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Northern Advocate, 13 August 1942, Page 3

The main shopping centre in Old Delhi is barricaded off. Banks and many shops are still closed and troops are guarding all entrances to New Delhi with a view to preventing the spread of the trouble from the Old City. Labour Affirms Arrest The British Labour Party and Trades Union Congress have issued a joint declaration expressing confidence in the establishment of a free India after the war, and disapproving of the attempt to organise a Civil Disobedience Movement, giving their opinion that the Government of India’s action in detaining Congress leaders was timely and unavoidable. Trouble Localised Further authoritative information received in London tonight indicates that while reports from the provinces are not complete, the initial measures taken have not had serious results. Only in Delhi, Bombay and the United Provinces have any serious clashes with the authorities been reported. Even there, trouble has been localised in a few centres like Bombay, Ahmadabad, Poona, Delhi, Lucknow and Cawnpore. There is no trouble in many centres where disturbances were expected. Even in Bombay, such centres of potential disorder as Bardoli and Sholapur are reported to be quiet. It will be some time before the situation can be judged definitely, but official information from Delhi tonight is that wherever disturbances have occurred the situation is well in hand.