INDIAN TROUBLE

Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 143, 16 May 1930, Page 7

INDIAN TROUBLE

“RED” VOLUNTEERS DISARMED. RAIDS ON SALT WORKS PLANNED MANY ARRESTS AT SHOLAPUR. (United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Received May 16, 11 a.m. DELHI, May 15. The liquor shops have been reopened at Peshawar. The authorities, assisted by the military, surrounded the headquarters of Red volunteers at Utmanzai and successfully disarmed the whole village. Mrs Naidu, who is commanding the disobedience campaign volunteers, is leading a raid on the salt works at Charasna to-day. Two thousand volunteers are planning a raid on Saturday on the salt works at Wadali, near Bombay. A hundred arrests have been made at Sholapur since martial law was declared. Large bands of Mohmands attacked several British posts on the frontier during the last few days. The raiders in each case were driven off and subsequently attacked bv aeroplanes. The troops arrested . many agitators, and are disarming the tribesmen in the villages whence the raiders came. MEETING IN OCTOBER. (British Official "Wireless.) Received May 16, 10.50 a.m. RUGBY, May 15. The correspondence between the Prime Minister, Mr Ramsay McDonald and the VicerOv of India, Lord Irwin, regarding the date of the Indian Conference is published. Mr McDonald in a letter to the Viceroy, dated March 26, says that the conference, which is the proposition of Sir John Simon, is to be commenced by the British Government and should begin its work without any more delay than is necessary to afford reasonable time to the British Government in consultation with the Government of India to consider the problem in the light of all available material. Mr MacDonald suggests that tho Indian representatives might reach London on October 20, while the Imperial Conference is still in session, and might utilise any brief time available before the regular work of the Indian Conference begins for informal consultations. As regards tho personnel of the conference, this should not be more numerous than is necessary for securing a fair representation of the different parties and interests concerned. The Viceroy replying on April 17, agrees with the Prime Minister regarding the date, and says that he has found the predominant view' to be that a fair distribution of representation cannot be ensured by any process except that of invitation in consultation, where possible, with the interests concerned.