THIRD EDITION . DISTURBANCE IN INDIA.
SERIOUS RIOTS REPORTEDFIVE EUROPEANS KILLED. (Resolved I.SO a.w.J A. and N.Z.—l!eu'«r. LONDON, April 19. Official reports state that serious riots broke out in Amritsar, following the removal of Kichlu and Satyapal, two virulent agitators. Two banks in Townsville were burned, and three bank managers were burned to death. Five Europeans were killed during the rioting, and nino rioters were killed and 21 injured. - Troops were Bent and order has been now restored. Disturbances also occurred at Lahore and Ahmedabad. Two Government buildings were burned in the latter city. Bombay is disturbed. Several persons were injured on April 12. The temper of the mob is bad, but Ghandi's return, on the whole, had a tranquillising effect.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17140, 21 April 1919, Page 6
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120THIRD EDITION. DISTURBANCE IN INDIA. New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17140, 21 April 1919, Page 6
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