FIERCE FRAYS

Northern Advocate, 30 January 1922, Page 5

FIERCE FRAYS

DENOTE INDIAN ANTIPATHY

CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE

FANATIC EXTREMISTS,

(Received 11 a.m.) DELHI, Jan. 28,

A crowded extremist mooting was helu in Calcutta on Thursday. All traffic, was stopped for several hours. A large force of police and armed Gurkhas attempted to disperse the demonstration, but were stoned, one sergeant and two constables being wounded. Ultimately the crowd dispersed. A meeting was held again o*l Friday, the crowds refusing to move, even when charged, and the police were again stoned. Three sergeants, several constables and a number of the public were injured. Eighty arrests were made. On the same day a serious riot Occurred at Titagaras, 13 miles from Calcutta. Fotur thousand mill hand? demanded the release of arretted men who had assaulted the manager and stoned the police, wounding the deputy superintendent and 12 constables. The police jfire,' killing; two and wounding 40, whereupos the. mob dispersed. Precautionary measures have been taken to prevent the trouble spreading. Reports from Multan state that it is almost impossible to control the extremists, who propose daily demonstrations. There are indications of civil disobedience in other localities. A Moplah leader and four of his followers took refuge in a Hindu temple and fought to the end, all being killed by the Suffolk Regiment, who had one man seriously wounded. The police in Calcutta arrested eleven, Germans armed with revolvers, from German steamers. One of them is a German lieutenant who was formerly a British prisoner of war. —A. and N.Z.

PRINCE AT HYDERABAD,

CORDIAL REGARD DISPLAYED,

(Received 11.5 a.m.)

DELHI, Jan. 2S

The Prince's visit to Hyderabad concluded with military sports after which he drove direct to the train and left for Nagpur. He was seen' off by the Nizam with customary ceremonial, the street route being filled with natives, who gave the Prince a farewell of great warmth. The visit was not marrod by a single act of hostility, the friendly attitude of the population being very marked.

The Prince will spend Monday at Nagpur and arrive at Indore on "Wednesday.—A. and N.Z|

camera, that is right for 1000 ft of film, and never have moving pictures been taken on a journey. The other men are all good and keen workers. Clark, the biologist, Wardie, geologist, and James, magnetican, have been doing much work here important to seience, which will make an interesting record when it comes to be written. "One notable thing that has been done is tho erection of a. set of true meridian posts, so that the 21 whalers and the other steamers which use the islands, can correct their compasses. This was badly needed, and the information will be of interest to the Admiralty. "And now as to the future. What I expect will happen is this. We sail from here about December 2. That will give a chance for the ice to be breaking up in the south, and we ought, with luck, to get a landing about the end of the month. If the ice had been up north wo would have landed about the beginning of December. We shall at once investigate the road to the south, and if Filchener's landing-place proves to be any sort of harbour suitable for the ship, I shall put down both anchors and wait for her to freeze in.

"Then I shall know that the ship -vvll bo handy to take off the remainder of the shore party about- February 1, 1916. lam not going to risk them later. The ship will go north, then to South Georgia. As w? are not too well off for coals during the winter the hands will be employed in skinning seals and taking the blubber, which will be put in empty boxe*. and this will be used to stoke the boilers on the way up. "The cross country party will have their depots laid out and bo Teody to start about November 1 nest, and we ought to cross in four months and be met on the other side in February. So far for my hopes. What God may arrange no one can say. Things lia\e not worked well so far, as the ice conditions are so bad, but that is a matter which it is impossible to foretell from voar to vef>r."