That all important factor, the monson, has made a promising beginning, rain has penetrated to the very heart of the famine district; twelve inches fell in (alontta last week, and prospecta fare brightening. The' numbers of famine relief works are lessening, never has plage so nearly died away since its first appearance; the ryota have to Poona by the arrest of Mr. Tilak, editor and proprietor of the "Koran." Mr. Tilak" has been in trouble before, and is quite clever enough to realize the strength of the long, long arm of thi i in printing such a very sediti as that which appeared in the "Kesari"" on May 12 is all the more astonishing, unless he relied on his great influence being sufficient to raise a riot, if Gorernment was moved to action. Such indeed has been the case. The police acted with the greatest circumspection, collecting all the evidence sufficient to prove an unbailable offence, before arresting Mr. Tilak in Bombay, Before the news could spread in Poona, the police seized on and sealed the been kept. in good heart by the system of takar', i.e., advancing grain for crops, which encourages them to cultivate their ground as usual,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.