PARTITION INDIA.
States For Moslems And States
For Hindus.
LEADERS MAY CONSIDER.
DELHI, March 31
The president of the Moslem League, Mahomed AH Jinnah, has invited' Mahatma Gandhi to confer privately with him about partitioning India into Moslem and Hindu States. In an interview he said he would be satisfied with Dominion status for Moslem India within the British Commonwealth.
"(iandhi. like me. knows India is not ready for complete independence," he lidded.
The lieiiflquartrrs official* of the AllIndia Congress at Allahabad have ordered the provincial organisations to enrol those who will sign u pledge to join in a civil disobedience campaign under Hirudin's conditions.
NORWAY'S LOSSES.
STRONG PROTEST LODGED
OSLO, March 31
The Norwegian Government has strongly protested to Berlin against the sinking of the Steinstad on February 22. It stated that the ship was en route to Turkey from a neutral port. The crew were not given time to take to the boats.
The Norwegian steame.- Burgos (3220 tons) was sunk off the east coast of England. The crew of 32 were saved. This makes Norway's losses since the outbreak of the war 59 ships, with a total tonnage of 203,99.5, and also 402 seamen drowned or killed.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 77, 1 April 1940, Page 7
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