INDIA.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 304, 19 December 1908, Page 2

INDIA.

LDNsmVriO.VAL REFORMS. |im;TANXOT A mij;yrs.

j Received 18, l().«"p.,„, r London, December JB. J-*l Morby.salary of State for lima in .ho iloiwe of Lwo, „,, Mr . 1. K, liuchana.i, Under-Secretary f o r In■la, flu (be lions,. „f Commons, made stauhncu revealing the Uovcmment'n jwil,» scheme of constitutional reformi L«tnl .U.rlcy mid the Royal Commit. -non set up to inquire into tbc internal relations netwct'ii the Government of ludiji and all iu subordinate and «o--orilßinte parts would report m February or March. Lord Morley deprecated raakKigklic Indian sky any darker than it really is. He admitted there were formidnble difficulties, but they must be regarded by a sense of proportion, and wi|h Lord Mmto's intrepid coobess thore was no feur of a general ri»nur but there was risk of a general panic! due to the anarchists' terrorism, Received 19, 12,35 a.m.' London, December 18. Lord Morley admitted that the power of deporting without trial was a tremendous instrument for the executive authority, but summary jurisdiction wag not'i'ssary under the circumstances in ordt>r to protect peaceful and harmless people. Thin ought not to arrest thu neform policy. The action of the extremists and irrccoacilablea must not force the Government to drop the policy announced two years ago. He believed this would soon restore order. He disclaimed any intention to set up a Parliamentary syßteni. If he believed the could lead directly or OTneeessity to the establishment of a Parliamentary system he would have nothing to do with them. Lord Lansdowne declared that such a tremendous innovation ought not to be introduced until Parliament had fully discussed it. Nothing ought to be done !to paralyse the central Government. Mr. J. Ramsay McDonald insisted that" :« complete and absolute control of Indian aifairs must be kept in the hands of the Government. Mian and all the provincial local government must b» . subject to that condition. Mr, Mo- | Donald vehemently denounced the partition of Bengal as a great blunder, Hi urged if should be retracted.

- • .11 SUMMARY JUSTICE SYSTEM" EFFECTIVE. i

SECRET SOCIETIES DISSOLVING.

Calcutta, December 17. Ten of the most prominent of th.ose arrested this week OBj charges of being implicated in* the seditious movement in Bengal have been sent to gaol in' different places, including Agra, Lucknow, liasseit and Mandalay. The summary justice system has produced- a marked effect in Bengal, Several leading men of Dacca, who open. ly supported the sedition, have now voluntarily sent a deputation to the Oom. missioner to ask how they can best as* sist the Government. Secret societies are dissolving. Revolvers have been found buried in tha mud of the Hooglt river. . AN EXTREMISTS' CONGRESS PROHIBITED. Received 18, 10.55 pan. Calcutta, December 18. The Indian authorities prohibited th"» Extremist Congress which was intended to be, held at Magptir at Christmas to opposition to the Moderate National Congress at Madras.