|
|
1910 |
January |
1 |
Indian Opinion reduced in size for financial
reasons. |
|
1910 |
January |
5 |
Gandhi attended Boksburg meeting, where
certificates were handed in to be destroyed. |
|
1910 |
January |
6 |
Rev. Charles Phillips and J.C. Gibson had
interview with Gandhi following their conversations with
Lord Selborne, High Commissioner of
Transvaal. |
|
1910 |
|
|
In letter to J.C. Gibson, Gandhi refuted charge
that South African movement was engineered and
controlled from India and that British Indians
continually shifted their ground regarding their
demands. |
|
1910 |
January |
7 |
Spoke at dinner to Joseph Royeppen and others
in Johannesburg. |
|
1910 |
January |
13 |
Gokhale wrote to Gandhi that disposal of the
sums remitted was left to the latter’s
discretion. |
|
1910 |
January |
20 |
Natal Legislative Council passed Indian
Immigration (Licences) Act Amendment Bill. |
|
1910 |
February |
1 |
Joseph Royeppen, David Andrew and Samuel Joseph
tried t Volksrust and sentenced to three months’
imprisonment with hard labor. |
|
1910 |
February |
9 |
In Gandhi’s office, Mrs. Amacanoo and Mrs. Packirsamy
took off their ornaments, vowing not to wear them till
struggle was over. |
|
1910 |
February |
14 |
Gandhi spoke at Chinese reception at Cantonese
Club, Johannesburg, in honor of Rev. J.J. Doke, on eve
of latter’s departure for America. |
|
1910 |
February |
18 |
Spoke at banquet in Masonic Hall in honor of
Rev. Doke. Chairman, BIA, in letter to General Manager,
C.S.A.R., submitted draft railway regulations to
replace those applicable to Asiatics. |
|
1910 |
February |
20 |
Gandhi addressed meeting of Natal Indian
Congress in Durban. |
|
1910 |
February |
23 |
Explained Transvaal struggle at meeting of
Kathiawad Arya Mandal, Durban. |
|
1910 |
February |
25 |
Transvaal BIA, Johannesburg, sent telegram to
Earl of Crewe on treatment of Royeppen and Rustomjee in
Transvaal prisons and on diet-scale of
prisoners. |
|
1910 |
|
|
Indian Legislative Council at Calcutta passed
Gokhale’s resolution to prohibit recruitment of
indentured labor for Natal. |
|
1910 |
February |
26 |
Gandhi wrote in Indian Opinion supporting the
resolve of Dr. Abdurahman and Cape Colored people in
view of their disfranchisement to observe day of
prince of Wales’s arrival as day of mourning. |
|
1910 |
|
|
Spoke at Durban Indian Society meeting in honor
of passive resisters. |
|
1910 |
March |
11 |
Accompanied a number of passive resisters to
Transvaal to violate immigration laws. |
|
1910 |
|
|
In letter to Moulvi Ahmed Mukhtiar, explained
that Phoenix debt was incurred during
struggle. |
|
1910 |
March |
17 |
Told the Star representative that Indians had
come to Johannesburg not to arrest their personal
rights, but to take part in struggle. |
|
1910 |
|
|
President and Secretaries of Natal Indian
Congress forwarded petition to Colonial Secretary
against Indian Immigration Law Amendment
bill. |
|
1910 |
March |
23 |
Bill to amend Indian Emigration Act 1908, was
moved by Robertson in Viceroy’s Council, to give effect
to Gokhale’s resolution of February 25. |
|
1910 |
March |
24 |
Bombay Government Gazette notified that Hind
Swaraj; Universal Dawn, - Gujarati rendering of Ruskin’s
Unto This Last -; Mustafa Kamel Pasha’s Speech, -
a Gujarati translation of the Egyptian patriot’s
speech delivered just before his death, in Cairo-; and
Defense of Socrates or The Story of a True Warrion
- all publications of International Printing Press
- had been forfeited to His Majesty for reason that they
"contain matter declared to be
seditious". |
|
1910 |
April |
4 |
Letter to Leo Tolstoy with copy of Indian Home
Rule for comment. |
|
1910 |
April |
8/9 |
Director of Transvaal Prisons replied to
Chairman, BIA, denying complaint that prisoners were
sent to Diepkloof Prison to associate them with
