INDIAN AFFAIRS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 January 1923, Page 3

INDIAN AFFAIRS.

uI'STKAI.IAN AND N.Z. t’AIH.H ASSOCIATION

INDIAN FINANCE DELHI, •latmaiy

The Bengal Koli'ciiehinem Lonmintec iecoiiimeiided drastic cuts t" sale nearly twenty million rupees, including nbulition ol the posts of one Minister. two executive councillors and all the divisional commissioners. Savings are recommended in all departments but principally in Lite police and education, while the Department of Fisheries is abolished altogether, fc-

INDIAN UNREST. DELHI. Jau 21. From the Quetta district. Waz.ir Taiderfi have retreated into Afghanistan without committing a single raid on British territory, though they attacked one village, but ilie villagers put up a- stout light. The British frontier bombing lorce lias inflicted heavy casualties. Some notorious “wanted” outlaws fled. Their followers deserted them. The inhabitants of the bombed area fled into the mountainous areas, where .it is reported they are suffering from intense cold. INDIAN I’ROTEST. DELHI. J iniua.iy 22. Extremist meetings everywhere arc passing resolutions expressing abhorrent indignation at the' seiit'iieing to dgatb of 172 C'hsiuri Cliaura rioters. The extremists say it is only thoughtless indiscreet action, and it is certainly admitted in press comments that the sentences are heavy in view ol the escape of the instigating leaders. AIMAK AI FOR LENIENCY. DELHI, January 22. It is probable t" e Yicerny "ill exercise bis clemency perorogative in certain eases, meanwhile all the condemned have appealed. The Transvaal. British Indian Association cabled the ierroy pointing out that- the sentences if carried out. would be regarded ns pure terrorism by the whole civilised world, and saying the tragedy was insignificant compared with the Rand Revolution where eighty thousand were arrested and only lour executed. I here wore also twelve thousand casualties in the Rand and only eighteen deaths :it Gharri Cliaura. IXDfAN CONGRESS. (Received this dav at 11.30 a.m.) DELHI. Jail. 22. The Secretary of the Indian Congress el Nair hi wired to Delhi that a confidential despatch on the Indian policy had arrived there and that a handful of Europeans and the European press were condemning Onnsby Gore and threatening Indians with violence and bloodshed of the policy of equality were oil force'll, whereas the majority ot Europeans are not opposed to granting equal rights to Indians. It is rumoured the Governor has tendered his conditional resignation which migliF force the Duke of Devonshire to tone down his policy of equality contained in the Imperial' Conference resolution. The cable continues that Kenya Indians are delorintned on equality statutes no matter at what cost and submit _ that immediate intervention by India is imperative.