THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1946.
SAVAGERY IN CALCUTTA
But Still Tense Soviet Keeps
City Quieter Police Open Fire In Central Area
Calcutta, Aug. 19.
Calcutta, the largest city in India, was tonight tense but quieter after the third day of the Hindu-Moslem communal clashes which last night turned the central area into a battlefield. Steel helmeted British and Indian troops, were to- night on picket duty in the riot arcas. Others spent several hours today clearing up the wreckage after an orgy of rioting, arson and looting. Estimates today of the casualties in the rioting on Friday and Saturday vary. The Calcutta Nationalist newspaper "Eastern Ex- press" speaks of 600 dead and 2,500 injured, while "The Statesman" gave figures of about 270 killed and 1,600 injured.
British troops machine - guns
armoured cars, patrolling the
Or
carrying Congrens Provincial committee riding in han advised Congress volunteers
tonight to help the police were
whenever from possible and to carry on rescue streets some of which the bodies had work; Maulana not been removed after three Azad. the days of rioting.
Cases of sudden assault and stabbings were again reported from various parts of the city today and tonight police open- ed fire in the central district.
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Hamburg, Aug. 19,
Accused of being respon- sible for the death of bc- tween 500 and 700 people, a topman nurke and three male Kiirats have been sentenced to death at Scherwin (Mecklen- "crimes against burg). fur humanity."
They were alteyed to have given overdosce of drugs to adult patients and children in Jospitals with intent to mur- der them. — Reuter,
Mysterious Moves In Portugal
Up Attack On Turkey
London, Aug. 19. The Moscow Radio tonight quoted an article in the Soviet Government newspaper „“Izyes tia"
the repeating
Ruanian allegations that Tutkey failed to enforce the Montreux Con- vention during the wor
"The principle underlying the Soviet note to Turkey cor responds to the interest of the Black Sea pawers, vitally affect ed by the Straits regime, and is in the interests of security," the article said. "No voices defending the convention can be heard today. The regime established at Montreux did not ensure the wartime Interests of the Allied countries, and Turkey proved incapable of ful- filling the obligations she had undertaken and guaranteeing precise fulfilment of the terms of the convention.
MUSLIMS ACCUSE CONGRESS
Bombay, Aug. 19. Ал the Indian Congress lenders were today puiting the finishing touches to the provi: sional government for India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the Congress president, spent over an hour in conference with the Viceroy, Field Marshal Lord Wavell this evening.
Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the Iostem Ucague president who has refused to co-operate in! the new government, fasued n thousand word statement to the presa in which he accused Congress of wanting to rule sver the Moslems with the help British bayonets. A now appeal to the Moslemma was made today by Dr. Azad, the former