IN INDIA

Hokitika Guardian, 24 January 1931, Page 5

IN INDIA

INDIAN TRAIN ROBBED

[United Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph.—Copyright.)

ißeceived ibis d<iv at 9 40 a.m.) CALCUTTA. January 23

A hand of masked and armed young Indians attacked a train in Eastern Bengal and attempted to seize tin* mail bags. The guard seized one intruder who struck him violently on the mouth breaking his teeth. The intruder fired : a revolver but the bullet missed its mark. The passengers hearing the revolver shot pulled the communication cord, but by the time the train had stopped, the whole gang had jumped into the dense jungle and disappeared with a mailbag.

GANDHI’S ATTITUDE

CALCUTTA, January 23

"W hat will Gandhi say and do next” is a question official and unofficial India is asking. He is spending his whole time on a careful study of

: the Premier’s offer and is provided I with about a dozen newspapers, both English and Vernacular, and will be able accurately to judge the country’s feelings. It is unlikely however, that he will make known his own views I without a Congress mandate, gud us ' Congress lias decided to await the reI turn to Jdia of Fej Bahadur, Snpru Sestri and others, no sensational acceptance of the British terms to India is likely just yet. One hundred and sixt.v-threc prisoners were released last night from Nagpur gaol.