MEMORY OF MOTILAIE
ALL INDIA CELEBRATES
SELFLESS PATRIOT
United Press Association—By Electric grapli—Copyright. (Received 17th February, 1.30 p.m 0 CALCUTTA, 16th February '. To-day was observed by Indians of all castes and creeds, rich and poor, as a day of silence in memory of Pan Ait Motilal Nehru's death, transform) Ing Calcutta into a city of the dead. It was tho convpletest hartal for ma ny years. Numerous processions in tilic afternoon bearing Congress flags crutivcrged on the Maidan, whore J. M. f ton Gupta addressed a meeting of a hu adred thousand, referring in feel Ing terms to tho irreparable loss to In tf.ia by the death of a selfless patriot in this crisis. No police were present, f Pid perfect order prevailed.
All India is awaiting anxiously ihc result of the conversations bctw: aon the Viceroy and Mr. Gandhi.
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Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 40, 17 February 1931, Page 9
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