INDIAN DISTURBANCES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20623, 23 July 1930, Page 13

INDIAN DISTURBANCES.

TROUBLE NEAR MADRAS.

POLICE COMPELLED TO FIRE.

DEATHS OF MAN AND BOY.

15 INJURED AT JUBULPORE

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(Received July 22, 10..v, p . m> )

DELHI, July 22. Jhe police at, Madura, near Madras, were compelled to fire three times to dispei.~o ciow(ls ut Congress demonstrators who had picketed country liquor shops. Eight, people were injured arid a man and a boy have since died. Fifteen people were injured at Jubulpoie when the police fired on a mob of 2000 pickets outside a Government liquor warehouse. OFFICIAL REVIEW. CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE. LOSS OF POPULARITY. British "Wireless. KL'C.BY, July 21. 'Tho Government of India's latest review of the situation in that country deals in detail with the events of the week ended July 19. The report shows that in that period, despite inevitable fluctuations, there was no serious retrograde movement, and that on the whole the atmosphere improved. More evidence was received of the effect of the civil disobedience movement in encouraging lawlessness in a direction not connected with that movement. Tn Bengal, tor instance, disturbances involving many villages were caused by attacks upon moneylenders by debtors, as a result of which .12 people wore murdered and much looting occuircd before order was restored. Students were active in various towns and much interference with the work of educational institutions occurred. All the districts of Gujerat reported an improvement and some local officers considered that the civil disobedience movement was definitely on the decline. District reports from the Punjab were almost unanimous that the situation was definitely more encouraging than at any time since the civil disobedience campaign developed and they indicate a strong reaction against the activities of the Congress. On the other hand, there were signs in the last, few days that, the extremist Akalis might give a certain amount of trouble. The Central Legislature completed its session. While there was inevitable criticism of the measures the Government had been compelled to take there was general recognition of the harm the civil disobedience movement is doing to India in all directions and "the desire was freely expressed that the movement should be ended.

The belief is steadily gaining ground 1 hat the solution of India's difficulties is to be sought along the lines indicated in the Viceroy's recent speech, namely, attempting to reach agreed conclusion's at a round-table conference. The principle of that was supported by the Legislative Assembly after a full debate without division. The Viceroy's speech created a marked effect, anil moderate opinion had expressed itself more strongly in favour <■! the abandonment, of niTonst imt ional methods.