Thirtyfour civil resisters manufactured unrefined salt to-day at Manisbathan, on the edge of the Salt Lake. The police kept the crowds, who had gathered to watch the: proceedings, half a mile from the shore.
'A quantity of the salt was distributed to the journalists present, i the "representative of Reuter.
The salt, in its unrefined state, looked much like sand, but had a salty taste. Later in the day, small quantities of the refined contraband salt were sold in Calcutta for fancy prices, amounts which normally sold for one rupee fetching prices up to twenty-five rupees.
Although the salt appears to be a. good substitute for the commercis article, it is doubtful if it is strictly edible—Reuter.
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