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WELL-KNOWN INDIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL BOYS' WHOLESALE MURDER
LEGISLATOR.
RT. HON. AMER-ALI.
PASSES AWAY AT AN ADVANCED -AGE.
MEMBER OF COUNCIL.
CANADIAN TOUR.
SELECTED PARTY.
GOING TO CANADA AND NEWFUONDLAND.
H.R.H. INTERESTED,
London, Yesterday.
CHARGE.
INDIAN PAPER.
SEQUEL TO THE BELUR RAILWAY DISASTER.
"HIT HIM!”
London, Yesterday...
The brief cable published during The death is announced of the. Starting on a tour of Canada and the week stating that offcial pro- Rt. Hon. Amer-Ali-Reuter. Newfoundland 34 boya from dif-ceedings were being taken against; [The Rt. Hon. Amer-Ali, C.I.E.; ferent schools, who have been the Calcutta newspaper, "Forward," Hon. LL.D. Cambridge; D.L. (Cal-selected by the Public School in connection with its criticisms of cutta Univ.); D.Lit. (Aligarh Empire Tour Committee, assem-a rallway disaster is supplemented Univ.); Member of the Judicial bled at Euston Station this morn-by the following message from the Committee of the Privy Council, ing. They were addressed by Mr. "Associated Press."
In an editorial on the Belur rail- was born in 1849, the fourth son L. S. Amery, Dominions' Secre
'disaster; the "Statesman" of the late (Syed) Saadut Ali of tary, and a letter from the Prince way Mohan, Oudh. He was educated of Wales was read wishing the says:
a thoroughly enjoyable"
"Hard upon the tragedy, at at the Hooghly College; called to party
Belur comes a new and ghastly Bar, Inner Temple, 1878; Lee-visit.
The Prince wrote: "What you horror. For three daya the Indian turer on Mohammedan Law at the Presidency College, 1873-78; will see in Canada and the friend-Press contained auggestions that President of the Committee of ships you will make there will, the accident was the fault of the Management of the Mohsin En- hope, form a bond which will last railways authorities and that al- Every individual though the Punjab Mail passed dowment, Bengal, 1876-1904; a life-time.
dash
Member of the Commission to en-bond of that kind is of immense safely over the line two hours quire into the affairs of the ex-value in strengthening the univer-earlier, the permanent way was in King of Oude, 1879; Magistrate sal bond which holds the whole such a deplorable condition that and Chief Magistrate of Calcutta, British Empire together and the the engine could suddenly 1878-81; Member of the Bengal earlier in life that we contract violently from the line and turn a Legislative Council, 1878-83; such bonds the better it will be somersault." Tagore Law Professor, 1884; Pre-for the destiny of our race." sident of the Faculty of Law, Cal- The Prince invited the school cutta University, 1891-92; Mem-boys to visit his ranch in Canada. ber of the Imperial Legislative-British Wireless Service. Council of India, 1883-85; a Judge:
FLAMING LETTER.
WHAT SAKLATVALA SENT
TO THE PREMIER.
INDIA'S PROBLEM.
London, Yesterday,
Continuing, the paper says:- "Yesterday morning there was a new and terrible horror.
"Forward" published two letters, such as we imagine never before appeared in the Press of Calcutta. The first is signed 'A Real Horrified
with much else, "the wounded were Spectator,' who declared that along
mind being searched and killed, you, killed, not saved.
Where a ery arose a Sahib (European) came with a light, and somebody deli- vered a heavy blow, and an Indian
of His Majesty's High Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal, 1890-1904. Decorated for services in the Imperial Legis- lative Council of India. Publica- tions: Critical Examination of the Life
of and Teachings Mohammed; Spirit of Islam; Ethics of Islam; A Short History of the Saracena; Personal Law of the Mohammedans; Mahom-mons was protracted till the early spoke no more. All the wounded and dying were heaped into a medan Law, in 2 vols.; Student's morning, and provided an unusual
waggon.
"Be Quick! Hit Him?" Handbook of Mohammedan Law; feature in a duel between Labour: joint author of The Law of Evid- members and a Communist with
"He says that he could hear the ence Applicable to British India; the Government warmly applauding heavy thuds of blows being deli- of a Commentary on the Bengal the former. The Labour member,vered and the cries were diminish- Tenancy Act; The Code of Civil Mr. Johnson, diagnosed the trouble ing. At quick intervals I could Amer-Ali most-in India as not political but hear the voice of a European say-
Procedure, etc.
POLISH FLIGHT. ·
FLAGS TO MARK PROGRESS ACROSS ATLANTIC.
NO WIRELESS..
The Indian debate in the Com-
ly resided in London at Cadogan economic. Mr. Saklatvala read a ing: "jaldikaro maro osko" (Be Place and was a member of the flaming letter he had written to Mr. quick!" hit him!)" Reform Club.]
