INDIAN UNREST

Wairarapa Daily Times, 15 January 1932, Page 5

INDIAN UNREST

CONFLICT WITH TROOPS FURTHER OUTBREAKS THREATENED. Press Association Electric Telegraph—Copyright CALCUTTA, Thursday. There were grave disturbances at Jhelum, on the Kashmir State border, following on the seizure of peasants’ cattle by the State authorities in con-, sequence of the non-payment of land revenue. -

Crowds of villagers, (armed with knives and sticks surrounded Jhelum, cut the telegraph wires, attempted to destroy the bridge over the Jhelum River, and attacked the Kashmir troops guarding the bridge, who fired, killing and wounding an unknown number.

Further outbreaks are threatened. A curfew order lias been declared and military police reinforcements are being sent from Jammu.

FURTHER POLICE RAIDS.

MANY ARRESTS,

(Received Friday, 10.40 a.m.) CALCUTTA, Thursday

Congress leaders and followers in all the provinces have been sentenced to varying terms of imprisonment for breaches of the emergency laws. The police raided Congress headquarters in many centres, arrested the occupants, took possession of the buildings, removed Congress flags and hoisted the Union Jack:

The vigorous Government measures have resulted in the partial -cessation of the Congress campaign of picketing and boycotting the shops of Indians selling British goods.