MOSLEM INSURGENTS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 48, 27 January 1932, Page 7

MOSLEM INSURGENTS

LOOTING AND BURNING

TROUBLE IN KASHMIR STATE,

HOSTILITY TOWARD HINDUS.

(United Press Association —By Electric v’- Telegraph.—Copyright.) Received January 27, 9.25 a.m. CALCUTTA, Jan. 26. A grave situation prevails in • the State of Kashmir, where 12,000 Moslem insurgents in the Reaai district looted and burned twelve villages, including police stations, and post offices. Kashmir infantry and cavalry and. police reinforcements have been rushed to the town of Rajouri, which the insurgents are threatening to attack. The hostility is directed principally against the Hindus.

CONGRESS INDEPENDENCE DAY.

PRECAUTIONS IN» CALCUTTA

CALCUTTA, Jan. 25.

The Government’s determination to # prevent demonstrations in. connection with Congress Independence Day today was exemplified by an order in Calcutta calling on the corporation to close all public squares in the city and requiring obedience to this decree. Gandhi’s secretary, Mr Pyrilal, who accompanied him to England, has been sentenced to six months’ hard labour in the Ahmedabad gaol for sedition. Gandhi’s European and Indian disciples at his settlement at Ahmedabad refused to pay £3O revenue demands so the Government confiscated hay and straw to that amount.

ARRESTS NOT SO NUMEROUS

EMERGENCY POWERS AND ORDINANCES.

(British Official Wireless.) ■1 . RUGBY Jan. 25. 1 A summary of last week’s events in ■lndia shows generally a satisfactory tendency. The main features have beep . the diminishing extent to • which arrests under the emergency powers and ordinances have been necessary, especially in the North-West Frontier Province, where a steady improvement has been recorded;. a more peaceful condition in the towns of the United Provinces; and the very slight extent to which the rural areas are at present aHected.

, On the other hand, the Congress apparently is making efforts to recover from 1 the effects of the initial blow dealt by' the authorities for some extension of the Congress activities occurred in particular areas and the effects 1 of the silent boycott were more marked.