Bombay, Jant 18. meeting of the Council of the West India Liberal Association Yesterday adopted vigorous programme in opposition to the independence school," _urging Liberals to rally the' people in Ddrder to secure freedom by constitutional means.—Reuter, No Tax Movement Collapees a Calcutta, Jan. 18, Consequent. upon the rigid enforcement of the criminal code and the banning of all assemblies, the fo-Tax movement has collapsed.
One-fourth of the, quarterly amount has already been obtained at Badabilla, village in Bengal upon which the leaders of the movement Gecided to concentrate their attention with a view to initiating civil Ajsobedience.
On. January 10 the police raided tthe house of the local leader of the No Tax movement, Bijoy Chandra Roy, who is also secretary of the Jocal Congress Committee. "Chandra Roy was arrested for refusing to pay the Union Board Tax.
He has now been farther charged with attempting to murder a col-Rector of taxes—Reuter. rassive Resisters Bombay, Jan, 19. paign at Khakhrechi, village in Maha, which is one of States of Kathiawar, West dia, where farmers are stubbornly resisting the system of "forced Tabor" and refusing to pay certain taxes.
There have been several conflicts with: the police recently: Already eighteen farmers have been ai rested.
Mr, Gandhi has now consented to spatch a Inrge force of "passive resistance volunteers" of both sexes with the idea of helping the Scene in the Assembly New Delhi, Jan. 20.
'When the Assembly' re-opened this morning there were only 73 out of 145 members present owing to ion of Congress to boycott ithe Legislature. The attendance in. the public galleries was very Seventecn Nationalists occupied the vacant Swarajist seats. Pandit} Malaviya took Motilal Nehru's seat, 'a8 the Leader of the Opposition.
President Patel opened the pro-Beedings by announcing thal most serious situation" had wing to differences between the Government of India, the Chief Gommissioner of Dethi and himself ver the question of controlling the nes to the Assembly.
Mr. Patel read a letter from Sir James Crerar, a member of the Executive Council of the Governor-General, saying that the Governor-General"in-Council had decided that the Government must take the tual responsibility for protective mea ures arid offering to meet Mr. Patel Before the Assembly to discuss the question.
Me, Patel declared that the Chief Commissioner's orders were: a de-Tiberate defiance of his orders. He then ordered. all the galleries. to be cleared except the Press Gallery oe and said that mo further passes would be issued. He also refused to allow Sir James Crerar to speak.
Mr. Patel's order was loudly applauded by the Opposition. The Assembly unanimously passed a resolution congratulating Lord Trewin upon his miraculous escape erdly attempt on his associating himself expressing horror at the crime—Reut
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