RAILWAY STRIKE.
Serious Street Conflicts Cause
Deaths.
RIOTS IN INDIA.
DELHI, February 17
A strike, which had been threatening for some time, commenced at the BengalXagpur railway workshops at Kharagpur. and led to disorder. Thirteen were injured in collision between the strikers and loyal employees. Subsequently the strikers attacked the police, and it is reported that the latter fired on the strikers.
The statioft is now patrolled by armed police. All goods tralfic via Kharagpur is suspended.
Later in the Legislative Assembly it was stated that the police did not fire but were compelled to use their bayonets.
The Railway Workers' Union lias called a general strike all along the line.
Serious communal disturbances ha\e occurred at Indore, six being killed and tweutv wounded.—(Sydney "Sun.")
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Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 41, 18 February 1927, Page 7
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