UNREST IN INDIA.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 11 May 1907, Page 2

UNREST IN INDIA.

VAubjl'S CAUSES. oLiklon, Mav t>. 'I lie Secretary of Slate for India (the N:gal lien. John Morley). in reply to •'dr. Kail our, said the (iorcrniuen't of fndia, in response to an application by htr J. 1). I'ohelson, Coventor of the l'unj.iub, has issued a warrant for the arrest and deportation to another province of '.wo very prominent agitators. Air. Koniesh Chunder Dutt, lecturer on Indian History to the University College, Loudon, in a letter to a Jl'ombay newspaper, attributed the unrest to the belief prevalent among the ignorant chsi-es tint the (iovcriinicut was ready lo support .Mahaiuineduns against the Hindus, lie urges the (ioverninent lo take most vigorous action, lie considering the situation graver than for many years. The Daily Telegraph correspondent at. Allahabad says the aim of the Hindu agitation is to create a panic in Engine! with a view to extorting concessions in the matter of government. Kcecived lUlli, 11.53 pm. Calcutta. Alny 10. Lajputna, a prominent ringleader ill Hie Lahore disturbance, has been deported. The second ringleader ia hiding. The Clarrl.-on ln s been Ptrongly reinforced owing to the increased unrest, and the large numbers of stalwart rustics brought to Lahore by the agi! tutors. All meetings are prohibited.