INDIAN AGITATION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17966, 16 December 1921, Page 7

INDIAN AGITATION.

GOVERNMENT'S WARNING.

EVIL EFFECTS IN BOMBAY.

ARRESTS IN ALLAHABAD, | By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received 1.45 a.m.) IleuUr. DELHI. Dec. 14. Forty-five National Congress volunteers have been arrested at Allahabad. Compromising documents were found in their possession. In the last three days 121 volunteers have been arrested. The trial of political prisoners will be resumed. The Government of Bombay has issued a communique to the press dealing with the disturbances on November 17 to 20, which it attributes to the exasperation of tho more unruly clement of non-to-operatorp owing to the failure of the long-prepared boycott of the Prince's visit. These vented their disappointment on inoffensive spectators along the processional route while bad characters in the city took advantage of the disorder and absence of many police from their usual stations. Three Europeans and two Parsees were killed; three Europeans and an unknown number of Pareees were injured; 83 police were wounded; 341 rioters were killed or wounded; and 160 rioters wero arrested,

Dealing with the causes of the trouble, the communique points out that immoderate and inflammatory propaganda was literally interpreted by ignorant fanatics, who considered that the spectators of tho Prince's arrival prevented a settlement of the Khilafat question and attainment of Homo Rule, by failing to carry out the boycott. The Government places responsibility on those who are preaching the policy of non-co-operation, and who organised and encouraged propaganda which was addressed to an ignorant and emotional audience, and was calculated to result in riot, arson, and bloodshed. The communique concludes that the Government is determined to maintain law and order.

MALABAR OPERATIONS.

THOUSANDS SURRENDERING. A. and N.Z.—Beuter. DELHI. Dec. 11. The back of the Moplah rebellion is now regarded as broken. Troops for the past few days have been engaged in numerous skirmishes with the rebels, and have killed nearly 300. Large quantities of arms have been captured. The British casualties were one Indian officer tilled and four soldiers wounded.

On Monday some 1600 rebels surrendered with arms in various districts. There is an increasing desire to submit. White flags are frequently displayed on the approach of troops. It is officially stated that 2400 rebels in Calicut district have petitioned to surrender, and more are following. FIGHT ON THE FRONTIER, 70 BRITISH CASUALTIES. A. and N.Z DELHI, Deo. 14.1 Fj,ve hundred tribesmen, deserters from the Waziristan Militia, attacked convoys on December 11, when proceeding from Dattakel to Muhammadkhel, in Tochi Valley. Although outnumbered, the convoys offered stubborn resistance, and finally drove off the enemy,. There were 70 British casualties. Those killed included Captain C. H. Sepperstall and Major Q. H. Paget, and those wounded, Lieutenant-Colonel Birch, Lieutenants Sevenooks and Sheehan. The two latter are Australians.