DISTURBANCES IN INDIA

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIV, 15 December 1921, Page 5

DISTURBANCES IN INDIA

BALK OF MOPLAH REBELLION BROKEN

(By Electric Telegraph-Copyright.) (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association)

DELHI, Dec. 14.

T 1 10 bade of 11 m Moplah rebellion is now regarded as broken, droops for the past’few days have been engaged in numerous skirmishes with rebels, killing nearly three hundred. Large quantities of ’arms were captured. # The British casualties were one. An Indian officer was killed and four soldiers were wounded.

On .Monday some, sixteen hundred surrendered, with arms, in various districts. There is an increasing desire shown to submit. White Hags are. frequently displayed on the approach of troops. (Renter's Telegrams.) DELHI. Doc. 14.

Five hundred tribesmen. deserters from the Wazirlstan Militia,. attacked convovs on the 31th, proceeding from Dot take! to Buhammadkhel, in Tochi. Although outnumbered they offered a stubborn resistance and finally drove, off the enemy. There wore seventy British casualties. The killed included Captain C. If. Scpperstall and Major G. 11. Paget and (he wounded Lieut. Colonel .Birch. Limits. ,Sevonoaks and Eheehan. The Iwo latter were Australians.

It is officially stated that twenty-four hundred rebels in the Calicut district petitioned to surrender with more following. Fourty-five Congress volunteers were arrested at Allahabad. .When the Congress Committee meeting was held. Hie Congress office was searched and documents seized. During dm last, three days, .121 volunteers have leer, ar-

rested. The trial of political prisoners will he resumed.