IN INDIA

Hokitika Guardian, 15 October 1930, Page 4

IN INDIA

ATTACKS ON POLICE, (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) DELHI Oct, 14. A plot to shoot Bombay police officers in revenge for death sentences that have l>3on pasesd on three Indians for conspiracy and murder at Lahore last week, Is alleged to have been revealed by on* Bapat, who was arrested iri con emit ion with Friday’s shooting attack on Police Sergeant Taylor and his wife at Bombay. Bapat who was the driver of the attacker’s oar, is reported to have stated that one of the assailants was a* Gujerati woman dressed as a man, and that her husband was another. Bapat added that a party of five terrorists drove round the city, all. day long in search of police officers to shoot, and kept .watch, outside the police stations and also outside the bungalow of Commissioner D. Healey, the Commissioner of Police, but the latter did not appear. Shots were fired at Sergeant Smyth, a Lahore j>olice officer, as he was , entering his - home early yesterday morning. Sergeant Smyth gave chase, but his assailants epeaped. Armed police pickets are at present patrolling tile city.

RENEWED FRONTIER ACTIVITY.

The frontier (situation again shows signs of developing. Sections of tli& Afridis are adopting an aggressive attitude, and are planning to occupy the caves on the Khajuri Plain, which, were the tribesmen’s headquarters during the raids on Peshawar some months ago. The Peshawar Garrison is being strongly reinforced. Elaborate military preparations are in lull iswing. ‘ Generally the opinion hs expressed that an expedition will shortly leave Peshawar for Tiraffi to establish a fortified post near Manonai. the new viceroy. LONDON, Oct. 14. The “Financial News” states that Lord. Lotheam succeeds Lord Irwin as Viceroy of, India.