ACUTE TENSION.

Wairarapa Age, 7 August 1930, Page 5

ACUTE TENSION.

GRAVE SITUATION IN INDIA. HINDU-MOSLEM BIOTS. ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE PREVALENT. United Press Association. —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. (Received Wednesday, 7.50 p.m.) DELHI, August (5. There is a grave situation at Sukkar following the Hindu-Mos-lem riots. Machine guns are guarding the main streets and public buildings and armed police and Europeans are patrolling the city. Two companies of Indian infantry are proceeding to the city from Hyderabad. Rioting again broke out and many cases of robbery with violence occurred in secluded parts of the city. The victims in most cases were refugees from floods, who at present are living in the streets and open spaces. Acute tension between Hindus and Moslems in Hiwwar city, in the Punjab, had a dramatic sequel yesterday, when a Hindu ran amok with a gun and killed eleven and wounded four Moslems. He rushed into a butcher’s shop, shot every Moslem, of whom there were nine, dead, and then left the city, killing two more. He is still at large. TO MEET GANDHI. A SETTLEMENT MOOTED. (Received Wednesday, 7.5 p.m.) DELHI, August 5. The Viceroy has given permission to Pandits Motilal Nehru and Jahawarlal Nerhu to meet Gandhi in Ycravada Gaol, to discuss a settlement of the political situation. It is emphasised that the calling off of the eivil disobedience and the no-tax campaign is a specific condition for a precedent to consideration by the Government of any suggestion which the three Congress leaders may make after the discussion in gaol. It is understood that the Viceroy is determined not to allow any more vaccilation on the part of Congress to accept the Government’s terms.