INDIAN VICEROY’S TRAIN HELD UP

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume 49, Issue 7624, 18 February 1921, Page 3

INDIAN VICEROY’S TRAIN HELD UP

TRAIN RETURNS TO DELHI

8y Telegraph—Frcsa Association —Copyrighv AusOalian-and N 7,. Cable Association! Hoc. Feb. 17., 111.45 p.m. Delhi. Feb. 16. While the Viceroy was travelling from Delhi to Calcutta the train was held up by nou-co-operator extremists near Allahabad, and the Vicerov was compelled to return to Delhi." EQUAL PARTNERSHIP AND RACIAL EQUALITY. Delhi, Feb. 15. In the Legislative Assembly, the lower house of the new Indian Legislature, Jamnadass Dwardass, of Bombay, moved a resolution recommending. the Governor-General, firstly, to declare the firm resolve of the Raj to maintain that the connection of India with the Empire is based on the principle of equal partnership and perfect racial equality, Indian lives being held as sacred as British ; secondly, expressing, regret that the operation of martial, law in the Punjab had departed from those principles and was calculated to wound deeply the self-respect of Indians; thirdly, to compensate the families ofIndians who suffered through the Amritsar troubles on the same scale as Europeans, and to punish officers guilty of an improper exercise of their duties. After a long discussion the motion was withdrawn. Rec. Feb. 17, 2.45 p.m. Delhi, Feb. 16. After the withdrawal of Jamnadass Dwardass’s resolution the Legislative Assembly adopted a motion declaring the firm resolve of the Government of India to maintain that connection of India with the British Empire as based on the principle of equal partnership, with perfect racial equality. Indian lives and honour being held as sacred as British lives and honour. STRIKES ON RAILWAYS. Rfc. Feb. 18. 10.45 p.m. Delhi, Feb. 17. The Duke of Connaught arrived at Rawal Pindi and was warmly welcomed. Strikes and disturbances on the slightest pretexts are widespread on the northern railways, which are working badly. The non-qo-opera-tors are attempting to withdraw servants from Europeans, who are having to perform their own menial duties. A Calcutta magistrate sentenced four extremist leaders to 6 months. Troops protected the court dining the trial and meetings were prohibited .