STRIFE IN INDIA

Hokitika Guardian, 16 January 1932, Page 5

STRIFE IN INDIA

GOVERNMENT’S AIM.

DEPARTURE OF COMMITTEES

(United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.)

LONDON, January 15

The Prime Minister (Mr MacDonald), Mr Baldwin, and many otb-r members of the Cabinet were among a large number of well-wishers at the Victoria Station to-day at the departure of the members of the three Committees who are proceeding to India lo continue work in connection with the proposed -:ew Indian constitution.

Li a press .'interview, Sir GumuM /T-arc (Secretary for India) said that these Committees were, being sent. to being a new chapter of co-operation at a time when severe administrative

measures were being enforced in India; but without law and order, thm-e could be no constitutional advance. Faced will) the situation that hail arisen, the Government had taken the only possible action, and they took it drastically. By so doing, he believed, the time which those emergency operations would remain in existence would be shorter Han if they had acted in gradual stages. So far, the result had been successful, in Urn .North West Frontier, for instance, law and order were being maintained, on the whole, remarkably well, and many of those who joined the Rod iShirt Movement had now given up the Red 'Shirts, and had admitted that the movement was a mistake,

In the United Provinces, where attempts had been made to start a revolution with the No Rent Programme, rents were coming in better than , for many months. In Bengal, he said, there was reviving confidence in trade and industry. Nevertheless, they did not wish .to maintain the emergency regulations a day longer than was mcos-

For the moment the battle had been turned upon the Government, and they were bound to accept H, but he regarded such methods as out of date. The Government wanted internal, as well as international peace, and would be delighted when the time came for goodwill and co-operation, and when there would be no empty chairs at ally future Round Table Conference. CRICKETERS REFUSE, TO PLAY. CALCUTTA, January 15. Five prominent Hindu cricketers at Bombay refused to participate in the trials to he held between Patiala and Lahore, to aid in the selection of the cricket team for England, owing, it is understood, to the political situation. REPAYMENT OF LOAN. WILL RESTORE CONFIDENCE. (Received this day at 10.1. G a.m.) DELHI January 15. > The Government of India announces ! that it is able 'to repay the five and a half per cent, loan of £15,000,000 j due to-day, without borrowing from j 'London, or drawing on resources. This j is hailed by the Press as an event which will restore confidence in investors in Indian securities. The high price of gold, leading to the efflux of £25,000,000 of metal, mostly from (secret hoards in India, has greatly strengthened the Government’s hands financially.