |
|
1909 |
March |
14 |
Natal India Congress meeting at Durban,
declares support to Transvaal passive resistance,
condemned deportation arrangements between Transvaal and
Delagoa Bay authorities. |
|
1909 |
|
|
BIA meeting at Johannesburg resolved to
continue passive resistance "with unabated energy"
till Government conceded demands. |
|
1909 |
March |
15 |
Draft of South Africa Act laid before South
African Parliament; question raised in
Commons. |
|
1909 |
|
|
High Commissioner refused to see BIA deputation
on deportation. |
|
1909 |
March |
16 |
Meeting of Indians in Delagoa Bay, addressed by
Abdulla Hajee Adam and Polak on Transvaal
situation and deportation arrangement, decided to send
deputation to Portuguese Governor
General. |
|
1909 |
March |
17 |
Meeting of Kimberley Indians protested against
unjust treatment of Indians in Transvaal. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Transvaal Governor cabled Colonial Office that
no Indians producing proof of registration were deported
but only those Asiatics without domicile in South
Africa, who were ordered to be deported by
Magistrate. |
|
1909 |
|
|
BIA, Port Elizabeth, cabled urging Viceroy’s
intervention on behalf of Transvaal Indians. |
|
1909 |
March |
19 |
Transvaal Supreme Court ruled Indians were not
disabled from securing trading licences in mining
areas. |
|
1909 |
March |
22 |
Natal Municipal Association criticized Imperial
Government for not sanctioning discriminatory
provisions in Municipal Laws Consolidation
Bill. |
|
1909 |
March |
24 |
Meeting of BIA, East London, condemned
Transvaal Government’s deportation policy. |
|
1909 |
March |
25 |
Meeting of Indian women at Hamidia Society
Hall, addressed by Mrs. Thambi Naidoo, Mrs. Polak
and Miss Schlesin, formed Indian Women’s
Association. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Meeting of Indian women at Hamidia Society
Hall, addressed by Mrs. Thambi Naidoo, Mrs. Polak
and Miss Schlesin, formed Indian Women’s
Association. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Lord Crewe, replying to Lord Ampthill in Lords,
defended Transvaal deportation policy on ground that
Indians not being Mozambique Indians ex hypothesis
could be deported under Portuguese Law. |
|
1909 |
March |
26 |
Moulvi Ahmed Khan of Surti Mosque examined in
Court of Mr. Jordan. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Registration at Pretoria reported at
standstill. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Schreiner, addressing meeting at Cape Town,
considered color bar a blot on Draft Union
Constitution. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Government of India, in reply to cable of March
17 from BIA, Port Elizabeth, assured continued
"endeavours to obtain sympathetic treatment for
British Indians in the Transvaal" but regretted
inability to interfere in cases of penalty for
noncompliance with law. |
|
1909 |
March |
27 |
More arrests, convictions and deportations at
Johannesburg, Vereeniging and Volksrust
reported. |
|
1909 |
|
|
65 prisoners reported removed from Volksrust to
Heidelberg to work on quarries. |
|
1909 |
March |
28 |
BIA meeting protested against Lord Crewe’s
misleading statement in parliament regarding
Transvaal deportations via Delagoa bay. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Dildar Khan elected Acting Chairman,
BIA. |
|
1909 |
|
|
HIS resolved to protest against Transvaal
Government’s treatment of passive resisters. |
|
1909 |
March |
29 |
Thambi Naidoo and others released after 3
months’ imprisonment, felicitated by BIA. Over 150
Indians reported to be still in gaol. |
|
1909 |
|
|
13 Passive resisters including Shelat, set free
at Barberton, detained pending deportation arrangement
with Portuguese. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Transvaal Governor informed Secretary of State
for Colonies that in deporting Indians, Portuguese
authorities acted under their general immigration
regulations. |
|
1909 |
|
|
BIA, writing to British High Commissioner,
countered Transvaal Government’s claim that
deportation policy did not apply to domiciled
Indians, by citing deportation of a registered
