LOSSES OF MOPLAHS.
THOUSAND KILLED. MOHAMMED ALI BLAMED. (By Cable.—Prese Association.— CopyrigOit.) DELHI, September S. In the recent disorders in Malabar tho Moplall rebels lost 1,000 killed. A British officer, three British soldiers, two assistant superintendent inspectors, and two head constables were killed. A constable and a retired police official wero murdered. A communique states that punitive columns are now meeting with no opposition. The opinion held in official circles is that the rising was entirely due to extremist agitators. The need is urged for providing larger monetary provision for internal defence in order to guard against future troubles of a similar nature. The newspapers chiefly attribute the trouble to the speeches anil activities of Mohairymed Ali, one of the leaders of the Moslem section of the non-co-opera-tion movement.— (A. and NX Cable.)
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Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 215, 9 September 1921, Page 5
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