INDIAN UNREST.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 November 1921, Page 3

INDIAN UNREST.

K VSTIt A 1,1 AN AN 1) N.Z. (AIM,I'. ASSOCIATION. BOMBAY RIOTS. DELHI, November 18. There were most serious riots in Bombay. concurrently with Gandhi’s nonviolence speech. Europeans cars were stoned by mobs, trams were burned and bazaar shops set afire. Gandhi exhorted the Crown to liberate next month Ali Brothers and others sentenced at Karachi. R. i)T RESULTS. (Received This Lav at 9.10 a.m.) DELHI, Nov. 19. During the two days' rioting in Bombav, 150 persons were sent to hospital and six died of wounds.

FRONTIER ADMINISTRATION. DELHI. Nov. 19. The British Ra.i announced in Maltsuds and AA'unns that it is intended In occupy both countries tit its own pleasure, but to administer them on tribal lines. The administration would include the formation ul sell-supporting tribal police for which there would he no imposition ol conscript ion.

GANDHI’S APPEAL, (Received This Day at 10.15 a.m.) DELHI, November 20.

Gandhi has issued an appeal to the people of Bombay, dtcolaring it is impossible to describe the agony he lots suffered in tile past two days. Ho will refuse to eat or drink anything but water, till Hindus and Moslems have made peace with the parsecs, .lews and Christians. Gandhi adds: “AYith no.i-violenec on our lips we have terrorised those who differ from us, thereby we have denied God.” He insists that repartition must be made to the injured communities and invites his fellow workers to make ceaseless efforts t„ control

the turbulent elements. FURTHER NATIVE DISTURBANCES DELHI. Nutvember 20.

Further disturbances occurred at several points in the native city last evening. A molt burned the police station. Military patrols were compelled to hre, causing casualties. A new feature is the development of racial bitterness on the part of Parsecs, Jews and Christians, who have been the chief sufferers through noil-co-operators violence, liter are retaliating by attacking non-co-ope-rators. The trouble is confuted to tlm native quarters. Business is proceeding normally in the European quarters.