STRIKE AT FIJI ENDED
INDIANS RETURN TO WORK. Suva, March 8. ' The Indian strike is over, and the men have returned to work. Some of the rioters have been to twelve months' imorisonment,, and others havo been committed for trial for mere serious charges—Press Assn. 1 OUESTION AS TO. RIOTS ASKED IN HOUSE OF COMMONS. (Rec. March 9, 10.25 p.m.) London, March 3. In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. T. J. Bennett, who inquired with reference to tho recent riots at Fiji, in which New Zealand troops were stated to have fired on tho rioters, Colonel A'merv said tho only case of firing was when a crowd was engaged in wrecking bridees and threatjfred to overwhelm the small bodv of Fiji police., Some volver shots wero fired, and one striker was killed. Colonel Amery added that on the whole the strike was conducted in on o.tderiv manner. He saw no reason for "interference. Tho strike had now terminated. A Government Commission, which included Indians,' was inouiring into the nlleged grievancesRenter.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 141, 10 March 1920, Page 7
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172STRIKE AT FIJI ENDED Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 141, 10 March 1920, Page 7
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