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LORD LOTHIAN GIVES HIS VIEWS.
THE NEW CONSTITUTION
London, Yesterday.
ON THE WANE.
Looting Checked by Police.
"ARSENAL" FOUND IN BAKER'S CART. Hindu Masquerader Gets a Hiding.
Bombay, Yesterday.
In spite of this mornings fresh outbreak of rioting, there are signs that the trouble is ending. Mean- while the Police, though exhausted į by three days' continuous duty, are still coping with the trouble, and
of loaves.
"There is no doubt that the dominant feeling auch was exemplified by the finding in India to-day is that the Government and Parlia- of ar arsenal, weapons being trans- ment should come to decisions about the new ported in the guise of a consignment constitution with the least possible delay," declared The weapons consisted of an as- Lord Lothian, Chairman of the Indian binance sorted stock of clasp knives, daggers Committee, to-day.
"What people want in India to-day," he added, "British business men and Civil Servants no less than Indians themselves, is to know where are."
they
and hatchets, and were being driven in a baker's cart by a Mahemmedan
dressed as a Hindu, who, when dis- covered, was nearly beaten to death. The City at present is quiet and all attempts at looting have been promptly checked.-Reuter.
Lord Lothian, Chairman of the dominant feeling in India to-day 1 WORK FOR 6,000.
Indian Finance Committee, reaches the desire that Government England to-day, having travelled and Parliament should come
decisions From India by Air. He referred in to
about, the new
a statement to the interest which constitution with the least the various committee appointed possible delay. During the after the Round Table Conference last four years committees have had aroused in Endla and paid been touring India and conferences tribute to the co-operation and have been held in England on every friendliness displayed towards the aspect of new constitution." members.
Lively Interest. He added: "Indian public opinion has certainly taken a most lively interest in our proceedings and will take a not less lively or controver sial interest in our proposals when they are published early next month.
Refrigerators to Be
Made in Britain.
BENEFIT TO INDUSTRY.
London, Yesterday. At the annual sales meeting, of What people in India want to day, British business men and civil the International Refrigerator Com- servanta no less than Indians them-pany to-day it was announced that selves, is to know where they are. British Thomson Houston electric The sooner decisions can be taken, refrigerators, which hitherto have if possible agreed decisions and been imported from America, will action taken upon these decisions, now be manufactured in England at the better will India be pleased and the British Thomson Houston works the sooner will political conditions at Rugby. The estimated develop- settle down-British Wireless Ser- ment will provide work for another 6,000 hands at the factory, which al- ready gives employment, directly or indirectly, to a large proportion. of the population of Rugby,
"There is no doubt that the vice.
NEW POLICE STATION.
Commodious Building at Wanchai.
BOMBAY FRACAS.
Police Forced to Fire on Rioters.
British industry will benefit by the increase in the use of raw penditure will be involved in the materials, especially steel and ex-
production of new tools.
The additional current, which | will be required is one million units
Bombay, Yesterday." Already six people have been annually. killed and 80 injured to-day in the
New Enterprises. continued rioting, the scene of According to officers of the Lon. which has shifted to the Parel area don Chamber of Commerce, ap- where fierce communal battles oc-proximately 100 new Industrial en- curred in the mill area in which terprises have been started in Bri- there is a predominantly Eindutain in the past few months. The factories include old premises
have
FIRST OFFENDERS. Police at Wanchai.yesterday mov. ed into their new building on the water front in Gloucester Road. Three storeys high, it is very population. modern, and provides good accom-mill workers assaulted a party of
The trouble started when Hindu taken over and new ones built."
About a dozen, of them modation for the staff. The officer Mohammedan pedestrians, killing been initiated by British Arma in charge is Acting Inspectór · J. one. · ·
which have begun to manufacture McClelland.
Forty mills have cipsed and fifty goods, formerly imported; and the The police were forced to fire on think it desirable to start produc mill workers have been arrested. remainder by foreign firms which
the rioters once this morning. tion here. More than half the
Refugees in Poona,
new factories are within 50 miles of London,
•
Foona, Yesterday.
The first offenders to be charged in the new Charge Room, were two Chinese men, Tang Ping (29) and Wong Sing (22), for the theft of two pairs of clippers from a Chining from Bombay on every train. Germany (27) Holland (15) United Hundreds of refugees are arriv-Among the nations concerned are ese barber's shop in Cross Street. Several thousands have crowded States (15), Belgium (8), Switzer The defendants were brought be into the city since the rioting land (4), France (2), Czecho fore Mr. Schofield in the Central started and many are being sent slovakia (2), · Australia ~\(2) Den- Court this morning, and were re- to their home villages by special mark (1) -British ~ Wireless Ser manded to Monday,
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