Indian’s son. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Transvaal Governor communicated to BIA reply
from Secretary of State of Colonies to their petition
of September 9, 1908, that Transvaal Government
was unwilling to repeal Registration Act and
Imperial Government not in a position to press repeal;
and that views of two sides on yearly admission of
six educated Indians differed only as regards method and
machinery. |
|
1909 |
March |
30 |
Bluebook on Transvaal Indian question,
published in London, revealed that Botha had disagreed
with Lord Crewe’s suggestion for repeal of
Registration Act. |
|
1909 |
April |
1 |
Settlement of 20 shillings in £ liabilities
effected at third meeting of Cachalia’s
creditors. |
|
1909 |
April |
3 |
India women at Germiston set up
Association. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Indian Opinion, correspondent reported that
passive resisters, domiciled in Natal and ordered to be
deported, would only be put across border at
Volksrust. |
|
1909 |
|
|
India meeting at Barberton protested against
deportation policy, paid tribute to Gandhi’s
"courage in facing hardships and insults, such as
handcuffing, being taken from one goal to another
in a third-class compartment". |
|
1909 |
April |
Before 5 |
BIA and HIS committee meetings congratulated
Gandhi and others on "having gone to goal for the
sake of religion and the welfare of their brethren" and
resolved to continue struggle. |
|
1909 |
April |
6 |
BIA wrote to High Commissioner deploring
latter’s refusal to cable to Colonial Office
representation regarding Indians’ deportation. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Four Transvaal Indians deported, 10 awaited
deportation at Barberton. |
|
1909 |
April |
7 |
Polak addressed Johannesburg meeting at Hamidia
Society Hall on condition of passive resisters in
Diepkloof and Heidelberg goals; BIA wrote to Acting
Director of Prisons complaining of prisoners’
ill-treatment. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Natal Prime Minister in Parliament denied any
agreement with Colonies for continuance of immigration
of indentured Asiatic labor. |
|
1909 |
April |
11 |
India mass meeting at Johannesburg repudiated
Botha’s statement to Lord Crewe that many Asiatics
were content with prevailing state of affairs; urged
Imperial Government’s intervention to terminate
struggle. |
|
1909 |
April |
12 |
Question of Gandhi being marched in handcuffs
raised in Commons; Under Secretary of State for
Colonies insisted that no special disability or
indignity was imposed on Gandhi as passive
resister. |
|
1909 |
|
|
29 Chinese passive resisters, charged with
refusal to give thumb-impressions and signatures,
acquitted. |
|
1909 |
April |
14 |
Dr. Aburrahman inaugurated at Cape Town seventh
annual Conference of African Political
Organization. |
|
1909 |
|
|
16 Indians, old Johannesburg residents,
deported to India viaDelagoa Bay. |
|
1909 |
April |
15 |
Ritch made representations about Transvaal
deportation policy to Colonial Office. |
|
1909 |
April |
17 |
Indian Opinion correspondent reported that
Gandhi "in the Pretoria Central Goal, is slowly
starving himself as a protest against the treatment of
Indians, under the Goal Regulations, as Kaffirs"
and refusing personal allowance of ghee unless same
was extended to all Transvaal Indian
prisoners. |
|
1909 |
April |
22 |
Lord Crewe made lengthy statement in Lords on
indentured labor and Indian immigration to Crown
Colonies. |
|
1909 |
April |
24 |
Chinese passive resisters’ organization
commended refusal of Chinese to give
finger-impressions. |
|
1909 |
April |
26 |
Polak, writing to Rand Daily Mail, refuted its
observation that agitation was confined to a
"handful of irreconcilables" or "bitter-enders"; denied
a single Indian had "accepted" Registration
law. |
|
1909 |
April |
27 |
New Regulations under Section 9 of Act 5 of
1894, published in Government Gazette, banned
admission of Native, Indian or Colored children to
European schools. |
|
1909 |
April |
29 |
Cachalia and 18 other Indians released after
serving 3 months sentence. |
|
1909 |
April |
29 |