Baldwin declaring that the Govern-
"The anonymous writer offers to ment of Indla ivas tantamount to
prove that more than 300 are dead, absolute
monarchy. Tudia's first and half of them could have been and last problem was the overthrow saved if the relief train had not of British rule.
arrived and killed the dying with Mr. Purcell (Labour), however, iron rods, etc.?" declared that India was not so Concluding, the "Statesman" says much suffering from Imperialism as that this form of publication of a atomach trouble, India wanted charge of wholesale murder is food which it would not get by the surely beyond precedent.
transference from white to "At any rate the matter must hei The Polish airmen, Major mere
Mr. Purcell investigated forthwith," says the Idzikowski and Major Kubala, native government.
to suggested that the Government's paper. "It is far too serious to be has started 00 肚 flight
the treated with silent contempt" New York. They will probably probeat police was to organise ceed via Rochefort and the Azores, people into trade unions.
Lord Winterton in his reply They are equipped with two amall
showed, by enumerating economic, .Shantung
collapsible rubber boats. They are not equipped with wireless, but hygienic and social measures, that
more had been done to improve ASSAULT OF INDIAN DRIVER „Empress of Canada they carry a rocket pistol.
methods of cultivation, and the
ALLEGED. economic position of the cultivator .Linan
.President Madison .Namsang
Paris, Yesterday.
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..President Cleveland bundle of small Polish flags which in the past twenty-five years. than |
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PROSTRATION.
"QUEEN'S" PRIVATE COLLAPSES ON A MARCH.
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2 R.A. MEN'S. RIDE.
ONE GUNNER ADMITS.
Gunner J. Brian and Gunner Mr. Saklatvala 'agreed that trade J. Timmoney, both of the Royal unionism should be put on a better Artillery stationed at Lyeemum basia, but the conditions were Barracks, Hong Kong, appeared largely in the hands of the Indians before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the themselves.-Router.
Central Magistracy on a charge. of assaulting the Indian driver of THE WHITE PIGEON. public motor-car No. 460 at 12.10 this morning in Main-street, Shaukiwan.
Brian pleaded not guilty and Timmoney pleaded guilty, The latter said that they hired the car in Causeway Bay. At Shaukiwan, It The gave $5 to the driver, Two women (sisters) and a then appeared that there was The deceased, who was twenty-man were charged before Mr. W.
some misunderstanding between two years of age, collapsed while Schofield, at the Kowloon Magis- the parties and defendant is al- engaged in drill and never regain tracy yesterday, with "flying the leged to have struck the driver. led consciousness.
white pigeon" & well-method of The Indian driver said in evid-
Private Ernest Charles Rogers, of the 1st Batt. Queen's Royal Re- giment, died yesterday morning, following a collapse whilst on a march on Wednesday.
THE OLD TRICK AGAIN IN OPERATION.
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
He
The funeral took place yester fraud in the Colony.
ence that he drove the soldiers day. The coffin was draped with a The second defendant, the from Causeway Bay to about 50 Union Jack while the regimental elder of the two sisters, was re- yards from the end of the tram band and the usual firing party presented by Mr. Hin-shing Lo terminus at Shaukiwan were in attendance at the Protest- According to the prosecution, ant Cemetery, where the remains the complainant, living at Pak was given $5 for which change
was asked. was buried.
Tin, was married to the first de-
In answer to the Magistrate he Private Carrel was the chlef fendant through the introduction said he had over $100 on his per- mourner and the Commanding of a friend. The complainant son and could therefore have Officer, Lt. Col. Ponsonby, D.S.0, agreed to pay $90 for her. A de-given change. - was also present,
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posit of $30 was paid to the After further evidence, the second defendant, who received case was remanded until Monday the balance of the money: after:
at 11 am, the defendants being London, Yesterday.Bir William the marriage. Tyrrell, the new British Ambas One month later, the wife dia- placed in military custody. sador to France, was received at appeared and a report was made Rambouillet to-day by President to the police. It was subsequent Doumergue, to whom he presented ly found that she was staying his letters of credit British Wire-with the third defendant. less Service.
The case was adjourned.
The book-keeper was peevish. An ancient water mill on the "What's wrong?" asked the boss. River Gipping at Great Blakenham, "Why" he said, that pretty Suffolk, has been burned Cown, typist you insisted en engaging spells atrociously.”
Glaucus,
I couldn't spell It!"
Is that so? She must be good
Club. Wag (to military officer In full dress uniform): "Well, good- night, admiral."
Officer What's the Jokel 'Admiral!' Can't you see my spurs 1” Wag: "Oh, I thought they were your twin screws."
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