The Archive · 1929

Reign of Terrorism

large procession, in which Mohammedans, Vathans and Hinaus ized, marched this int Roa, one of the Tail the Iindu-Stostem fiends They declared that their leaders Trad arranged peace At ten this evening it was re: ported that Pathans were attacking Hindus and looting shops in the Dogri and Jakar's Masjid quarters. The military had to fire to quell the disturbance.

The military also had to fire at Kelso Moholia, the Mohammedan quarter.

Peace has only been restored in Bhendy Bazaar and that neighbour col. y assaults occurred at Maranafter the Grant Road where. oe 8

16 persons have Leen killed and] 316 injured since yesterday until The trouble this evening, which was due to the spread of malicious rumours, flared up without waming all. the centres where previous] disorders had occurred. The severity of the outbreak was secentuated ed by the fect that fraternizing indus and Moslems had been] mixing freely, These people fen each other and showed not the Hlightest merey.

'The military forces, reinforced by' armoured-ears, moved continually' among the fighting throng, and were compelled to fire several mes, Once, when the fighting was especially severe, they ad to use Lewis gun to restore omer.

The casualties, most of whom! were persons who had been stabbed, quickly filled the hospitals.

The outlook at present Is very Acpressing. Both sides are embittered by the conviction that thole opponents are guilty of breaking the truce, Disorders: Everywhere Feb, 9 (2 pin)

At two olelock.this afternoon there were disorders everywhere. In the morning six Moslems were killed fand_cleven wounded through the snilitary fringe on mobs at Kalbadevi and Pyuhownie,

The strain of a week's anxiety 2.30 pam. das affected the public morale. Sua picion pervades the city, causing any small group assembling in the streets to be regarded with acute nervousness until it is seen to be The terrorism that followed the! truce, which proved such ® fas yesterday was intensified this morning by disturbances breaking: Cut in all parts of the city. The military were compelled te fire in Kalbadevi, where a Moslem shop was broken into and two Moslems 'Killed, and also' in the Pydhownie istrict, where the rioting was very serious, A Moslem mob set fire to A Mindu shop. The military quelled the trouble hut only after killing Acur persons and wounding eleven, xis are being held up in vari-feu parts of the city and the drivers assaulted, Forty. injured persona were admitted to one hospital this morning, The military were again forced to fire on the mobs So far there have been over eighty in Kamatipura and tot those taken into custody' being Moslem rowdies.

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According to an official statement tosyed this evening 35 persons have een killed and 195 taken to. hos-

Pital since noon yesterday. Street trafic is practically at a standstill and most of the shops are closed. he situation is regarded as very The statement declares that 55 often-mills and the railway work Shops were net working this mor Zing, the train service's diser ganized, hackney carriages aren plying and there fo be seen

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