INDIAN TROUBLE.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 2000, 16 December 1921, Page 5

INDIAN TROUBLE.

SERIOUS DISTURBANCES. LAW LESS PROPAGANDA. INFLAMES THE IGNORANT. [By Electric Cable—Copyright.] LAust. and N.Z. Cable Association.] (Received Thursday, 5.5 p.m.) DELHI, December 14. Tho Government of Bombay lias issued a press note, dealing with the disturbances from November 17th to 20th, which it attributes to the exasperation of the more unruly element of non-co-operators, owing to the failure of the long prepared boycott of the Prince's visit. They vented their disappointment on inoffensive spectators along the processional route, while bad characters in the city took advantage of the disorder, and the absence of many police from their usual stations. Three Europeans and two Parsees were killed and three Europeans and an unknown number of Parsees were injured. Eighty-three police were wounded, 341 rioters killed or wounded, and IGO arrested. Dealing with the causes of the trouble, the Note points out that the immoderate, inflammatory propaganda was literally interrupted by ignorant fanatics, who considered that the spectators of the Royal arrival had prevented a settlement of the Khalitat question and the attainment of the Swaraj, by failing to boycott tho Government. It places the responsibility dn those who are preaching the policy of non-co-operation, and who havo organised and encouraged propaganda, which is addressed to an ignorant, emotional audience, and is calculated to result In riot, arson, and bloodshed. The Note concludes that the Government is determined to maintain law and order. REBELLION REGARDED AS BROKEN.

DELIHI, December 14. Tho back of the Moplah rebellion is now regarded as broken. The. troops during tho, past fey.' days have engaged in numerous skirmishes, with the rebels killing nearly three-hund-red Large quantities of arms were captured. Tho British casualties were ono Indian officer killed and four soldiers wounded. On Monday some sixteen hundred Moplahs surrendered with their arms, in various districts. An increasing desire is shown to submit, and white flags are frequently shown on the approach of the troops. DELHI, December 14. It is officially stated that 2400 rebels in the Calicut district have petitionee to be allowed to surrender, and more are following. WAZIRI TRIBESMEN. ) DELHI, December 14. Five hundred tribesmen, deserters from the Waziristan Militia attacked convoys- on the 11th which were proceeding from Datta Khel to Muhammad Khel in Tochi. The convoys were outnumbered, but offered a stubborn resistance, and finally drove off the enemy. There were, seventy British casualties, the killed including Captain C. H. Sepperstall and Major G. H. Paget, and the wounded Lieut.-Col-onel Birch and Lieutenants Sevcnooks and Shoehan. The two latter are Australians.