INDIAN FEELING

Hokitika Guardian, 8 May 1931, Page 3

INDIAN FEELING

A HINDU SHOT. United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph. —Copyrignt.) (Received this day at Baan.) CALCUTTA/ 1 May 7. Religious feeling existing between Hindus and Moslems was illustrated •it Calcutta to-day when Bholanath, son of the proprietor of a Hindu bookshop .and (its assistant, killed and another assistant seriously injured by .Moslems, one of whom was arrested. The son recently published a BJngali history hopk wherein were passages which Moslems declared outraged their religious feelings, and the Government stopped publication.

INDIAN BOYCOTT. OF COTTON GOODS. CALCUTT\. May 7

In support of the suggestion for a rrjnewod Indian boycott of foreign cloth, directed mainly against .Manchester goods, it. is noteworthy that whereas during eight months nrior to the Ixiycott India, ..imported 121.431 packages of British, pircegoods and 124,.202 from Japan in The siann* period, after the boycott there were 51,333 packages from Brnnin and 87,309 from Japan, showing a seventy i)Pi- ci.'int.' Japanese' increase. H G urged hero that Lancashire must workmere than four looms per weaver and also improve marketing methods 1" -''(luce production costs i l ' th-"- hop? fop n recovery of L>u l-wt trade. f,anc-'shire mu 4 'find now r' ! "'k. -id fiandhi, when int 'rviowo l o’i H " ''p-1 , ~1 >r I'ocolot ion. ■ ev(- ! ii’-”'n -fo-cigil cloth is an economic n ■<•- ssitv. ; 1 , ; !■-.'■