INDIA.
THE LOT OF POLICEMEN. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT DELHI, Aug. 18. Speaking at a recent parade of police at- Dacca, Lord Lytrton (Governor of Bengal) referred to the difficulties in the lot of Indian policemen. He referred in scathing terms to Indians who, for their own purposes, urged their womenkind to allege that they had been criminally assaulted bv policemen.
The speech has aroused great indignation in Indian circles throughout Bengal. The Nationalist Party decided to boycott all functions attended by Lord Lytton, strong protests being made against the aspersions on the honour of Indian womankind.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 20 August 1924, Page 5
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