AMRITSAR RIOTS.
WHY NATIVES WERE FLOGGED THE LIBEL ACTION. London, May 7.—Sir M. O ’Dwyer, in the libel case, gave evjcrcnco that 258 natives were flogged in connection with the disturbance at Amritsar. The men were tied to a frame ana wnippea with a bamboo or cane, which was mild compared to the cat. Sometimes they asked to be caned instead of fined. Asked whether a native was flogged because he failed to saraan an officer, Sir M. O’Dwyer replied: “A rumour wa s flying round the country that th? British rule had disappeared. The only way to disprove this was to require the people to show traditional forms of respect. I disapproved of the salaaming order.”—(A. and N.Z.)
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Wairarapa Age, 9 May 1924, Page 7
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