The Archive · 1907

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PUNJABEE, Some time ago it came to the know ledge of the British Military Authorities that a man called Ishwar Das, who is attached to the 47th Sikhs ax hospital assistant, had collected asim of money from the Indian clerks and remitted it to India as a mark of sympathy towards. the. Punjabee " news paper, native journal now suppressed by the Government of India.

A letter written by Ishwar Das, fell into the hands of "his superiors, and the man hax since been kept in close} arrest until his ease shall be finall disposed of, An Indian agitator named Verma" is a friend of Ishwar Das, and the former after concluding his visit to Tientsin the hospital assistants at Tong and Shanhaikuan, Ax soon ax his presence wax discovered atthe latter place he was at once turned out of the military lines the warning that, if discovered in any of them again, he will be handed over to the Provost Marshal, Verma immediately left for Newchwang.

Two of the hospital assistants at Tongshan and Shanhaikuan were also placed in confinement for harbouring.

Verma has since been released, It has not been necessary to make any other arrests.

Men of the stamp of Verma have no influence whatever with the fighting races of India from which the Sepoys are drawn; they intrigue to some extent among native clerks chiefly with a view to benefit themselves, and while not the sughest importance to be attached locally to such intrigues the General Officer Commanding has no intention whatever of permitting native clerks and others under his command to show sympathy with any political movement.

from the Indian clerks mounted The money collected by ces Dox to some $37 and the draft instead of reaching its destination, is now in the hands of the Military Authorities.

"For ras Buoop ws rae Lirs."—

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