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大英元月十肆递 禮拜三 中華民國庚午年拾登月廿
HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1931.
General Agreement.
Indian Needs.
of
train
avoid
3 com-
RIGHTS OF
that, with the development of A In order to meet the views ex-now political structure in India, MOSLEMS.
pressed by various members of the defence of India must to an in- the federal structure sub-com-creasing extent be the concern of (Continued from Page 9.)
mittee Lord Sankey, the Chair- the Indian people, and in order to man, has drafted three new sec-give practical effect to this prin- Recruitment.
tions to be included in the report. [ciple they recommend: The Forest service and Irrigation has been reached by the majority be taken to increase the rate
These emphasise that agreement Firstly, that Immediately steps branch should be provincialised and of sub-committee members on Indianisation in the Indian Army, no longer recruited on an All-India basie. The majority thought that
many important matters. This consistent with the maintenance is Bome recruitment
only provisional, however, of the requisite standard of affi- of Europeans and every member is reserved the cloney. should continue for the Indian Civil right to modify his opinion be- and the Indian Police services, and fore the final picture is complet-In India be established to
Secondly, that a training college that the recruiting, and controlling ed.
candidates for commissions, authority in future should be the
In- Government of India. They re-
dian cadets should, however, con- commended that there be no Civil tive acceptance of the Indian as at present, to Sandhurst, Wool As the proviso to the Conserva- tinue to be eligible for admission, branch of the Indian Medical Ser-draft of the federal structure re-wich and Cranwell. vice and ΠΟ Civil appointments
Thirdly, that in oder to under the Government of India or port, a clause is inserted therein Provincial Governments be inexpressing the doubt of Lord Pool delay, the Government of India
and Sir Samuel Hoare whether be instructed to set up' future reserved for Europeans only; the executive envisaged is adapt mittee of experts toth British and
The delegates also recommended that special consideration be given They suggest that increased In- of Indian States, to work out de- able to an all-Indian federation. Indian, including representatives to claims for employment in public dian control by means of a tails of the establishment of such service of the Anglo-Indian com- Federal Government is more suit-a college. munity, and the view was expressed able to Indian needs than those that there should be a statutory de-founded on British precedents.
On a further resolution which claration that no person be under-
suggests that the question of re- It is also doubtful whether the duction of the number of British any disability for admission promotion in any branch of the sufficiently secured and the fear subject of early expert investiga British Imperial obligations are Iroops in India should form the public services merely by reason of of financial proposals is likely to ton, Lord Reading is stated to ex- community, caste, breed, or race, impair the stability of Indian press the opinion the committee bearing in mind the credit.
as to reduction particular case of depressed classes
that he would be much surprised Lord Peel and Sir Samuel Hoare if it could be done now. who should have all services, in-
Mr. conclude by cluding Police, thrown open
expressing their Thomas pointed to readiness further to investigate whole question of defence
out that the them. British Wireless Service.
these questions sympathetically subject to the decisions and views London, Yesterday. and unprejudicially, but in the of the Committee of Imperial De- There are fresh signs of meantime, they Moslem nervousness about safe opinion on many disputed issues.
reserve their fence.-British Wireless Service. guarding their special interests in the new Indian constitution which
Convictions Quashed. the Round Table Conference is
Bombay, Yesterday. considering.
The High Court to-day quashed The Moslom dele- gates prolonged their meeting last the convictions of 128 persons, in-against the execution of four In night and decided that three of cluding Nariman, sentenced to dians connected with the Sholapur their members should see the imprisonment after the Congress riots last May has occurred and so Prime Minister to-day in order to party and allied associations in far 165 persons have been sent to press Moslem claims and, failing Bombay had been "proclaimed." bospital. Thirty of them are in a
The incorporated Law Society re-serious condition-Reuter, a satisfactory assurance, adopt "a decided attitude of disapproval at cently obtained a High Court de-
No Anxiety. the next plenary session of the cision quashing the conviction of
Rugby, Yesterday. Conference,'
Nagindas on the ground that an The Government of India's ap- At the meeting of the federal overt act of membership had not preciation of the situation up to structure sub-committee to-day, been proved against him, or that January 10 records Lord Reading said that the he was aware of the "proclama-change.
Or
Liberal delegation saw no reason
!
tion."-Reuter. *
was
Further Rioting.
Bombay, Yesterday. Further rioting.
protest
In
no marked
Attempts to intensify civil die- to depart from any of its views or
Future Defence.
obedience had, in general, results conditions expressed in his speech
Rugby, Yesterday. which do not give serious cause on January 6. They had, how- The problem of the future de- for anxiety. Interest in the pro ever, to observe that they had fence of India, which is being exceedings of the Round Table Con- based two assumptions, the first amined by the Defence Com-ference has increased now that being that the Hindu Moslem mittea of the Indian Conference is considered conclusions are being question would be settled; second- now focussed in a series of resolu- reached, and a wider feeling of ly, that a federal constitution tions which were submitted yester- hope for substantial results from would be established and brought day by its chairman, Mr. J. H. the conference is apparent. - into effective operation.
Thomas. They express the view British Wireless Service.
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