hardened criminals, and declined to send them elsewhere
and change present diet-scale. |
|
1910 |
April |
12 |
Question on emigration of indentured Indians
from India to Natal raised in Commons by O’Grady and
Rees. |
|
1910 |
April |
14 |
Fifty-nine Indians deported to India from
Transvaal by the Umhloti. |
|
1910 |
|
|
Gandhi addressed letter to Attorney General
regarding Karodia case and requested Government to use
judicious discretion in obtaining warrants of
arrest against Indians of standing. |
|
1910 |
April |
25 |
Wrote to Gokhale indicating how Passive
Resistance Fund was being used. |
|
1910 |
May |
5 |
Madras public meeting protested against
deportation of Indians without trial by Transvaal
Government. |
|
1910 |
May |
5 |
King Edward VII passed away. |
|
1910 |
May |
8 |
Leo Tolstoy, in letter to Gandhi, commenting
upon Indian Home Rule, said question of passive
resistance was of greatest importance not only for
India but for all humanity. |
|
1910 |
May |
10 |
Replying to letter from W.J. Wybergh, M.L.A.
(Transvaal ), Gandhi defended views expressed in Indian
Home Rule. |
|
1910 |
May |
30 |
Wrote to H. Kallenbach expressing thanks for
offer of farm near Lawley for use of passive resisters
and their families for duration of Transvaal
struggle. |
|
1910 |
June |
1 |
Union of South Africa came into being. |
|
1910 |
June |
2 |
In letter to Press, Gandhi said advent of Union
was no cause for rejoicing and described it as "a
combination of hostile forces" arrayed against
Asiatics. |
|
1910 |
June |
10 |
Sir Charles Hardinge appointed Viceroy of
India. |
|
1910 |
June |
13 |
Twenty-six passive resisters, deported to India
by Transvaal Government in April returned to Durban by
S.S. President. |
|
1910 |
June |
18 |
In Durban, mass meeting of Indians supported
passive resistance. |
|
1910 |
|
|
Report of Committee on Emigration from India to
Crown Colonies and Protectorates published. |
|
1910 |
June |
26 |
Gandhi spoke at Socialist Hall, Johannesburg ,
on "Modern v. Ancient Civilization." |
|
1910 |
June |
29 |
In Commons, O’Grady raised question of British
Indians in Transvaal and suggested Gandhi-Smuts
Conference to arrange compromise. |
|
1910 |
July |
1 |
Gandhi cabled SABIC on rejection of deportees
by Natal. |
|
1910 |
July |
3 |
Appealed for gifts to help settlers at Tolstoy
Farm. |
|
1910 |
July |
8 |
BIA, Transvaal, presented address of welcome to
Lord Gladstone. |
|
1910 |
July |
9 |
In reply to Secretary of State, Lord Gladstone
communicated decision to increase daily ration of India
prisoners serving sentences of up to 3
months. |
|
1910 |
July |
21 |
Natal Government Gazette published rules framed
under Indian Immigration Law 1891, requiring employers
of indentured Indian immigrants to provide shelter
for children of Indian women working in
fields. |
|
1910 |
|
|
Gandhi paid tribute to G.C. Natesan for his
work for passive resisters deported to
India. |
|
1910 |
July |
22 |
Lord Morley (Secretary of State for India)
expressed to Lord Crawe (Secretary of State for
Colonies) his profound regret at refusal of
Transvaal Ministers to make any concessions regarding
observance of Ramzan in prison or to exempt
high-caste Hindu prisoners from tasks involving what
they regarded as religious defilement. |
|
1910 |
July |
26 |
In Lords, Lord Ampthill raised question of
deportation of Indians from Transvaal. |
|
1910 |
July |
28 |
BIA cabled SABIC regarding deportation of
Royeppen to Natal and Government’s attempt to make
minors prohibited immigrants. |
|
1910 |
July |
30 |
Gandhi commented on Churchill’s statement in
Commons that he had given instructions that all persons
imprisoned as passive resisters or as suffragettes
should be spared unnecessary degradation. |
|
1910 |
August |
3 |
Resolutions passed at London public meeting
under president ship of Sir Muncherjee Bhownaggree,
