KARACHI TROUBLE
TEAGIC AITEBMATH TACT OF BRITISH* TROOPS WORSE OUTBREAK AVERTED *■ BRAVE WOMAN AND THE MOB By Telegraph—Presß Associates,—Copyright CALCUTTA, March 20 The four miles of road from the cemetery to Karachi present a ghastly spectacle as the result of yesterday's tragic rioting. Dead and wounded are lying among broken bottles and missiles. Numerous public utterances from Indian residents pay tribute to the commendable tact with which 25 ) British soldiers risked their lives in handling the delicate situation which threatened to envelop the city in a terrible communal outbreak. No anti-British feeling has been aroused. During the strike a white-haired Scotswoman, Mrs. Daisy Munro, superintendent of the hospital, held its gate against 600 excited Moslems, who rushed there to inquire if relatives had been killed or wounded when the troops fired. « Agitators incited the <srowd to force the gate, but Mrs.. Munro faced the mob and calmly asked whether they preferred being held back by her or by armed police. - The crowd remained orderly, and unarmed police lat£r took up guard duties.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22065, 22 March 1935, Page 11
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172KARACHI TROUBLE New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22065, 22 March 1935, Page 11
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