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JOHANNESBURG, March-11.

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INDIA'S FATIFUL HOUR.

MONTAGUS RESIGNATION,

INDIANS GENERALLY SHOCKED.

HOW GANDEY WAS ARRESTED.

BOMBAY, March 12.

• Fighting it occurring over a fairly wide area. The: The news of Mr. Montagu's resignation has shocked sound of the vollys is continually heard. Ambulance Indians as totally unexpected. Non-cooperators and cars are dashing in all directions. Government men moderates regret the loes and extremists expect he will have occupied Brakpan and are now advancing towards

Springs. They have taken prisoners many strikers. be replaced by a reactionary politician. They are The Benoni commandos are endeavouring to occupy inclined to consider he was sacrificed to the alleged Johannesburg itself and already partially surround the anti-Turkish policy of the Imperial Governmen'. city. Strikers burned Fordsburg police station.

Anglo-Indian newspapers, while warmly praising Mr. Montagn's devotion to his ideals, consider India is not likely to suffer by his resignation.

AEROPLANES ACTIVE.

The police at present are merely holding the key positions. Meanwhile concentration of Government forces is proceeding very rapidly, Burgher forces are shartly arriving. Artillery is taking up positions. Aeroplanes have been active and have bombed strikers" positions at Fordsburg.

It is estimated that to-day's casualties are over a hundred killed and many wounded.

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Ten persons killed and three wounded were the casualties in to-day's fighting which kept up until nightfall. Nineteen police and 13 civilians have been killed. Seventy-six wounded people have been taken to hospital. The pablic is not allowed in the streets after sunset.

An aeroplane bomb hit a workers' hall. Another aeroplane is reported to have been brought down by a hit by strikers. The pilot was killed.

"DEPLORABLE ACTION."

DILEI, March 12. Twenty Mohammedin members of the Indian Legislature have wired Mr. Lloyd Grorge emphatically. protesting against the Imperial Government's "deplor able action" in connection with Mr. Montagu's re- signation and declaring that Mr.. Montagu bas been sacrificed in the anti-Khilafat canse and the Government of India's recent message contains the minimum Moslem demands,

VICEROY'S REGRET.

CALCUTTA, March 12.

At a meeting of the Bengal Legislative Council, all the Indian membem except eleven left the Chamber owing to the President's refuzal to adjourn the house

token of regret at Mr. Montagu's resignation.

AGRA, March 12.

· JOHANNESBUG, March 11. " The casualties in yesterday's fighting are now estimated at 600, of which 80 were killed. The balk of ị The Ficeroy, in a speech, personally regretted Mr. the strikers' casualties is not yet known..

Montagt's resignation and paid a tribute to Mr.. Montagu's devotion to India's cause. He emphatically | denied rumours of differences between the Imperial and Indian Government's with regard to the policy respect- ing non ecoperation.

TRANSVAAL SCOTTISH AMBUSHED.

JOHANNESBUG, March 11. Fighting has been resumed in the Newlands and Fordsburg areas. There has been continnons rifle and revolver fire with occaional machine gun bursts. The casualties are not known.

A detachment of Transvaal Scottish composed chiefly of ex-Service men was ambushed at Benoni Eighteen were killed and 25 wounded.

LIGHT HORSE IN ACTION.

JOBANNESBURG, March 12. Thirty-re people were killed and Lumbers wounded in the course of a fight between a commando detachment and the Imperial Light Hutae. The latter's casualties were six killed and 15 woanded, the dead including an officer.

JÓHANNESBURG. March 12

GANDHIS ARREST.

- "ÄRMEDABAD, March 19. The district superintendent of police, Mr. Hailey, motoring to arrest Candhi at his institute near Ahmedabad, encountered "Shankezial Banker, a well- known Bombay merchant and leading Na'ionalist whom he arrested and took to the institute where he arrived at 10.30 st night. Most of the inmates had retired, but they soon paraded before Gandhi's re- sidence. They prayed and sang Gandhi's favourite hymn and paid obeisance to him. Then Gandhi with his wife and Banker were taken to jail.

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The streets are thronged with huge croads, includ-kep perfect peace throughout India. ing women and children, listening to the firing, which

is very heavy,

NATIONALIST LEADERS ATTITUDE.

GATHERING EVIDENCE.

Mr. Hailey at mid-night searched the office of vernacular newspaper and collected a few of Gandhi's original contributions to the newspaper Young Indis It is announced that General Hertzog and other during 1921 and 1922 which are understood to form the inficential Nationalists do act countenance the formation basis of the charge against him

of strike commandes.

BLOEMFONTEIN, March 12,--

CAPETOWN, March 12.

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DELHI March 12 Indian opinion on the arrest is reflected in a speech

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GUERILLA WARFARE.

JOHANNESHENG, March 11- Guerilla warfare is waging around the centre of the town. Natal troops and other Government reinforce ments are arriving. Aeroplanes are using machine guns against attackere on the power station.

PRETORIA, March 11.

Martial law is being enforced. The authorities have suppressed Nationalist and Labour newspapers. They have also closed the trades hall and seized papers therein AEROPLANE BOMBING.

FOUR-POWER TREATY.

INTRIGUES DENIED.

SENATE'S NATIONAL DUFY.

WASHINGTON, March 12.. Mr. Hugs has sent a letter to Senator Underwood, the Democratic leader, with regard to the four-power treaty, refut ng the allegation that the American. delegation at the conference was induced to accept plans conningly contrived by others opposed to American interests and emphasising that the treaty's language was FEETORIA, March 12 equivocal. There were no secret, notes or under A communique dated March 11 states that there standings. The treaty attained one of the most. was considerable fighting on the Rand the greater part important objects the American Government Led in of the day. Revolutionaries were very active burning Fiew and it was most important to the maintenance of houses at Benoni and Boksburg, doubtlessly in retalis-friendly relations in the Far East upon a sound basis. tion for aeroplane bombing. Aeroplanes inflicted severe Failure by the Benste to ratly it would be a national casualties of two commandos by direct bomb Hits.” calamity,

GOVERNMENT'S FORMIDABLE FORCES.

The Imperial Light Horse were engaged on fatigue duties when they were attacked. They put up an excel. lent fight and pressed frack and eventually pursued the revolutionaries, taking prisoners sixteen.

The communique adds that the Government has now mobilized formidable forces,

JOHANNESBURd, March 13.

The military forces have taken prisoners 1,500 mm the Brixton ares which has now been clearea of menacing rebel command whose casualties in course of operations have been heavy,

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