DISTURBANCES IN INDIA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21233, 13 July 1932, Page 9

DISTURBANCES IN INDIA.

, ATTACK ON A PALACE.

TROOPS AND POLICE FIRE.

HEAVY CASUALTY LIST.

TENSE FEELING AROUSED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received July 12, 10.5 p.m.) CALCUTTA, July U. Disturbances have occurred in th© State of Udaipur as a result) of the resentment of the inhabitants against new taxation. Five hundred people to-day went to the Palace to request the Maharaja to rescind the taxation order. Failing to obtain satisfaction the mob attacked the Palace.

Troops and policemen fired at • the demonstrators, killing 10 of them and seriously injuring 80. Many others in endeavouring to escape rushed into the Palace lake and were drowned. The total fatalities at present are not known. The incident has caused tense feeling in the capital of the Slate. ■ The inhabitants have totally suspended business as a protest against the firing.

SITUATION IN BOMBAY.

PEASANTS REGRET ACTIONS. MISS SLADE WARNED TO LEAVE. CALCUTTA, July 11. The changed attitude of the Indian peasant toward the Nationalist movement was illustrated at Bardoli, Bombay Presidency, a former Congress stronghold where civil disobedience originated.

During the week-end 5000 villagers, many of them formerly ardent Congressmen, pledged their loyalty to ftie King and Government, and expressed regret for their anti-Government policy. They declared that they had been misled by the Nationalist leaders. It was stated that the local peasants' losses through the disobedience movement were more than £60,000. Prominent Indians of Lucknow have initiated a movement to combat anarchist activities and to endeavour to raise £37,000 to aid the families of murdered British officials. They propose to request the Government to impose a tax on the districts which are notorious for terrorism, in order to assist in the relief. Miss Slade, one of Gandhi's personal attendants, and daughter of a British admiral, has been served with notice by the Bombay Government to leave Bombay immediately. Miss Slade was only recently released from gaol.

COURAGEOUS OFFICER.

ATTEMPT TO LAND MACHINE.

DEATH THROUGH INEXPERIENCE. LONDON, July 7. During the recent trouble on the Northwest frontier of India, Air Force Officer Wiltshire went out in an aeroplane behind a pilot, who fell forward shot through the head. Wiltshire had no flying training, but had been watching the pilot. He took control of the machine and attempted to fly the dead- officer back to Peshawar, over hostile territory. He did not know how to land, but instead of saving himself by v parachute he flew on, saw a landing ground, attempted to descend, crashed and was killed.