MENDED THEIR WAYS
(Press. Assn.—
INDIAN MALCONTENTS GOVERNOR LOYALLY RECEIVED IN ONCE DIS AFFECTED TOWN IMPRESSIVE DURBAR
-By Telegraph — Copyrlglit) .
Ree. Dec. 8, 11 p.m. Calcutta, Dec. 8. The little town of Bardoli, Gujarac district, Bombay Presidency, which was formerly a hotbed of civil disobedience, gave the Governor, Sir Frederick Sykes and Lady Sykes, an enthusiastic weleome when they toured the plaee yesterday. ( Two years ago, no Governor dared enter the town without a strong military police foree, but now the inhabitants have disassociated themselves from Congress and are intensely loyal. They admit frankly they have seen the error of their ways. The Governor even visited the former headquarters of Congress, once a hotbed of sedition and intrigue. Ile held picturesque Durhar for leading councils, where he announced substantial remissions of land revenue as a reward for the people's loyalty.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/RMPOST19321209.2.30
Bibliographic details
Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 401, 9 December 1932, Page 5
Word Count
140MENDED THEIR WAYS Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 401, 9 December 1932, Page 5
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the Rotorua Morning Post. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in