TAX RESENTED
INDIAN TURMOIL MOB ATTACK PRINCE’S PALACE. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) CALCUTTA, July 12. In Udaipur State there are disturbances as the sequel to the. State inhabitants’ resentment of new taxation iinnos.. cl.
' In consequence oJ the taxes, live hundred peop! e went to the Palace to request the Maharaja of Udaipur to r s-ind the order. Failing to obtain ■any satisfaction, the mobs attacked the palace. The troops and the po!:c e then fired on "them, killing ten and .seriously injuring eighty. Many others, while endeavouring to escr.pc, rushed into the palac 6 lake, and were drowned, The .-total number of fatalities is at present unknown. The incident cause! a tense feeling in the city. The inhabitants have totally suspended business as a protest against the firing.
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Hokitika Guardian, 13 July 1932, Page 5
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130TAX RESENTED Hokitika Guardian, 13 July 1932, Page 5
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