Cachalia and 18 other Indians released after
serving 3 months sentence. |
|
1909 |
April |
30 |
Supreme Court ruled, in Mohamed Makda’s Case,
that no appeal lay against Asiatic Registrar for
refusing registration. |
|
1909 |
May |
1 |
Indian Opinion explained that 97 per cent of
Transvaal Asiatics who had already registered,
according to Botha’s statement, had actually registered
"under voluntary registration through the efforts
of the leaders of the passive resistance
movement…" |
|
1909 |
May |
4 |
Indian satyagrahis in Transvaal goals started
receiving ghee as part of diet. |
|
1909 |
May |
8 |
P.K. Naidoo sentenced to 3 months for trading
without license at Vereeniging. |
|
1909 |
May |
10 |
Johannesburg Court ordered deportation of 92
Asiatics refused registration by Registrar. |
|
1909 |
May |
15 |
NIC protested to Colonial Secretary, against
Regulations under Section 9 of Act 5 of 1894,
being discriminatory against Indian students. |
|
1909 |
May |
19 |
Transvaal Supreme Court held that Government
had no power under Notice of 1908 to cancel
reservation of Location. |
|
1909 |
May |
24 |
Gandhi released from Pretoria Central Goal at
7.30 a.m.; said at meeting in Mohammedan Mosque
Hall that he felt no pleasure at being free. |
|
1909 |
|
|
In interview to Pretoria News, deploring
deportation of 16-years-old boy to India, asserted that
such methods would not break spirit of
Indians |
|
1909 |
|
|
Given rousing reception on arrival at Park
Station. Addressing meeting on Mosque ground,
exhorted Indians to resist unjust law. Welcoming
Gandhi’s release on Empire Day, Pretoria News
observed that Transvaal Government should "find better
use for a man like Gandhi than persistent
imprisonment with hard labor", that "the man is
suffering for conscience’ sake… his motives are of the
highest and his methods beyond
impeachment". |
|
1909 |
May |
26 |
Gandhi wrote to Johannesburg Press on jail
experiences. |
|
1909 |
May |
29 |
Explained in Indian Opinion meaning and
implications of satyagraha; commenced series of
articles on jail experiences. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Transvaal British India Conciliation Committee
set up by non-passive resisters. |
|
1909 |
May |
31 |
Indians in Madras Presidency presented memorial
to British Parliament urging repeal of Act 2 of
1907 and sanction of right of entry to six educated
Indians. |
|
1909 |
June |
2 |
Gandhi spoke at reception at West End Hall, and
later at tea party to Aswat and Leung Quinn on
their release. |
|
1909 |
June |
3 |
Pretoria town Council withdrew ban on use of
Municipal wash-houses by Colored persons. |
|
1909 |
June |
6 |
Spoke at meeting of Transvaal British Indian
Conciliation Committee, which decided to present
memorial to Colonial Secretary. |
|
1909 |
June |
7 |
Addressed Germiston Literary and Debating
Society on "Ethics of Passive Resistance". |
|
1909 |
June |
8 |
Colonial Secretary placed before House return
showing Asiatic entry into Transvaal during 1909,
in response to demand of G.C. Munnik,
M.L.A. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Polak left on propaganda tour of Cape
Colony. |
|
1909 |
June |
After 8 |
Gandhi demanded, in letter to The Transvaal
Leader, that Munnik withdraw his charge of illegal
Asiatic entry. |
|
1909 |
June |
13 |
BIA Committee meeting decided personnel of
deputations to England and India. |
|
1909 |
June |
14 |
Colonial Secretary turned down NIC request for
withdrawal of ban on Indian education imposed by
Government Notice No. 201 of 1909. |
|
1909 |
June |
15 |
Imam Abdul Kadir Bawazeer released. Thambi
Naidoo, G.P. Vyas, N.A. Cama and U.M. Shelat
arrested in Johannesburg More Tamils arrested in
Pretoria. |
|
1909 |
June |
16 |
Gandhi defended Thambi Naidoo and
others. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Addressed to Johannesburg Indian mass meeting
convened to appoint deputations to England and
India; meeting authorized A.M. Cachalia, Hajee
Habib, V.A. Chettiar and Gandhi to proceed to
England, and N.A. Cama, N.G. Naidoo, E.S. Coovadia and
H.S.L. Polak to India. |
|
1909 |
|
|
A.M. Cachalia, V.A. Chettiar, E.S. Coovadia
arrested. Cachalia and Chettiar sentenced to 3 months or
