INDIAN RIOTS

Hokitika Guardian, 7 February 1929, Page 5

INDIAN RIOTS

NEARLY 300 CASUALTIES. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). COLOMBO, •February 6. Altuougb only four were killed, between ‘260 and 390 were injured, fifty of them seriously, in yesterday’s riot. The surgeons and doctors in the Gee oral Hospital have been working all night lomr in operating and dressing the wounds. Thousands of sightseers to-day visit cd Police Headquarters to inspect the damage done, but the crowd was orderly, though morose. DELHI. February 6. The British troops were called out at Bombay, as tbc result of terrorism due to a kidnapping scare. Fourteen were killed, including a European police inspector, and fiifty-iour were injured. There is a possibility of the cancellation of to-day’s race meeting. The cotton and bullion markets are closed. Throughout the night mobs shouted for victory for the Bed 1? lag. Mill hands, armed with lathes, moved about in large groups, either for sell protection or prepared to pounce on any stray Patlian. THE CASUALTY LIST. (Received this day at 11.25. a.m.) DELHI, Feb. 6. There are now eighteen dead and 114 injured in the Bombay rioting due to the kidnapping scare. All business is suspended in the Indian quarter. The hospitals are filled with injured, including many police. COLOMBO, Feb. 6. As a result of yesterday’s riot the injured, total 135. Thirty-three serious cases are still in hospital. Spasmodic stone throwing and minor disorders continued to-day. Ceylonese police, whenever they appeared, wore stoned or assaulted, i i European police were not molested. Goonesiuha toured Colombo to-day and addressed lie crowds. He said : “il the smallest stone is thrown at the police 1 will let'! it mv duty to give myself up to the police and ask to be shot to expiate the crime.” No serious trouble is expected tonight.