QUIETENING DOWN
COOLIES HAVE HAD A GOOD LESSON. TER PRESS ASSOCIATION - . AUCKLAND, February 24. Tho “Star’s” correspondent at Suva writes on February 14 th: “There seems a likelihood of things quietening down. Matters at Lautoka Ba, Labasca, and other Indian centres are quiet, but it is the general opinion that there will he no guarantee of peace while the leaders are loft at liberty, and their early arrest or deportation is looked for. There are no grounds for alarm for the general safety of all classes, and tho Nationalists are against tho Indians.” Writing from Suva on February 18th, tho correspondent states: “Tho Indians are coming in and resuming work. Tho municipal council put on fifty men on Tuesday, and many others have resumed elsewhere. All Indians must he within doors by 7 o’clock, and nono are allowed "in Suva by day without a permit. At N ausori and Navua tho men are returning to work, and everything is reported quiet. There are some who predict a recrudescence of tho trouble, but the coolies have had a good lesson, and should give no more trouble, although there may be individual cases of repayment for injuries received.”
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10522, 25 February 1920, Page 7
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