PUNJAB LIBEL ACTION.
EVIDENCE OF A GENERAL. Sun , LONDON, May 14. . Giving, evidence in the libel action brought by Sir Michael O'Dwyer, ex-Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab, against Sir C. S. Nair, General Benyon, formerly Commanding Officer at Lahore, paid that if General Dyer had not opened fire on the natives at Amritsar his forces would have been wiped out in two minutes. No one knew what would have happened afterwards. General Dyer saved the Punjab from being over-run by anarchy.
General Dyer, reporting the Amritsar occurrence to General Benyon, had stated that the party fired 650 rounds. It was estimated that between 2000 and 3000 were killed. General Benyon added: General Dyer is one of the best of officers, with sound military views and a long experience of India. The native troops loved him.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18710, 16 May 1924, Page 9
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