Bombay, Jan, 12.
There was a violent clash to-day the Hindu quarter of the city between Police and followers of Gandhi, the latter demonstrating in protest' against to-day's executions Poona, Jan, 18.
The Police opened fire yesterday on a crowd'at Ahmedabad after failing to disperse it by other means. The crowd was demon. strating in sympathy with the men jexeeuted at Poona.
Jan. 16.
Nearly all mills in Bombay were] closed yesterday when 140,000 mill workers struck for the day in com pension with the hartal.
The entire police force of 5,000) was mobilized together with two] companies of the East Lancashire] regiment.
The Bombay government had previously issued a warning againat these activities in connexion with the executions. The demonstrations were organized by the local] Congress "war council."
The entire so-called Indian War!
Council was arrested following today's riots, in which over 200 people: were wounded whereof 50 are in hospital with very serious injuries. The number of strikers has increased to 160,000, Jan. 17.
After farther Police Inthi charges! the situation here is again normal. The military detachments have been withdrawn from the streets.
The High Court has quashed the! convictions of 128 persons, including Nariman, the President of the Bombay League of Youth, who} were sentenced to imprisonment after the Congress Party and allied Associations, in Bombay hed been
~The Tneorporated Law Society recently obtained a High Court decision quashing the conviction of Nagindas, the President of the Bombay "War Coupeil" of the Indian Congress, on the ground that fan overt act of membership had not been proved against him or that he of the "proclamation" of
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