PRINCE OF WALES.
VISIT TO CALCUTTA. THE TENSION RELAXED. (A. and N. Z. Cable.) (Received 8.50 a.m.) DELHI, Dec. 26. Tho only sign of the political discontent among tho natives was tho diminished crowd that witnessed the race for tho Viceroy Cup, run in the presence of the Prince of Wales and practically the entire European and Anglo-Indian communities, as well as notable Indians. About 7000 natives of the lower classes watched the Prince with the keenest interest, but did not join in the demonstration of loyalty. Gandhi’s emissaries failed signally in their endeavours :to keep the entire native population aloof from the races. The effort of. Saturday’s hartal seems to have exhausted itself in the bazaars, for all the shops are now open for business as usual. No demonstrations of any kind are being made. Tho political agitators failed lc counteract the lure of the illuminations at night. The Bengalis came in thousands into the European quarter. The tension which existed in the city on the morning of the Prince's arrival has perceptibly relaxed, although the civil guards still keep a close watch on tho areas where disaffection is most acute.
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Thames Star, Volume LVII, Issue 15115, 28 December 1921, Page 5
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