IN INDIA

Hokitika Guardian, 19 March 1930, Page 5

IN INDIA

INDIAN WITH LIVE BOMB

SMALLPOX OUTBREAK

AMONG GANDHI’S FOLLOWERS

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(Received this day at II) a.m.) DELHI, March 18

An unconfirmed statement is published in Lahore newspapers that when the Punjab Governor, .Sir Geoffrey de Montmorency, was travelling in a car 'from Lahore to the village of Sheikupura, an officer in charge of the police escort saw a young man running from the roadside. He gave chase, and overpowered the suspect, who was found to be in possession of a revolver and a live bomb, also chemicals used in, the manufacture of explosives. It’ is significant that nine Nationalists were arrested at Sheikupu’ra three days ago for carrying on the Independence propaganda.

Two troop trains conveying 250 Indian infantry and cavalry left Puna for the district of Surat in Bombay Presidency, where Gandhi proposes to carry, out his threat to break the salt laws, in connection with the civil disobedience campaign. Tanks manned with British troops of the Eighth Armoured Cars Company, stationed at Kirkor, are also en. route for Surat.

Smallpox has broken out ' amongst Gandhi’s campaigners, one of whom was left behind in the village of Anaud. Gandhi is a fierce opponent of vaccination, and three children of the inmates of his settlement at A'hmedabad died last week of the disease.