COMMUNAL WARFARE
BLOODSHED AT BOMBAY THE RIOTING CONTINUING HUNDREDS OF CASUALTIES MILL AREAS PARALYSED j(By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) .Received May 20, 9.45 p.m. CALCUTTA, May 20. There are no signs of an abatement Df Bombay’s communal warfare. The city mill areas are paralysed and thousands of Hindu workers are anxious to take revenge tor the Moslem atrocities. The city itself is now engaged in guerilla tactics against all Moslems. In the suburbs, police and military are now firing at sight, on combatants, but their task is difficult. Last night 132 were killed and 1100 seriouslv injured. - The Light. Horse and an auxiliary F force of artillery have been called out to aid the troops and police in coping with rioters.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 118, 21 May 1932, Page 7
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