fine of £ 50. |
|
1909 |
|
|
BIA Chairman telegraphed Colonial Secretary
requesting suspension of sentences of
delegates. |
|
1909 |
June |
17 |
Gopal Naidoo and other Tamils, delegates-elect
to India, arrested. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Habib Moslem Society, Cape Town, adopted
resolution protesting against ill-treatment of British
Indian Mahomedans in Transvaal. |
|
1909 |
June |
18 |
Colonial Secretary, rejecting BIA
representation for suspension of sentences of
delegates-elect, denied knowledge of their
impending deputation abroad. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Gandhi in letter to The Star repudiated
Colonial Secretary’s claim. Madras Provincial Conference
at Behrampore adopted resolution condemning unfair
treatment of British Indians in South
Africa. |
|
1909 |
June |
19 |
Gandhi in Indian Opinion justified sending of
deputations abroad; suggested meetings all over
South Africa to express support for purposes of
explaining movement and shortening
struggle. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Deputation of Transvaal British Indian
Conciliation Committee waited on Smuts. |
|
1909 |
June |
Before 21 |
In appeal to all Transvaal Indians, Gandhi
stressed gaol-going as the only "unfailing
remedy". |
|
1909 |
|
|
Justified, in letter to Habib Motion,
appointment of Muslim to Viceroy’s council; stressed
need blood-brother relationship between Hindus and
Muslims. |
|
1909 |
June |
21 |
Gandhi and Habib left Johannesburg for Cape
Town en route to England. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Summy Nagappen, passive resister, sentenced to
10 days with hard labor. |
|
1909 |
June |
23 |
In interview to Cape Times and Cape Argus,
Gandhi apprehended ruin of Asiatic under Union
unless Imperial Government secured safeguards. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Embarked for England. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Smuts turned down petition of Transvaal British
Indian Conciliation Committed. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Coovadia, Sorabjee sentenced to 3
months. |
|
1909 |
June |
25 |
Transvaal British Indian Conciliation
Committee, in letter to Smuts, regretted his departure
from assurances given to deputation. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Polak left for Natal en route to
India. |
|
1909 |
June |
26 |
Indian Opinion, reported appointment of
Kallenbach as Honorary Secretary in BIA Committee
meeting. |
|
1909 |
|
|
BIA, Port Elizabeth, represented to Government
of India necessity for "repeal of measures which are
an insult to the whole of India, a source of
continued strife and bitterness within the Empire,
and a menace to Indian residents elsewhere in South
Africa." |
|
1909 |
June |
30 |
Nagappen discharged from Johannesburg Goal in
"dying condition". |
|
1909 |
July |
2 |
Sir Curzon Wyllie assassinated by Madan Lal
Dhingra in London. Dr. Lalkaka also killed. |
|
1909 |
July |
3 |
London meeting of Indian students, presided
over by Surendranath Banerjea, condemned Wyllie’s
murder. |
|
1909 |
|
|
Indian Opinion reported circulation, for
obtaining mass signatures, of three petitions addressed
by Transvaal Indians to Queen, Dadabhai Naoroji
and Bengal Chambers of Commerce, concerning repeal
of Asiatic Act and removal of color bar and racial
taint from legislation. |
|
1909 |
July |
4 |
Meeting of Indian women in Pretoria Location
expressed indignation at arrest of some 70
Pretoria Indians. |
|
1909 |
July |
6 |
Nagappen died. |
|
1909 |
July |
7 |
Nagappen given public funeral by India
community. |
|
1909 |
July |
8 |
Official statement regarding Nagappen’s death
absolved Goal authorities of responsibility. |
|
1909 |
July |
Before 9 |
Met members of Natal Cabinet and Colored
people’s deputation on board the ship. |
|
1909 |
July |
9 |
Bengal Provincial Congress Committed proposed
Gandhi’s name as one of three nominees for
president ship of forthcoming session of Indian National
Congress. |
|
1909 |
July |
10 |
Gandhi, along with Hajee Habib, arrived at
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