protesting against treatment of Indians domiciled
in Transvaal and deportation via Mozambique. |
|
1910 |
August |
5 |
Gokhale asked questions in Indian Imperial
Council regarding Transvaal deportees. |
|
1910 |
August |
6 |
Transmitting Lord Morley’s communication of
July 22 to Lord Gladstone, Secretary of State for
Colonies said that anything offending religious
susceptibilities of Indians must be a serious and
permanent obstacle to settlement. |
|
1910 |
August |
9 |
Gandhi sent rejoinder to Rand Daily
Mail’s leader "Asiatic Exaggeration" on Lord
Morley’s reputation of harsh treatment of British
Indian deportees during their unforced voyage from
Dalagoa Bay of Bombay. |
|
1910 |
August |
13 |
Colonial Office wrote to Sir Muneherjee
Bhownaggree and Ritch regarding London meeting of August
3. |
|
1910 |
August |
15 |
Gandhi wrote a letter to Tolstoy. |
|
1910 |
August |
23 |
A.E. Chhotabhai, a Krugersdrop merchant,
appealed against decision of Registrar of Asiatics
refusing registration to his son on attaining
majority. |
|
1910 |
|
|
Public meeting held at Victoria Hall, Madras,
to bid forewell to Transvaal deportees on eve of
their departure for Transvaal. Sir S. Subramania
presided; Mrs. Annie Basent attended. |
|
1910 |
August |
25 |
Cape Town City Council passed resolution
refusing en bloc applications of Indians for trading
licences. |
|
1910 |
September |
2 |
Ritch sent reply to Colonial Office letter of
August 13 regarding registration law and deportation of
Indians from Transvaal. |
|
1910 |
September |
7 |
Tolstoy wrote to Gandhi, supporting passive
resistance. |
|
1910 |
September |
10 |
Gandhi commented in Indian Opinion on
Magistrate Jordan’s dismissal of Chhotabhai’s appeal and
its implications for minor Asiatics. |
|
1910 |
September |
13 |
In Supreme Court, Justice Wessels heard in
Chambers Chhotabhai’s case and dismissed it with costs,
observing that, if Government’s decision about
minors be true, it were a monstrous and cruel
injustice. |
|
1910 |
September |
17 |
Gandhi left for Durban to receive Polak and
passive resister deportees from India. |
|
1910 |
September |
20 |
Spoke at a meeting of Colonial-born
Indians. |
|
1910 |
|
|
Spoke at Kathiawad Arya Mandal meeting
organized to discuss questions of welcoming
deportees. |
|
1910 |
September |
24 |
Wrote in Indian Opinion, congratulating Dr.
Bubusana on his election as member of Cape Provincial
Council for Tembuland. |
|
1910 |
September |
26 |
Bluebook issued dealing with Asiatic
legislation in Transvaal up to August 8, 1910. |
|
1910 |
September |
28 |
Gandhi met Polak, who reached Durban along with
other deportees from India by S.S. Sultan. |
|
1910 |
October |
4 |
Ritch, who came from England by S.S. Saxon,
gave interview to Cape Argus. |
|
1910 |
October |
5 |
Gandhi and others spoke at reception by
Kathiawad Arya Manda, Durban, in honor of Polak and
passive resisters. |
|
1910 |
October |
7 |
Cape Provincial Division of Supreme Court heard
application of President, British Indian League, Cape
town, against refusal by immigration authorities
of leave to land to batch of Indians who desired to
proceed to Transvaal. |
|
1910 |
October |
8 |
Gandhi wrote to Minister of Interior in
connection with landing of deportees. |
|
1910 |
October |
16 |
Death of Narayansamy. |
|
1910 |
October |
After 16 |
In letter to SABIC, Gandhi described death of
Narayansamy as "legalized murder". |
|
1910 |
October |
25 |
Wrote to Registrar of Asiatics, requesting him
to advice Principal Immigration Restriction Office to
receive applications for duplicate registration
certificates from British Indians detained at Salisbury
Island under court order. |
|
1910 |
November |
6 |
After notice to Immigration Officer, reached
Volksrust with Mrs. Rambhabai Sodha, her three children
and others on way from Durban to Tolstoy Farm.
