RENEWAL OF FIGHT

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 21068, 30 December 1931, Page 9

RENEWAL OF FIGHT

GANDHI'S THREAT. . DEMANDS INDIA'S LIBERTY SACRIFICE OF LIVES. READINESS TO RISK. DISORDERS AT BOMBAY. By Telecrnph Press Association—Copyright. fßeceived December 20. D. 1 p.m.) DELHI. Dec. 28. The Indian Nationalist leader, Mr. Gandhi, who reached Bombay this morning on his return from London, is talking again of renewing the struggle with the. Government. In addressing a mass meeting at Bombay Mr. Gandhi said he would not flinch at sacrificing 1.000.000 lives for India s liberty. lie invited the. country to be ready to fight and added that lie did not expect to be. able to exercise the same restraint upon himself as before il il came to taking strong steps. "Mr. Gandhi declared that in the last fight they had to face the police armed with staves, but this lime it would be bullets. He expressed his grief at the murder of Mr. Slovens at t.-oniilla. In conclusion Air. Gandhi said he had no intention of seeing the Viceroy, iscount Willirigdon, as had been reported. Hostile Orowd on Wharf. On the arrival of Mr. Gandhi there occurred a revival of disturbances from which the city of Bombay bad been remarkably free, for the past few months. Whereas the members of the Indian National Congress had planned an elaborate reception for their leader, the members of the, " untouchable " caste, declaring that Mr. Gandhi had neglected their claims at the London Conference, greeted him with hostile cries and formed processions in which black flags were carried. Shortly before dawn 1000 " untouchables " marched to the wharf, where they were confronted by a similar number of Congress men. Fighting ensued iri which 12 Congress men, including two leaders, were injured. Mr. Gandhi landed at 8 a.m. He was almost hidden under garlands of flowers presented to him by women. Ile drove to the headquarters of the Congress, ignoring a decorated car, and demanded details of the situation throughout the country. Clashes in Other Localities.

Many persons were injured in rioting between Moslems and Hindus at Lahore last night. Following upon tho fatal stabbing of a Moslem youth in a quarrel with a Hindu, several Hindu shops were looted and British troops bad to restore order. All processions and meetings have been banned for six days. A serious clash occurred at the village of Saibasu, ,30 miles from Cawnpore, between the police and peasant members of the Congress who had refused to pay rent to tho Government. Several were injured. Tho arrest of 200 frontier Red Shirts and the sentencing of 48 of them to six months' imprisonment with hard labour has quietened the situation there. The objective of about 3000 Red Shirts was to force, their way into Ivohat, but troops foiled the plan.