London, May 7.
Questioned in the House of: Commons regarding the situation in India, Mr. Wedgwood Benn, Secret ary for India, read a large number of telegrams' received from Inc His latest news from the Punjab related to Sunday and Monday, when all was quiet except for a partial' hartal in consequence of Gandhi's arrest. It was stated that the situation was then in hand, 'A telegram from Bengal this, morning, he suid, reported all quiet on the Hoogli and in Howrah. At] Chittagong four raiders were stated to have been killed. He thought that referred to a raid a few days ago.
Messages from the Chief Commissioner of Police dealt with motor ear in which the Deputy. Commissioner and Senior Superintendent of Police were sitting. The casualties in this case were not yet known, said the Secretary for India, although it was reported thi some thirty or forty had reached the police station or the hospital.
His latest report from Bombay was dated yesterday. It stated that, generally speaking, the situation' was still as following the arrest of Gandhi. A large meeting held in Bombay was conducted peacefully. A hartal started on Monday and continued on Tuesd In the cotton-mill area 44 mill nwre than 60 per cent. of the whole, were at work. Troops continued to be held in' readiness.
Tu Surat the situation was quiet and some shops were open.
'Messages this morning from Parma, continued Mr. Wedgwooe Bonn, stated that, according to reports' received, no disturbances had occurred in Burma on Monday or} Tuesday. He had received confirmation of the reported earth-awake in the Rangoon-Pegu are—Wireless through Reuter.
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