NATIVE SALAAM
FAMOUS INDIAN LIBEL CASE. I'renß Association—Copyright Australia" a"'' V. 7. Oa hie Association. (Heoaiyed 11.0 a.m.) . , London, May 7. Sir Michael O'Dwjer (ex-Lieuten-ant Governor of the Punjab) in the libel case, on being cross-examined, gave ev'dence that 258 were flogged in connection with the disturbances at Amritsar. ■ The men were tied to a frame and whipped with a bimboo or cane, which is mild compared to a cat. Sometimes, the Natives asked t 0 be caned instead Of fined.
Replying to a question whether a native was Hogged because h e failed to salaam an officer, O'Dwyer replied; "Rumour was flying round the country that British rule had disappeared. Otm way to disprove this was to require peopV t"> show traditional frnis of respect. T disapproved of the salaaming order.*'
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXXII, Issue 60, 8 May 1924, Page 5
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