INDIAN UNREST.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 January 1922, Page 3

INDIAN UNREST.

AUSTRALIAN* AND It.*. CABLE ASSOCIATION. moplah activity. DELHI, January 1». Sporadic Moplah activity continues. One hundred raided Puthupaddy, ty miles from Calicut, cu ® graphs, burned an hotel and nwrder Led four inhabitants. They damaged other large bands lded jacent localities, dispersing “ a bitants. One gang made a stand temple near Wandur. Troops attacked *them, killing five. inhiaFagitators.

HOPE OF NEGOTIATIONS

DELHI, January 19 ' An interesting political situation has developed at the resumed Bombas'deference The Chairman resigned because Gandhi refused to budge from his demands, which entailed a complete withdrawal of all Government mea--Bures, the release of all prisoners, with no assurances on the extremist side 'Eventually Gandl \ C sented to advise the civil disobedience till the end anonth pending negotiations * round table conference. The Confe ence then adjourned after appomtmgW connnittee to negotiate .W* Government and the ertremrsts and other political organisations m Subsequently a eomm.ttee of the tremist Congress. sanctioned the po pZment ofciril obedience, pronn«J that if Government withdraw" all ant extremist measures and prUoners the non-co-operator? u.Hstop hartals, picketing and <n«l dtebcdw ence, but not recruting for tl P W roureX"’tli this how little power when once the passions of his fol , + ed an official communique states that the prohibited rotates taken possession of Phujjar Tow” Hall *:„iak, the c„ ectta taves and are picketing the cityß*^ a* Meerut. The police were pelted with bricks at Madras. Three Europ ean and two Indians were sent to h pitol as the result of riot.ng and “““ C*«tt», a great extremist meeting was held despite the prohibiten, entailing numerous arrests and tences.