Midnapore, Jan, 2.
'The trial opened to-day' before' a special tribunal of thirteen prisonevs, mostly students, who are charged with conspiracy in connection with the assassination on September 2, at Midnapore, of the district magistrate, Mr. B, EH. J. Burge, 'One' of the prisoners, a student named 8. C. Ghosh, who confessed his, guilt and was" conditionally pardoned, gave evidence in regard to a meeting at Midnapore of the murderers it. Burge's two predecessors were Mr, Robert Douglas, who was assassinated in 1992, and Mr. J. Peddie; who was (Retd.), Headmaster H.'E. Hind man, "Lieutenant J. N. Hambly, Commissioned Gunner it. Swales, Commissioned Engineer FE. B. Bud-Jdin.—Wireless through Reuter.
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