INDIAN CONFERENCE

Greymouth Evening Star, 29 October 1931, Page 2

INDIAN CONFERENCE

FEDERAL COURT[BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS.] RUGBY, October 27The discussion on the Indian Federal Court in the Round Table Federal Structure Committee concluded to-day in a speech by Sir Mohammed Shafti, who urged that, in view of there being a unanimous Indian opinion in favour o£ such a court, its creation should be undertaken as soon as possible.

Lord Sankey said that on Monday he would lay before the conference three reports dealing with a Federal Legislature, Federal finance, and a Federal Court. Meanwhile he wished to obtain the Committee’s opinion on certain points, decisions regarding which were necessary in drafting an earlier clause of a Bill for ParliamentNone of these questions, which arose on two of his original lists of headings, should impinge upon the Communal question. They arose under headings Number Six dealing with the distribution of the legislative powers between the Federal and the Provincial Legislatures, and the effect on State legislation relating to Federal subjects, and No. 5, dealing with the Federal Ministry and its relation to the Legislature. Sir W. Shaft! urged that some of the questions outlined under No. 5 should be left until the Minorities Committee had reported. Lord Sankey promised to consider a postponement where it was thought necessary. Replying to Sir F. Sapru, who asked when the next Plenary Session would be held, Lord Sankey promised to raise that matter with the Prime Minister when he returned to London on Thursday. MAGISTRATE SHOT(Reed. October 29, 9 a.m.) CALCUTTA, October 28. The heavy list of terrorist crimes in Bengal was added to when LDurno, district magistrate and collector at Dacca, was shot at and wounded by terrorists Durno was seated in a car in the main street, when his assailants fired point blank. One bullet struck his temple and another his face- He was sent to the hospital in a serious condition.