INDIAN UNREST.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9551, 26 July 1909, Page 5

INDIAN UNREST.

I SCANDALOUS AND SEDITIOUS LIBEL, A PRINTER IMPRISONED. United Press Association—Bv Electric Telegraph Copyright,. LONDON, July 23. Arthur Fletcher Horsley, printer «,*id publisher of Mr Krishnavarma's paper, the "Indian Sociologist, has been convicted at the Old Bailey sessions of publishing a scandalous and seditious libel. A sentence of four months' imprisonment in the liret division was imposed. KrSshtvavarma and his "India Wlouae" have been brought very ]wifcfA*tf»*tlsL~before the public iecently, a series of seditious acts and utterances by this gentleman and his disciples culminating in the assassination of Sir William Wyllie. Pandit Shyami Krishnavarma, to give him his full name, is Master of Arts of Balliol College, Oxford, and in 1904 the Oxford University accepted his endowment of £I,OOO for the establishment of a Herbert Spencer lecturship. He had at that time given no indication of the violent antiBritish feeling which has since compelled the rejection of his endowment and the removal of his name from the list of barristers. His academic Career was highly creditabla, his attainments in Sanskrit being so considerable that Sir Monier Williams, the Boden professor, made him his assistant, and during his stay at Balliol he has also appointed lectuerer in Sanskrit, Marathi and Gujerati. Nine months after the University had accepted bis endowment Krishanvarma established the monthly magazine "The Indian Sociologist," taking as a watchword to illustrate the policy of the publication Spencer's aphorism, "Resistance to aggression is not simply justifiable, but imperative. Non-resistance hurts both altruism and egoism." The next stage in Krishnavarma's revoluntionary development was the establishment of the Indian Home Rule Society, of which he was president. This organisation, it is under tood, has been replaced now by a secret esotoric society. Then Krishnavarma offered, through his magazine, six Indian travelling fellowships of the value of about £lB3 to enable Indian graduates to complete their education in England. There were two important provisions attached to the acceptance ot these fellowships; one

required the repayment of the sum advanced, with 4 per cent interest, and the other the residence of the student for six months in each year in a home or hostel to be established by Krishnavarma. The establishment of India House followed, and there is no doubt that Krishnavarma used the institution for the propagation of the most violent and immoral anti-British doctrines, the fruit of which has lately been made manifest in a most deplorable manner; It is characteristic of the broad toleration of the British people that for the past two or three years Krishnavarma has been allowed to publish in Lundon articles of a most incendiary and treasonable description. IMPERIAL INSTITUTE MUR. DERS.

DHINGRA SENTENCED TO DEATH. Keceived July 25, 5.5 p.m. LONDON, )Jcly 24. The trial of Dhingfa for the murder of Sir William Wvllte Dr. Lalcaca, at the Imperial Institute, on July Ist, was concluded at the Old Bailey Police Court. Accused entered the dock smiling. When the indictment was read he remarked unconcernedly that the words in the charge did not apply to him whatever, as what he had done was an act of patriotism. Dhingra was found guilty, and sentenced to death. Thereupon, saluting, accused exclaimed "I am proud to lay down my humble life for ! my country."