INDIAN UNREST.
BY TELEGRAPH-PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. THE’ INDIAN RIOTS. (Received This Day at 10.40 a.m.) DELHI. January 10. The agrarian riots were the result of heavy levies on peasants by landlords The riots were a sequel to a number of industrial troubles recently fomented by agitators. These have been characterised by violence and necessitated rhe use of troops and this has tended to arouse hatred against the authorities. The masses are discontented owing to the cost of living and high prices of political outlook. The black commercial community of Calcutta and Bombay are. faced by the possibility of a general strike in the near future. . RELIGIOUS OBJECTION. (Received This Day at 10.35 a.m.) DELHI, January 10. The appointment of Lord Reading as Viceroy is not altogether approved in Indian official circles, because sires he is of the same faith as Lord Montague it is expected he will subordinate the Vice Royalty to the Indian Office. Now that Hon. Samuels is Governor of Palestone, and Lord Montague is at the India, Office and Lord Reading, \ iceroy, it' is pointed out that Britain's eastern policy is in the hands of a Jewish triumvirate.
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Hokitika Guardian, 11 January 1921, Page 2
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196INDIAN UNREST. Hokitika Guardian, 11 January 1921, Page 2
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