INDIAN AFFAIRS.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 November 1921, Page 5

INDIAN AFFAIRS.

ADMINISTRATION OF TRIBAL AREAS. Delhi, Nov. 19. The British Raj announced to the Madsuds and Wanas that it is intended to occupy both countries at its own pleasure, but to administer them on tribal lines. The administration would include the formation of a self-supporting tribal police for which there would be no imposition of conscription. GANDHI'S APPEAL. Delhi, Nov. 20. Mr. Gandhi has issued an appeal to the people of Bombay, declaring that it is impossible to describe the agony he has suffered during the past two days. He will refuse to eat or drink anything but water till the Hindus and Moslems have made peace with the Parsees, Jews and Christians. Mr. Gandhi adds: “With non-violence on our lips we have terrorized those who differ from us; thereby we have denied God.” He insists that reparation must 'be made to the injured communities and invites his fellow workers to make ceaseless efforts to control the tunbulbnt elements. Further disturbances occurred at several points in the native city last evening. The mob burned a police station. Military patrols were compelled to fire, causing casualties. A new feature is the development of racial bitterness on the part of Parsees, Jews and Christians, who have been the chief sufferers through the non-co-operators’ violence. They are retaliating by attacking non-co-operators. The trouble is coriUned to the native quarters, and business is proceeding normally in the European quarter.