BOMBAY BIOTINS
STRIKE AND COMMUNAL TROUBLES THE POSITION EXPLAINED (British Official Wireless.) Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright* RUGBY, May 6. (Received May 7, at 10.30 a.m.) Earl "Winterton (U n der-Sccrcta ry for India) made the following statement regarding the recent rioting in Bombay. A general strike in the Bombay nivls was declared on April 26. On May 1, there were several attacks on workers by strikers, but the fact that most of the strikers were Hindus and most of the non-strikers Mohammedans, indicated the risk of a development of ike communal troubles* especially as there had been a serious communal disturbance on April 27, apparently unconnected with the strike. The communal rioting spread from the mill areas to the central parts of Bombay and continued on May 2 and 3, and on the latter date, 200 rifles of the Warwickshire Regiment were called out, and on fho following day. the military posts were . strengthened* The Bombay Government now regarded the situation as, on the whole, quiet, and the lorccs ou the spot at present adequate.
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Evening Star, Issue 20168, 7 May 1929, Page 11
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