|
|
1910 |
November |
7 |
Appeared in Court for Mrs. Sodha. In telegram
to Immigration Officer, said she did not seek
right of permanent residence in Transvaal. |
|
1910 |
November |
8 |
Chairman, BIA, telegraphed Smuts on Mrs.
Sodha’s arrest and requested withdrawal of
prosecution. |
|
1910 |
November |
9 |
Gandhi spoke at Chinese foundation in honor of
Ritch and Polak. |
|
1910 |
November |
10 |
BIA wired Minister of Interior for grant of
temporary permit to Mrs. Sodha, adding Association was
anxious to avoid importing women into
struggle. |
|
1910 |
November |
10 |
BIA wired Minister of Interior for grant of
temporary permit to Mrs. Sodha, adding Association was
anxious to avoid importing women into
struggle. |
|
1910 |
November |
11 |
Chhotabhai appeal dismissed by Transvaal
Provincial Division of All-India Muslim League, London,
sent representation to Secretary of State for
Colonies regarding treatment of British Indians in
overseas Dominions of the Crown. |
|
1910 |
November |
12 |
Minister of Interior refused grant of even
temporary permit to Mrs. Sodha. |
|
1910 |
November |
14 |
Gandhi addressed letter to Press in connection
with Mrs. Sodha’s case. |
|
1910 |
|
|
Smuts moved second reading gob Bill to
consolidate and amend laws regarding naturalization of
aliens. |
|
1910 |
November |
Before 18 |
Gandhi addressed letter to members of Asiatic
Conference regarding Chhotabhai case. |
|
1910 |
November |
18 |
At Caxton Hall, London, Polak presiding,
Archdeacon Beresford Potter’s paper on "Brotherhood
within the Empire - with special reference to the
British Indians in the Transvaal" was read. |
|
1910 |
|
|
BIA decided not to join presentation of welcome
address to Duke of Connaught. |
|
1910 |
|
|
Ratan Tata sent to Gandhi cheque for Rs.25,000
in aid of Transvaal Indians’ struggle. |
|
1910 |
November |
After 18 |
Chairman, Hamidia Islamic Society, conveyed
respectful welcome to Duke of Connaught but expressed
inability to take part in public
celebration. |
|
1910 |
November |
19 |
Chairman BIA, wrote to Director of Prisons
regarding fast by Indian passive resisters in Diepkloof
prison. |
|
1910 |
November |
20 |
Death of Leo Tolstoy. |
|
1910 |
November |
22 |
Chairman, BIA wrote again to Director of
Prisons regarding improper treatment of Indian
passive resisters in Diepkloof prison. |
|
1910 |
December |
4 |
Gandhi spoke at Socialist Hall, Johannesburg on
Tolstoy and his message. |
|
1910 |
December |
9 |
In letter thanked G.A. Natesan for securing
donations and rendering help to deportees. |
|
1910 |
December |
13 |
Smuts stated Government’s intention to
introduce Immigration Bill for whole of South Africa
which would provide suitable opportunity to review
entire immigration policy. |
|
1910 |
December |
14 |
L.W. Ritch on return from South Africa told
Reuter in interview that there appeared to be an earnest
desire in South Africa to settle Indian
problem. |
|
1910 |
December |
15 |
Gandhi and others met deportees at Diepkloof
after discharge from prison. |
|
1910 |
December |
27 |
Indian National Congress at Allahabad passed
resolution expressing admiration for Transvaal Indians’
struggle, urging Government of India to prohibit
recruitment of indentured labor and protesting against
South African policy as unwise, unrighteous and
dangerous to Empire. |
|
1910 |
December |
30 |
Gandhi appeared for defense in case against
Mrs. Rambhabai Sodha under Immigrants’ Restriction
Act. |
